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| - This was my second attempt to go to Duce. The first time we didn't check before we went and turns out they are closed on Monday's - not their fault. We finally made it for lunch and it was great. The atmosphere is really cool, the retail space is way over priced but its on par with Anthropologie and people seem to like to shop there. I like the concept of the entire space and its very different than the 8,000 Subway's that are Downtown and accessible at lunchtime.
The patio area was great, I went just two weeks ago and there were plenty of umbrella's and it wasn't too hot - only about 105, so it was nice to be outside. I ordered the Meatball sliders, my friend ordered the Tuna and we shared a giant lemonade.
It was really expensive - but anytime you are at a place that serves local & organic food and its non-corporate owned, its not going to be cheap, what was surprising were the portions. The portions were actually quite sizeable and more than adequate, so in that respect the pricing was appropriate.
Meatballs were really delicious, the bread was great, everything was very fresh. My friend really like her tuna sliders. The lemonade was actually really good, even a bit sour rather than sugary sweet, which is my preference.
I would for sure go back for lunch and will likely hold an event here as the rest of the space is so huge.
On a side note, my car battery died in the parking lot. The owner came out - during the lunch hour and jumped me to get my car going again. Pretty good customer service if you ask me.
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