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| - I really enjoy Baldwin Village. It reminds me a bit of my childhood as I had several friends and family actually live there. Some of those houses are now trendy shops and restaurants, but I can remember a time actually being in them when people lived there. Yes I'm THAT old.
But there's always character and charm in a street that seems to have a bit of history, narrow, tree lined and packed. It reminds me a bit of St. Marks in New York, although less busy.
Cafe La Gaffe is fittingly one of those charming places. We came for the Summerlicious lunch, to which I've basically stopped going places with a summerlicious prix fixe (another discussion for another time). This time around, the service was toot quick. Beef Carpaccio, Grilled Salmon, and a Creme Brulee to boot were all decent, but nothing spectacularly memorable. My only complaint was that the Brulee was obviously rushed.
The other bit of disappointment was my friend's scallop pasta only had one lonely little scallop in it.
So, even though it was probably a three star experience, the place manages to charm me into giving it one added star.
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