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| - I hate to do this, but based on my experience last night, I feel that I need to write an update and decrease my rating. First, the positives: The baristas last night (both female) were very helpful and upbeat, unlike the baristas I'm used to dealing with here. One of them made me an awesome smoothie consisting of blueberries, pineapple, cherry, and pear (see photo), and it was amazing. My only complaint is that I noticed there was some left over from the blending, and it would have been nice to have offered it to me (though I didn't notice until too late). I also ordered a mocha cappuccino that was pretty good, and well-caffeinated, as my friends can attest by my high-energy talkativeness after drinking it.
Despite these positives, we encountered several issues. First, one of my friends ordered a red velvet biscotti, and tasted a moldy flavor when he bit into it (I confirmed the odd taste). He informed them of the problem, and they did credit him for it, but I'm not sure if they discarded the rest of that type of biscotti. Second, when I went to use the bathroom to wash up, the toilet seat was sporting some pretty gross stains (please pardon the graphic image). Third, when we returned our dishes when we went to leave, I noticed that one of the "clean" water cups had some serious residue from some other drink. I grabbed it and placed it with our dirty dishes, but still, the baristas should eyeball them before placing them in the clean stacks, so that obviously dirty cups don't end up there.
In general, I still like the 61C and most of what they serve, and my friends and I will probably be back, since it's convenient for them and a great hang out spot. I'll give the benefit of the doubt of half of a star due to the friendly service and delicious smoothie, but they really need to take care of the blatant issues I mentioned to avoid scaring people away. 3.5 stars.
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