I worked here for a while.\r
Don't eat the seafood, especially shell fish, it will be kept and just drowned in sauces to cover up fishy smells of spoilage.\r
Nothing gets thrown out, so if an item you want hasn't sold well, you could be eating it a week old (this is so with many restaurants, but is especially gross in the sometimes mushy dolmas, which are amazing fresh, and the various salads served with the mezze plate).\r
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Paninnis go fast, and their preschutto one is delicious.\r
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Coffee is awful.\r
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Almost none of the soups are vegetarian, and though they may not contain meat, do contain chicken fat/grease and stock, so vegetarians beware.\r
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Nice place to grab a spot of lunch, but if you're in the area, a pastry or sandwich from the Grand Central Bakery and a cup of coffee from Cafe Umbria promises to be fresher and more satisfying, in my opinion.
Pros: interesting area, great paninnis and sweets, good service, great atmosphere in the summers
Cons: overpriced items that are less than fresh on slow weeks
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