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Fresh squeezed lemonade is just that. The best potato salad ($1.95) I've encountered; precisely softened baby reds dusted in dill and not too much mayo. Hefty, succulent curry chicken wrap ($6.50), perfectly balanced and assembled, accompanied by a fresh chocolate nut cookie. $4 turkey chili, which was either 16 or 20 oz, and comes with nice brioche toast.
It's absurd to think my mom and me conveniently lunched here for less than $20, and brought home food, whereas later that evening, after waiting half an hour for a table, my wife and I spent more than twice that at Chelsea's, for a decidedly inferior meal.
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