Problem: Write a positive (OPTIONS:
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A: This is an awesome club! If you have a group (we had 7 guys for a birthday party weekend) get a table and bottle service. Tao's VIP service team is the best in the city. We got a table up at the Tao Beach pool area with access to the regular club as well. Our two waitresses were total sweethearts and everybody in the group had a ball. Things got pretty blurry as the night wore on, but that will happen when you order 4 bottles of Goose (that's Geese)......
Q: positive

A: I generally don't visit the same place more than once - a quick glance at my blog would prove this point; Alinea, Eleven Madison Park, Bouchon Bakery, and The Griddle Cafe round out a list of spots that I've experience, and the people made me want to go back as soon as I walked out the door. Sure there have been other restaurants that have stirred such emotions but for whatever reason - generally distance or a desire to try something new - I have not yet had the opportunity. With that said, I've now been to La Grande Orange Grocery and Pizzeria four times in four months and if you count Chelsea's kitchen as part of the LGO empire that number becomes five - the most times I've been to any single space except perhaps the quick casual and fast food restaurants I frequented during my childhood and early years of college. Described simply as "an organic coffee and breakfast bar, cafe, pizzeria, and funky retail grocery" La Grande Orange was one of the first places I visited on my seminal trip to Phoenix and the place I first suggested to my mother after driving cross country to pick up gifts for my sister and aunt back home. Sort of like The Cracker Barrel (for mainstream reference - I apologize to those I may have offended) or Southport Grocery and Cafe (more appropriately) in scope with a small store and bakery up front and a full-fledged kitchen/restaurant in back I'd originally planned to write my standard review of LGO and all of the things I've purchased, eaten, and loved but eventually decided that such a mission would be shortsighted and considering the fact that I now own a home in Phoenix also rather futile - unless they close/burn down or I move/die this list will simply grown and grow. Instead what I will do from here on out is seasonal updates with salient notes and pictures; from the black and white garden gnome salt&pepper shakers, toad banks and elk-horn knives to the baked goods, pancakes, and pizzas I love this place. Ethiopian Reserve Coffee/Decaf/Black and Tan from ROC2: I'd be lying if I didn't admit that at least half the reason I spend so much time at LGO is related to the free Wi-Fi and copious refills of coffee from The Roastery of Cave Creek. Owned and operated by Dave Anderson and Michael Smith with operations not far from my home I've been lucky enough to enjoy some of their single origins from Central America, but for a blend the two offered up at LGO are both excellent with brighter citrus notes accenting the Ethiopian and lower cocoa and earthen notes in the Black and Tan. Beats wildflower or paradise any day of the week in the battle for best freely refillable coffee. Croque Madame with Whole Wheat, Tomato, Egg, Ham, Gruyere: I don't like Dijon and as such I requested the Croque without and what I received was superlative as the savory ham and aged gruyere were briny and bold yet tamed admirably by the crusty bread and sweet, bright tomatoes. Topped off with a runny egg, sea salt, and just a touch of cracked pepper this wasn't quite a traditional croque but it was delicious...though the accoutrements of sour pickles and sweet melon didn't really 'fit.' Famous French Pancakes with honey, strawberries, and creme fraiche: My grandmother was Hungarian and as I remember it she was also a very good cook, a talent my mother unfortunately did not inherit save for a couple of dishes; one of these dishes was Hungarian palacsinta or sweet pancakes. Sort of like a French crepe but with a bit more tooth LGO's "French Pancakes" reminded me much more of palacsinta than crepe and while others may think this a bad thing I thought it was sublime. When mom comes back to visit this is on the short list of 'must tries.' Blueberry Muffin with Whole Wheat Streusel: Admitting my sweet tooth and wearing it on my sleeve, the first of many pastries sampled at LGO (aside from the Red Velvet Cupcake during my recruitment trip) was this, a killer whole wheat muffin topped with buttery cinnamon streusel and literally bursting with fresh blueberries. Clearly seasonal with their focus on using fresh, never frozen ingredients I was stunned by the quality of the berries as summer had recently come to a close but hefty in butter and berries while light and fluffy on the bite this was a great muffin. Pumpkin Spice Muffin: A second muffin, this one just before Halloween, was even better than the first in terms of composition - and with a surprise burst of tangy cream cheese filling on the inside a contender for best pumpkin novelty I've had in recent memory. Big and bold with the flavors of pumpkin, cinnamon, and nutmeg all perfuming the palate and moist like pumpkin pie without being wet I particularly loved the salty toasted pumpkin seeds topping off the muffin - a savory touch that worked nicely with the sweet filling. ...more to come
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output:
I seriously don't see what pizza all these great reviews were eating. Very bland pizza and nothing like the Grimaldis in NY!