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| - Since I'm returning to Arizona for a week come January, I'm gonna review some favorites from my time in the Grand Canyon state. This could be partially out of anticipation to re-visit places I miss about the Phoenix metro area, or it could be the realization that Yelp allows me to step outside my current East Coast community to provide the straight dope on places I've a decent grasp on. One such place is Lee's, and while this review is being made two years after I left Arizona, I can only hope not much has changed.
Lee's is an awesome little place to grab a sandwich and a smoothie. The sandwich options range from Bahn Li (Vietnamese) to certain basics, but all are unique enough that they taste very much "Lee's." It would be easy to say this is because of the bread, but saying that would discredit the overall quality of Lee's goods. From the fresh tasting filler to the amazingly crunchy on the outside, chewy on the inside bread surrounding it, a Lee's sandwich is most definitely awesome.
But my most common purchase at Lee's wasn't the delicious sandwiches, the kick ass baguettes, or the buttery croissants. There was something else that Lee's provided that was the drink equivalent of crack-cocaine.
Smoothies - with Boba.
I've had boba elsewhere, but something about Lee's wide and diverse smoothies selection really made the difference. The boba pearls here were of damn good size and quality too, which is more than I can say for other places that serve them. The only issue is that Lee's would occasionally run out of Boba, but the disappointment was always mitigated because the delicious sandwich was fallback enough.
My girlfriend and I would frequent Lee's when we were both in Arizona, and for the week vacation I'm planning on reuniting with it in grand fashion. Keep your eyes open, guys - I gotta make up for time missed.
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