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| - Cafe Ola Appetite! offers exactly what I request from the other cafe in the neighborhood (Enrico's Tazza D'oro): appealing homemade food, in addition to caffeinated beverages.
Here, the menu changes daily and everything is made in-house rather than manufactured and shipped by U.S. Foods. Today, I had a delicious "Grilled Vegetable Soup" which was perfectly seasoned (I find a well balanced soup to be rare - I usually strain my wrist with repeated shaking of salt and grinding of pepper trying to pull the flavors together) and served with, you guessed it, homemade! crackers. Because I asked if the soup was vegan, the owner who was working automatically made my crackers with olive oil instead of the usual butter. They too were nicely seasoned and went so well with the soup. The pastries looked toothsome (not vegan) - I will have to try those out on my partner next time I am feeling sweet myself (in other words, next time I fuck up). They also fill pie orders (to be made in advance), like, for the holidays.
My visits to Cafe Ola Appetite! will be limited due to their hours (8am-3pm "winter hours"), as my lunch often occurs nearer to an "early dinner" hour, but I definitely look forward to making it back at every opportunity.
My only gripe, so far, is that she was playing a conventional radio station, so at times, the customer is subjected to extremely annoying advertisements and air-chatter.
**For those unfamiliar with the location of this cafe, it is in The Union Project, a former church that houses a variety of community based initiatives. For that reason, the business is hard to see (impossible to see when they are closed) while also being inseparable from the community center vibe (a positive characteristic).
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