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| - We live about a half mile from this place, and I've been waiting for it to open! My husband, 5 year old daughter, and I stopped in on their opening weekend, and man was it crowded, which was great news. Clearly, lots of others were waiting for it to open too! Even though the line was long and it was loud in there, the cashier and the owner were all calm, cool, and friendly--very warm, in fact. Didn't get flustered. What kind of stinks, though, is that the restaurant is so narrow, those in line are breathing down the necks of the diners to their left. Plus, the servers can't get out to deliver the food to those waiting. Not sure how they could re-do that, but it's worth considering.
We ordered ours to go, and I was disappointed when I got home to find that my veggie sandwich was merely mushrooms, spinach, and onions, thrown on dry bread. Nothing like the description, which included goat cheese, avocado, and toasted bread with some sort of aioli or dressing. It wasn't very good at all. My husband and daughter both enjoyed theirs, though, so I decided to go back and give them the constructive criticism. Not to be a pain, but to honestly let them know what I thought so they could improve. I get it--they're crowded, it's opening weekend, etc., but how will they know if we don't fill them in? And I want local businesses like this to succeed! I expected nothing--it was just a friendly bit info, but the owner insisted they make me another one. That was very sweet of her, and I was very appreciative. Even with all the trimmings, I wasn't a huge fan of the sandwich, but there wasn't anything wrong with it at all, it was just personal preference. I'm glad I tried it!
Side note: I don't know if they bake their own desserts or if they get them from somewhere else, but they are amazing. My daughter had the cherry Dr. Pepper cupcake and it was delicious.
I'm anxious to try this place again...and have them deliver! Good luck to you, The Spot! We're rooting for you! (and thank you for giving Joe's some competition in the area--they need it. But you didn't hear it from me!)
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