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| - I am an ASU student, full-time employee, and espresso and pastry connoisseur (of sorts). In fact, I exercise solely to be able to enjoy the richer foods in life. On Wednesdays, I take the light rail to the ASU downtown campus where I have my early morning Ochem class which I would liken to water-boarding (although I have not had the pleasure, but one can imagine). However, every Wednesday, after being battered and beaten by chemistry nomenclature, I come to Fair Trade Cafe which, I'm not exaggerating, is the highlight of my week. One might argue that a bologna sandwich in restroom stall might by pleasant after organic chemistry, but that is not why I love coming to this place. First off, the espresso is always on point; not to weak, not too strong, not too hot, not too cold...perfect. Secondly, and most importantly, they make everything here from scratch, and it is delicious. I hope my mom doesn't read this, but they have the best banana bread I have ever had and they give my grandmother a run for her money in the way of lemon bars. There are 3 things that are difficult to find in this world: a trustworthy dentist, an honest mechanic, and a good lemon bar. If you should be so lucky to find any one of these, hang on to them. The atmosphere is bar none. It is smack dab in the middle of the beautiful ASU downtown campus park. They have outdoor seating with flowing water walls, spacious indoor seating with plenty of table room for laptops, notebooks, textbooks, chemistry model kits (for you super dorks out there), and anything else you could put on a table. It might be frowned upon, but you could potentially change a baby or two if you felt so inclined. They always have great music played over a quality sound system indoors and out. Oh, and of course, free Wi-Fi with no gimmicks or sign-on page, which is what I am logged onto at this very moment. I can't say enough good things about this place and I hope and pray that a commercial coffee shop does not come anywhere near this gem. I challenge anyone to find and read the ingredients in the pastries made at Starbux or any other commercial bakery. You just might need to take organic chemistry to be able to read the list...seriously. Today I had the stuffed croissant. It is a homemade croissant, stuffed with black forrest ham, egg, and cheese. It was one of the best breakfast sandwiches I have ever had. The key was the fresh, baked-from-scratch croissant. Couple that with a perfect double espresso...that's a good day right there. I could get punched in the face the moment I get back on the light rail, and I will be unshaken after a treat like that. If you like great atmosphere, fresh homemade food, good music, good people and a business with a face, come to Fair Trade Cafe, you will not be disappointed. The owner, Stephanie just might be there to great you with a smile...find that at S-bux. For the record, I am not bashing Starbucks, I enjoy a one-pump white mocha latte from time to time, they make a good cup of joe, however, I am sharing my experience at an awesome local joint with great product and wonderful services. Check it out, bring a camera and get some beautiful city shots from the park. Peace and be easy my neezies.
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