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| - No longer is this just a place for desserts, but they serve cafe fare as well now. No matter how I look at it, their old location and their new one are not that close, nor convenient for me to go to. Yet that does not stop me from making a trip over there.
The decor of the place can come off as a little cold. It has ample amount of sunlight coming in from two directions which makes it bright, but I could not shake the feeling like it was missing something. I am not going to focus too much on this because the star of the show goes to the food. I am fine as long as you don't stick me in North Vegas.
I met a friend for lunch and we decided to get their vegetarian baked egg custard. They ask that you be willing to wait 10-15 minutes because they bake them when you order it. You can tell that they were not sitting there for forever because when you get it, the first thing you notice is how soft and rich the eggs are. They are not fluffy like scrambled eggs or a quiche, but it is a custard. So for those who do not like the idea of a flan like consistency, you should avoid this dish. It is worth giving a try because there are beautiful chunks of artichoke and bite size pieces of zucchini. It comes with a decent chunk of foccacia. The bread is salty and the butter on it is just overkill.
We also got the conservative sandwich. Now that is worth every cent, because I could not find anything wrong with it. Who does not love a sandwich consisting of a thick slice of meatloaf, caramelized onions, house-made ketchup and bread grilled crispy panini-style? The answer is certainly not I. For some, the bread might be too tough, but the initial crunch is what makes it for me.
No trip to Layers is complete without a few baked goods. Looking at my past check ins, I frequent bakeries as often as I do the gym. Layers makes the best lemon bars. The crust is superb. It has definitive crunch to it that resembles a shortbread cookie. The lemon filling is phenomenal, possessing a nice tartness to contrast the powder sugar that graces the top. We also got a raspberry, white chocolate bar. They can do no wrong.
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