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| - VERY DISAPPOINTING!! I went here because I heard and read such great things about the restaurant that was here previously, Press. This place is a joke. The name comes from the fact that they are three restaurants in one: a tap room, a wine bar, and a cafe. I went in for the most basic cafe staples, a baguette and a cup of coffee. The staff was friendly, and I asked them to recommend a sandwich. The chef suggested the Bánh mì.
Now, just a side note... I consider myself very well-versed with Bánh mì. I have been to Vietnam and travel near and far in pursuit of this sandwich's characteristic rice-flour baguette, buttery pork belly, sausage, liver pâté, fresh cucumber slices, cilantro, pickled carrots, spicy chilis, creamy mayonnaise, et cetera, et cetera. (truth is, it could be any number of ingredients, but these are pretty much the standard)
I took his recommendation and had a seat in the dining room - the place was surprisingly dead at 3:00. Long story short, I am delivered a plate of soggy pulled pork on a pathetic baguette, with two slivers of pickles, and one carrot shaving. Not only was it wet and bland, it was NOT a Bánh mì... I tried to over look it, but it really was inedible.
I ordered coffee too - reminder, they call themselves a "cafe." I ask for a French press, they don't have them... This should have been my first indication of how things were going to turn out. I settled for a standard cup of joe and the cashier turns around, and proceeds to pump coffee out of a thermos. Before my jaw could recover from dropping to the floor, the cashier put the coffee in the microwave. This was the last straw! I asked him if he could make a fresh pot. While he did not offer a reason why he was unable to brew another pot (again, this is a cafe, right?), he offered me a cup of espresso instead. Fair enough. I appreciated the offer, but I will never be retuning because of the tasteless food and pathetic coffee... Save your money, go to King's Kitchen a mere 50 feet away.
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