| ambiance |
75.0% positive |
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The atmosphere is so full of life, and I feel like time stops when I am there. ”
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We had other restaurants that sounded good but all 4 of us enjoyed the food and the staff,especially Jill and Baker(whom we thought were just alot of fun. ”
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Great service, great food, relaxing atmosphere, and a hip feel. ”
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Not only was the food excellent, but our waitress who I believe is the manager as well ,made our afternoon fun. ”
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This is a great cozy Lincoln Park breakfast/brunch place. ”
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used to love the food at this place, but on my most recent visit to the Lincoln Park location I saw something that turned my stomach. ”
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This breakfast nook has great tasting food, and unique ambiance. ”
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The place is cozy and cute. ”
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| dessert |
100.0% positive |
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Perhaps the repeat customers like to be rushed through their meal deal with a staff doesn't really know about their menu and is unapologetic to be out of basic items like cream for your coffee. ”
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The restaurant opened late, there was no milk or cream for the coffee, the juice was warm and they compensated by giving a glass of ice and it took 20 mins to get the check because the waitress was too busy with her boyfriend to pay attention that we need ”
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| drinks |
75.0% positive |
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We ate at the bar which is my favorite place to sit. ”
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Perhaps the repeat customers like to be rushed through their meal deal with a staff doesn't really know about their menu and is unapologetic to be out of basic items like cream for your coffee. ”
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Forget about the second cup of coffee, this pushy restaurant would rather give your seat to the next customer. ”
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The restaurant opened late, there was no milk or cream for the coffee, the juice was warm and they compensated by giving a glass of ice and it took 20 mins to get the check because the waitress was too busy with her boyfriend to pay attention that we need ”
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| food quality |
82.25000381469727% positive |
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It is true the food is decent, but you can get decent eggs, pancakes, or french toast all over the city of Chicago, but what you won't find anywhere else is such a RUDE, condescening, and unprofessional manager. ”
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She's a breath of fresh air for us, and we love hearing the staff's stories (they're all great too - esp. ”
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The hostess was rude and my waitress actually brought the bill minutes after my food was served. ”
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So maybe this place has some good home fries, but they certainly aren't worth the rude attitude and the uneasiness you feel in this restaurant. ”
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Good food, long waits ”
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The food was amazing but I went there to meet a friend I had not seen in a long time. ”
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just went back to my favorite brunch place;Toast on Webster St. I love to indulge so I had the pancake smothered slam, and of course I couldn't finish it My partner had the Pumpkin Pie Pancakes, and I ate most of his instead of finishing mine. ”
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We have been to toast at least 10 times in the past year and a half and the female manager has always been super friendly and accommodating. ”
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We had super nice service and the pacing of our meal was fine. ”
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The eggs benedict, stuffed french toast and the breafast burrito were all superb. ”
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The ingredients are so fresh and top shelf. ”
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I won't be spending money there nor recommending toast. ”
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There are too many great places for breakfast with quality service and great food to give toast a second chance. ”
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The food is decent but hardly worth the experience of poor, uninterested service in a small, crowded space. ”
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The service is mediocre, but the food is definitely worth it for me. ”
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This breakfast nook has great tasting food, and unique ambiance. ”
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It's like coming over to your friend's house for brunch with great food always waiting for you. ”
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But that aside, the food is great and the service is prompt. ”
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What toast is simply GREAT food at a GREAT price, which explains the insane wait, the extremely busyness of the staff, the desire to seat other waiting hungry diners while you finished your meal 30 minutes ago, and a hostess that must run her seating as a ”
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Although the mascarpone cheese-filled french toast is the best I have ever had, I will NEVER go to Toast again! ”
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This is one of my favorite 3 breakfast places in Chicago for fresh, hip breakfast food. ”
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The food is good, but not worth the attitude you get from the staff. ”
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The portions were good sized and the ingrediants were fresh and tasty. ”
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We had other restaurants that sounded good but all 4 of us enjoyed the food and the staff,especially Jill and Baker(whom we thought were just alot of fun. ”
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The radio will be on, the crowd will be happy and the food will knock your socks off, enough said. ”
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used to love the food at this place, but on my most recent visit to the Lincoln Park location I saw something that turned my stomach. ”
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Perhaps the repeat customers like to be rushed through their meal deal with a staff doesn't really know about their menu and is unapologetic to be out of basic items like cream for your coffee. ”
