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| - I'm tempted to give this place only one star, but the atmosphere is nice, and it is an ok place to get a cup of coffee. But the lunches and service are sub par. It is the only place in Charlotte where I declined the food during its prep... and walked out.
The cafe has three problems.
First, food proportions are too small for the price. I understand that as a health food place, their emphasis is on counting calories. But that doesn't mean ripping off the customer. Prices are around $7-8 per sandwich before tax. But the meal leaves you unsatiated. I'm an active guy who wants healthy food options. But even their "protein-packed" Arnold sandwich is too skimpy for the price.
Second, the service stinks. The manager is positive and professional, but he unfortunately manages a crew that doesn't care and does not seem to know how to prepare the food properly. Their attitude is aloof, almost dead. They strike me as people completing some mandated hours of community service as opposed to preparing an appetizing meal.
Third, the food itself just isn't good. The sandwich that caused me to walk out was something called ChickCheese or Chicken Cheese. It was a handful of lettuce tossed on a small, 8-inch dry tortilla, with gray chicken (perhaps 1/4 cup proportion), and a mysterious white, clumpy sauce. It looked foul (no pun intended). It reminded me of the remnants of something I might dig out of the back of my fridge.
As an alternative to Energy Cafe, I recommend the Sandwich Club over in the Green.
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