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| - I used to frequent this place like a rabbi running a synagogue back in my university days to study with my younger sister & a few friends. Free Wi-Fi, very handsome Persian(?) Italian(?) co-manager/co-owner (unfortunately, it seems he does not work evenings or weekends 'cuz no sighting of his scrumptious ass anywhere during my very recent visit), spacious clean interiors, beautifully-lit, free refills on coffee-- Can't say enough good things about this place.
I came back here after very many years ('cuz I moved too far away) on Sunday, February 24, 2013 with my church friends (there were 20 of us). This large booth that accommodated all but 4 people was pretty darn impressive. It's a special reservation-only table but there were no scary RESERVED signs so we all plonked our butts down. LMFAO. Anyway, the danishes & New York Cheesecake are to die for! Some of their tarts/cakes/pies look like they're from Dufflet which would explain why all their chocolaty stuff is divine but chocolate is chocolate & all chocolate is f@cking fantastic. I have no standards for chocolate (unless it's the cheap, yucktastic oversweetened supermarket crap like Russell Stover, Pot of Gold, Nestlé, Hershey's, etc.) so I wouldn't trust my judgment or standards on chocolaty things if I were you. However, there was no chocolate goodness in sight. I 100% assume it was sold out 'cuz how in blazes is a bakery/café to survive without chocolate? It's career suicide.
I did not enjoy their Café au Lait at a previous trip because there was too much whipped cream that was waaay too cloying & cooled everything down very quickly-- but their BALT (Bacon Avocado Lettuce Tomato) with Chicken (I did not check the menu again on my most recent visit to see if they still had it. So stupid of me!) was amazing on their multi-grain bread. It was huge & everything was very fresh, well-seasoned, gorgeous.
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