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Great service, great food, relaxing atmosphere, and a hip feel. ”
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Our Bloody Mary's were rather weak, but other than that- our food was great! ”
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The food here is Excellent and the service is very good and friendly. ”
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The food is tasty. ”
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HORRIBLE service, great french toast ”
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All of this while you are receiving your food incredibly slow, and enjoying her screaming at the wait staff, AND if you are lucky enough--- even you and your guests. ”
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Ingredients are fresh and all the dishes are delicious. ”
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The french toast is amazing. ”
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have brought countless visitors and acquaintances to Toast, raving about the food, but have always left frustrated by the experience and embarrassed to have recommended the place. ”
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Be prepared to be treated like you owe something to be there - food isn't nearly that good to be treated like that. ”
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Food is fantastic and do not miss the french toast. ”
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All the food tastes exactly like you would expect it to - anything you order will be sure to delight and the cool, super-casual setting makes it the ideal joint for a Sunday morning. ”
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Fantastic french toast! ”
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The stuffed french toast melted in your mouth, the goat cheese omelete with spinach was just the right amount of savory flavour to enjoy with another special dish the fruit and mascarpone cheese pancakes topped with pine nuts (sounds crazy but i will be t ”
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10 minutes later her cold salmon salad arrived. ”
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The food was great. ”
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Truly the best french toast in the world, BUT. ”
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We had done our research on the best places to eat and experience Chicago so we carefully selected the restaurants we would visit (breakfast being our favorite meal out)TOAST was our 1st breakfast and WOW. ”
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Not only was the food excellent, but our waitress who I believe is the manager as well ,made our afternoon fun. ”
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| menu variety |
100.0% positive |
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Perhaps the repeat customers like to be rushed through their meal deal with a staff doesn't really know about their menu and is unapologetic to be out of basic items like cream for your coffee. ”
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| overall |
100.0% positive |
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We left that place without eating and went to a great tapas place. ”
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had heard this was a good breakfast place. ”
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This is a great cozy Lincoln Park breakfast/brunch place. ”
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Toast has always been a great place for us to go. ”
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| return potential |
0.0% positive |
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Honestly I used to enjoy Toast (even with the LONG waits), but I would NEVER go there again. ”
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| service |
58.33000183105469% positive |
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We waited patiently in a corner where we had been usherd into like we were cattle, by the rude manager Jill. ”
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What toast is simply GREAT food at a GREAT price, which explains the insane wait, the extremely busyness of the staff, the desire to seat other waiting hungry diners while you finished your meal 30 minutes ago, and a hostess that must run her seating as a ”
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The staff gives you a laugh while you east the most amazing breakfasty grub. ”
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We have been to toast at least 10 times in the past year and a half and the female manager has always been super friendly and accommodating. ”
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don't usually write bad reviews either but this place was so incredibly rude! ”
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The food is decent but hardly worth the experience of poor, uninterested service in a small, crowded space. ”
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The restaurant opened late, there was no milk or cream for the coffee, the juice was warm and they compensated by giving a glass of ice and it took 20 mins to get the check because the waitress was too busy with her boyfriend to pay attention that we need ”
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All of this while you are receiving your food incredibly slow, and enjoying her screaming at the wait staff, AND if you are lucky enough--- even you and your guests. ”
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So maybe this place has some good home fries, but they certainly aren't worth the rude attitude and the uneasiness you feel in this restaurant. ”
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There are too many great places for breakfast with quality service and great food to give toast a second chance. ”
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The hostess was rude and my waitress actually brought the bill minutes after my food was served. ”
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Food is great and so is service. ”
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The other posts talking about poor customer service are TRUE! ”
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The food here is Excellent and the service is very good and friendly. ”
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the service was so bad! ”
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The service was fantastic. ”
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It is true the food is decent, but you can get decent eggs, pancakes, or french toast all over the city of Chicago, but what you won't find anywhere else is such a RUDE, condescening, and unprofessional manager. ”
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the bubble-headed great looking waitresses couldnt be bothered. ”
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Great service, great food, relaxing atmosphere, and a hip feel. ”
