I am a local.
Meaning that this place is right around the corner from me, not literally, I still drive to the spot because it is several blocks away, but you know what I mean, the place in spirit is right around the corner. I am there in less than 7.
I am kind of in a blueberry kick. So when I went to this place for brunch I ordered the blueberry pancakes. There official title for them are the Wild BlueBerry Pancakes. I wonder why they are called Wild Blueberry Pancakes? Did the restaurant give this dish some flare by adding the word Wild to the title or are the berries truly from the Wild of a green forest where gnomes might leave in emerald shadows? Were they wild once, then packaged, then sent to Vons, for example, and then purchased by the restaurant? Or did the restaurant go and pick blueberries at a forest or did they buy them from a farmer's market where the berries came from forest to market to restaurant? The world might never know. And by the world, I mean my own. And by this I do not mean the Earth.
Regardless, the pancakes were fantastic. They were yum yum central--- warm, fluffy and the warm bluberry sauce was sublime. I added a side of tots to the meal and they hit the spot too. I felt like I was back at an elementary school enjoying lunch without the weight of my adulthood problems, which believe are varied, heavy and kind of never leave me behind.
So this place has its food down: it is solid, a joy to eat, and they have breakfast pastas. I never seen another place sell breakfast pastas. Or maybe I have. I guess this place distinguishes itself from the common by selling breakfast pastas. Seems kind of weird too me, but who am I too judge? I too, am kind of weird. Still breakfast pastas seems like an odd concept, like breakfast cereals--- like a Turkey Dinner flavored Cheerio. If this idea ends up in Shark Tank..... I would be happy.
The two areas of growth are the following: the chairs and other furniture and the staff cleaning through out the meal.
This place aims to be a bistro. It has the food, the wine, and all the other necessities to be such. But the tables are, to my recollection, patio furniture, and if not a notch or two above. Like this place can stand on its luxurious laurels if it expects for its guest to sit in plastic or chrome. Maybe that is the way this place keeps its casual prices by not spending more than they need to on furniture. But this couches their potential, it will keep Think Cafe from being more than they can be.
When I was enjoying my meal, a staff member started to clean the tables around us. It used this spray. The smell of the spray was strong. It detracted from the experience. It was actually awful. I enjoy odors with my meals but they are usually coming from good cooked food not from effective cleaners. This was the one critical error of this place. But still, I gave this place 5 stars cause I hope they control for this error in the future. Either do not use this spray until after hours, or do not clean so fervently while others are enjoying their meal.
Still, I think this place is a local haunt that is worth a try, especially if you are not a fussy eater like me and do not care or notice the intricacies that make a place a joy. read more