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| - Walking down Baldwin on a cold winter night, Light Cafe was probably one of the brightest buildings on the block, which is fitting. The windows were completely fogged up as well, so one can expect adequate heating inside.
The cafe takes reservations. As a customer, I guess it could be convenient to be able to guarantee myself some seats for whatever occasion, but it looks like it gets really busy during meal time, with lines going out the door as time passed.
The interior is brightly lit and the floor-plan is designed spaciously, with a wide path down the room lined with tables on the sides. As you head towards the back, you'll turn a corner and see an ATM before hitting the washrooms. Being cash-only, having that ATM does help I suppose. While the cafe isn't too big - seating for maybe 25 people - the washrooms are a bit small.
It is an open kitchen, so you can see them preparing all of the foods and desserts. If you're sitting beside the kitchen as I was, you could probably even sneak in some pictures of other people's dishes as they're put out waiting to be served if you wanted to fill out your menu collections without actually ordering all of them...
Menu comes with several dessert options such as waffles, mille-feuille, and cheesecake. Lots of lattes and teas to choose from. There are also meal items like sandwiches, salads, and baked potatoes.
Sitting beside the kitchen, I can see that dishes are prepared at a steady rate. However, given the number of people working in the kitchen and the number of orders coming through, expect to wait 5-10 mins during busy hours.
I ordered a baked potato with smoked salmon and caviar for whatever reason, mainly because I usually don't see an entire section dedicated to a potato. It was a good potato, with plenty of toppings. I think the flavors work well.
The waffles looked pretty good and came out in huge portions, so maybe I'll try a waffle next time.
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