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Easy Tiger
📍 Address: 709 E 6th St, Austin
⭐ Stars:⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4)
Great stuff; this is what makes Yelp so helpful, as I wouldn't have found this place without it. Incredible looking breads and pastries, but it was late evening and I needed dinner. A house-made duck and fennel sausage on a pretzel roll was wonderful, and the side of cucumber/tomato salad really topped it off. The patio area looked especially nice, and to add to it all, the two female bakers dancing as they worked really made the place feel warm and welcoming. Check it out, I don't think you can miss at Easy Tiger. Hope I have time to grab some bread tomorrow before heading to the airport!
First Cup Coffeehouse
📍 Address: 4103 SE Woodstock Blvd, Portland
⭐ Stars:⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4)
The bagels are delicious. So delicious, in fact, that my bagel snob friend gave it a thumbs up, with her mouth full.
Taco Cabana
📍 Address: 8620 Burnet Rd., Austin
⭐ Stars:⭐⭐ (2)
Lukewarm chicken fajita served on stiff, old tortilla with a tortilla-making machine feet away. TC never fails to disappoint. Leave the salsa bar, close the restaurant!
The Bubble Tea Shop
📍 Address: 1680 Robson Street, Vancouver
⭐ Stars:⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4)
Good selections of bubble tea (e.g., fruit teas, milk teas, fruit slushes) and lots of flavours of dessert bubble waffle and even some savory bubble waffle flavours. The bubble tea is good overall, nice balance of fruit and tea flavour; would be nice if the sweetness level could be customized a bit more than either full sugar or half sugar. Ordered the passion fruit green tea with lychee pieces. We assumed lychee pieces meant actual pieces of the fruit, but it turned out to be lychee coconut jelly. Bubble waffles were crispy and the black sesame flavour was well done. I think there's still a few things that need to be sorted out though. I understand that it was a busy weekend evening, but drinks came out much slower than other bubble tea shops. Bubble waffle was exceptionally slow (at least a 15-20 minute wait, which we weren't warned of when we ordered). Our drink order was made incorrectly as well, but the girl corrected it for us (another wait though). Stars taken off for the long wait and the uncleaned tables.
Shoal Creek Saloon
📍 Address: 909 N Lamar Blvd, Austin
⭐ Stars:⭐⭐⭐⭐ (3.5)
What drew me in was all The Louisiana decor since I am a saints fan. The drinks are good. Our waiter was very friendly and helpful. I should've gotten the chicken fried chicken, but the Cajun gumbo wasn't bad. There was a lack of flavor in some dishes, which I didnt expect from a cajun restaurant
Ali's Roti Restaurant
📍 Address: 1188 Blue Hill Ave, Mattapan
⭐ Stars:⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4)
I have never been to a west indes place before, so trying this type of food was quite a treat. The menu is very simple - meat, fish, or vegetarian. I got the veggie plate. You can get the veggies rolled up inside the roti but that can be messy, also you have 5 types of veggies that trying each one by dipping your roti is the best way to go. My plate was around $8 but for lunch it was dinner size portions. The place is very bare bones for seating so take -out is also a good idea.