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| - We were up in Cave Creek on a wet, soggy day with plenty of time on our hands between our daughter's chess matches. We hit the Yelp app looking for a coffee place close by that served breakfast. When we first walked in, I was ready to leave since all I saw were pastries (although good looking ones) on glass stands, and I had an abandoned cup of (albeit crap) black coffee in the car.
I was squinting to look at a printed breakfast menu encased in a photo holder, when one of the baristas quickly handed me a printed menu. Belgian waffle, oatmeal, yogurt parfait, french bread with an egg. . . nothing was really catching my eye. I had the feeling these items were a second thought to coffee because they needed to get people in with another option. We thought about leaving (shame on us) and decided to just get the kids a couple of yogurt parfaits to tide them over until after the next match.
That's when my feelings started to change. After being handed my latte, the barista asked, "How is it?" Sincerely. Like he actually wanted to know. Well, it was great. It was the best coffee I've had in a long damn time. They walked out the hot chocolates to the kids, even though we were almost close enough to hand them to. It's not often servers treat kids like customers. As we sat, I checked out the woman at the next table eating the oatmeal. It had a crunchy brulee top with fresh fruit and looked nothing short of divine (well, as close as oatmeal can get). She was friendly, and told me it was as good as it looked. Next, someone came out of the kitchen and told us they only had enough yogurt for one parfait, what else could they get us? Waffle? Granola? Egg? No big deal, just polite, what can we do attitude. Kids voted waffle with whip cream of course. Belgian waffle came out perfectly cooked - brown, slightly crispy, still soft in the inside with a cloud of fresh cream on it. Next, the parfait - plenty of granola, tart yogurt, ripe strawberries and blueberries abound. Delicious.
My opinion now. . . breakfast might have been a second thought, but it's not treated like one. Everything we saw was pretty, tasted great, and had fresh ingredients. And the coffee. . . well I was just jonesing for one on another wet, soggy morning. We'll definitely make a trip back to Cave Creek to visit this little hideaway.
Oh - and those pastries? All Tammy Coe if you're a fan.
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