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| - I was so stoked to have Tempe Public Market Cafe open so close to me - only 2 miles away! Hooray! South Tempe/West Chandler are really lacking local restaurants with nice patios, indoor/outdoor spaces and local fare.
So, when TPMC finally opened, I was pumped! Hooray! Let's do this! Well.. I guess that I have to say - so far - I have been let down.
I went to get out of my house on a nice day, to use the wifi and grab a bite for lunch. I had a coupon for a free cookie as it was opening week, so was happy to use that. I looked over the menu and finally decided I am going to do the chicken sandwich. Ok. Well to start - the prices here (well at least for the fries) are more expensive than the downtown location. I have already choked at the $3 that was being charged in addition to the sandwich downtown because these are "full-service" restaurant prices with no service. But $4 for fries? Ug. Hard pass. On with the chicken sandwich.
Presentation-wise the sandwich is beautiful. Nice big hunk of golden-brown battered chicken on bun with some slaw an pickles. Looks delicious. Cutting the sandwich in half - the chicken is juicy. Now - on to the flavor. Wait - what flavor? The chicken was juicy, the breading crispy - but there is zero flavor in the breading. Zero flavor in the beautiful slaw. The only thing that made this have flavor was the butter pickles. Completely disappointed.
Well, suffice to say - the cookie was the same. I am one of those strange people that likes the dough better than the chocolate in chocolate chip cookies, and once again, there was zero flavor in the dough. Just completely missing something. As I am desperate for an awesome bakery like LGO around here to offer some semblance of a delicious baked good, neither the flavor, nor the size of the cookie suffices in comparison.
Service - well, I sat at the bar, and the staff seems very young and green. A bit clueless I have to say - drinks empty, no silverware delivered, no question of how my food was - asked for drink refills and silverware, finally ended up reaching over the bar and getting the silverware myself. Had to ask a second time for refill. Observation is not their skill set as of yet. Had to flag them down again for a box - twice.
The space itself - inside and out is beautiful. I love the patio - just needs more chairs - or tables at the long bench behind the bar. I am wondering what will happen come summer with the west side of the patio being unshaded, but so far, so good. Great patio space for sure.
So, once again for now, I will continue to my non-local (anymore) Four Peaks for delicious food, beverages, patio, and service as I have yet to be impressed by TPMC. I'm sure I will go again sometime in the future, but for now - I am going to go where I get an all-around better experience for the money.
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