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| - I just moved to Arizona last year. I am a mile or so away from this place I love the ambiance, the streamed music (though sometimes loud for the acoustics), the wiFi, and the food. Oh, wait. I love the Cafe Mochas too. The people who work here are the greatest, and the whole experience is of a nice little coffee cafe where you can get breakfast, coffee, lunch, and dessert, all in one place. My favorite coffee spot since I moved here due to the overall experience and convenience of being so close. Now all I need is a Scooter so I can hook up on weekends for rides.
The food is pretty good. I like the variety, and thankfully they have added to their menu recently. I would still like to see more options though, and if they offered more specials it would be a breath of fresh air. I would also like to see a few salad options. I know I would love to forgo the bread many times and just have a large salad with fresh organic ingredients. Maybe one day they will add salads to the menu. The fact that they add almost vegetarian options is wonderful. With all of the fast food and chain restaurants around, I'm happy to frequent a place that tries to serve healthier, fresher, options.
One thing they can improve upon is the fly situation. The flies do make contact with the cupcakes. If they were to keep the cupcakes in the display sealed, this would resolve that issue. But realize the fly situation is just as bad at Joe's Farm Grill. It's due to the openness of the buildings, so there's no getting rid of them. But, you can cut down on them making contact with the food by keeping the desserts in a closed display. That little investment alone will put people at ease. Again, I've been to Joe's Farm Grill next door where I had to leave due to the flies. It's those open buildings. The best they can do is cut down by being extremely clean in picking up debris and adding a sealed upper display case so the flies don't have the opportunity to land on the desserts.
As for the complaints about the kids from someone above, there are days that the kids are all over the place, which is what kids do. I don't have kids, so that can be unnerving. Depends on the time of day. It's not like that all the time. Also, this is a neighborhood of families, so what did you expect? Although it's wonderful for you to have this daydream of studying here or doing your business, it's a restaurant/coffee shop. It's going to have noise and activity. Frankly, I hate it when I see the place crowded and find that the students or business people with their laptops have monopolized the whole area though they are no longer eating or drinking. That table you're hogging could be used for someone else who will actually be eating their meal there. So, do your studying at home if it bothers you, or better yet, the library.
All this being said, I still love going here as the people who work there are very nice and always greeting you with a positive vibe.
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