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The wait is intolerable, the service is consistently slow and rude, and the music is WAY too loud. ”
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The staff is awesome; they always go out of their way to be nice to our kids and they have never messed up our order - never! ”
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Im not sure what warranted this rude and abrassive response. ”
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The nasty and rude hostess/owner has to go! ”
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We had super nice service and the pacing of our meal was fine. ”
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We just had to see for our selves if the service and the manager could actually be THAT bad. ”
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But that aside, the food is great and the service is prompt. ”
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HORRIBLE service, great french toast ”
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If the staff seemed rude to you it's probably because they are busy and have to deal with whinners like you every 5 minutes. ”
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The service is mediocre, but the food is definitely worth it for me. ”
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say skip stomaching the rude owner, just go to the Toast in bucktown. ”
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Get to know the staff, and you'll enjoy the experience more. ”
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The hostess is fabulous and knows everybody's name and does a superb job of creating a great vibe, every time. ”
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Food is ok, but the service is consistently rude. ”
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She's a breath of fresh air for us, and we love hearing the staff's stories (they're all great too - esp. ”
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Friendly service. ”
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The food is good, but not worth the attitude you get from the staff. ”
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made a point to let the manager know how good everything was and she was quite nice. ”
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And, to top it all off, the manager has a pretentious air about her. ”
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We had a great experience with the service. ”
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We had other restaurants that sounded good but all 4 of us enjoyed the food and the staff,especially Jill and Baker(whom we thought were just alot of fun. ”
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Not only was the food excellent, but our waitress who I believe is the manager as well ,made our afternoon fun. ”
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Then the nasty hostess seated a party of 3 next to us and in a loud voice apologized for them not have more room! ”
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The music combined with the great service added to the experiece after a late night the evening before. ”
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Perhaps the repeat customers like to be rushed through their meal deal with a staff doesn't really know about their menu and is unapologetic to be out of basic items like cream for your coffee. ”
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HORRIBLE customer service! ”
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horrible service, incredibly rude manager and wait staff ”
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| value |
59.26000118255615% positive |
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The food is good, but not worth the attitude you get from the staff. ”
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The food is decent but hardly worth the experience of poor, uninterested service in a small, crowded space. ”
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He went and informed her that I'd complained and she burst out into a huge laugh look at us. ”
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We have a rather expensive stroller and didn't think it was a reasonable request, so we went somewhere else. ”
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The service is mediocre, but the food is definitely worth it for me. ”
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I won't be spending money there nor recommending toast. ”
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The portions were good sized and the ingrediants were fresh and tasty. ”
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What toast is simply GREAT food at a GREAT price, which explains the insane wait, the extremely busyness of the staff, the desire to seat other waiting hungry diners while you finished your meal 30 minutes ago, and a hostess that must run her seating as a ”
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So maybe this place has some good home fries, but they certainly aren't worth the rude attitude and the uneasiness you feel in this restaurant. ”
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| wait time |
50.0% positive |
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All of this while you are receiving your food incredibly slow, and enjoying her screaming at the wait staff, AND if you are lucky enough--- even you and your guests. ”
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What toast is simply GREAT food at a GREAT price, which explains the insane wait, the extremely busyness of the staff, the desire to seat other waiting hungry diners while you finished your meal 30 minutes ago, and a hostess that must run her seating as a ”
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10 minutes later her cold salmon salad arrived. ”
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If the staff seemed rude to you it's probably because they are busy and have to deal with whinners like you every 5 minutes. ”
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The wait is intolerable, the service is consistently slow and rude, and the music is WAY too loud. ”
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The wait is long on weekends, so I would recommend a late brunch or weekday visit, if possible. ”
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The hostess was rude and my waitress actually brought the bill minutes after my food was served. ”
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Good food, long waits ”
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The food was amazing but I went there to meet a friend I had not seen in a long time. ”
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The restaurant opened late, there was no milk or cream for the coffee, the juice was warm and they compensated by giving a glass of ice and it took 20 mins to get the check because the waitress was too busy with her boyfriend to pay attention that we need ”
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