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| - Fellow yelper @/\/\`/ and I met for a leisurely lunch at Flying Crane's Cafe this week. I won't speak for her (primarily because I'm sure she'll want to do that for herself!), but I got a quaint, "weird old-person" vibe. We talked about it feeling like someone's house. Which is kind of cool, but kind of odd, because you feel as though you're intruding on their really peaceful, non-busy day in order for them to make you a sandwich or arrange some really sweet fruit onto a plate for you.
Not that the owner seemed the least bit annoyed that we were there. It's just that, for the first 20 or 30 minutes, we WERE the only people there. We sat in the garden, took in the atmosphere, and talked for a good 10 minutes about what this place reminded us of and what was unique about it.
It's in a neighborhood that I'd never visited before (Larchmere), which is kind of an oddity in and of itself. I enjoyed walking around before and after we met at Flying Crane. It kind of gave me deja vu; even though I knew I had never walked on that particular street before, it had a sense of familiarity to it.
So why only three stars? Well ...
For one, the food is way too overpriced for what you get. I got an iced chai (not terrible, but I've had way better at Loop for example) and aforementioned fruit platter -- which had a total of maybe 15 pieces of artistically arranged fruit -- and spent $9.75. @?/\/\`/ had chicken salad on a bed of greens and while it looked good, it was small, and it too was pricey. I guess what you're paying for is atmosphere and the added benefit of a garden setting. Which brings me to complaint #2 ...
ANTS! And a lot of them. Yes, we're outside, I get it. But there was an ant in my hair when we left, and I'm not too down with that.
So I'm glad we went, but it wasn't anything to write home about.
Now, the place down the street selling antique rugs for 30% off ... I may have to return just to check some of those out!
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