Their new space is beautiful and very inviting. The pastries are amazing as usual. I'm not a big cupcake fan but my husband almost passed out when I told him Vanilla was moving to our town. I really enjoy their other pastries...the scones are to die for. The homemade Poptarts are to die for. I was not thrilled with their new espresso offerings...seems like an afterthought and the staff don't really seem to know what they are doing in this arena. The staff leaves something to be desired. Even at their old location, I never really encountered a friendly staff person. On a recent trip, I saw they had something called an "almond frangipan croissant." I had no idea what that was, had never heard it before. I asked the lady at the counter "What is the almond frangipan croissant?" to which she replied "Um...exactly what it says it is." I was pretty irritated with that answer so I said, "UM, I DON'T KNOW WHAT FRANGIPAN IS." She replied "I don't know either." WTF?! She finally went and asked someone what frangipan is (It's a type of almond filling, learn something new every day!). Thankfully their amazing baked goods more than make up for this wackadoodle person they have working the counter.
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I randomly drove by this place only to realize it was a parking lot. This place has all the pros of a small home business, no bureaucracy headaches, so I never waited longer than 5 minutes for the shuttle, and owners who appear genuinely concerned about their customers. If you really want to save some money, prepay pay on-line. Of course this only works if you know your itinerary. Plus they will try to schedule the bus to pick you up. Admittedly the place looks a bit shadey, and I feared I would have to pick my car up in Mexico. Ultimately my greatest fear should have been the two haboobs blanketing my car with an inch of dirt. There is only non covered parking. I doubt there are any cheaper places to park your car unless you walk to the airport.
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I ordered from Grub Hub so I haven't been in the restaurant itself. I don't know how I feel about this place! I could tell the food was very fresh, but not good. I had the hummus and there was NO TAHINI in it. It was so strange. I'm taking it home tonight to add tahini too it, I bet it will be awesome. The falafel had no flavor. The pita had plenty of flavor, it tasted liek I was licking their grill. They must lay the pita directly on the grill. I did not enjoy the burnt ash taste, but maybe some people do. Given that the delivery guy was HOT LIKE FIRE, Adonis bearing falafel, I will DEF order again if only to see that smile! But, I'd order something different.
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Dr. Oyan is the best vet for cats. My 20-year-old tom cat only spent a short time under the care of Dr. Oyan and Megon because he was already in an advanced stage of CRF. I wish I had found Dreamy Draw Cat Hospital sooner, he may have lived a good bit longer. It was a long drive, but well worth it. I highly recommend this vet, but stay far, far away from Elliot Park Animal Hospital in Tempe.
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