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| - I face weekend mornings with a fairly simple choice. Do I turn left and go to Starbucks on 32nd and Lincoln or turn right and head to Luci's? Easy choice and Luci's wins every weekend. Starbucks is for caffeine on a work day while Luci's is something else entirely.
I'm from a very small town (3,500 people). In a small town every place you eat, drink, shop, or otherwise patronize places you alongside people from the community. To me, Luci's basically embodies the same kind of local, community based feeling but in a very large and widespread city. It is a place that has to be discovered because there is a Starbucks across the intersection that provides the uninitiated a safe option that keeps them in their comfort zone.
The staff are simply great, offering up friendliness along with the coffee and food. They have the best french toast that I've had maybe ever. I'm a frequent flyer on the bagel and lox airline. The only thing I would add there is to please, please, please start slicing the onions thinner for the bagels/lox.
I've bought some things from the grocery store, but it isn't my usual reason for going. They have unusual items that might be difficult to find elsewhere. I feel like Luci's is a throwback and I mean that in the best possible way. Give Luci's a shot, I think you'll like it.
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