Nissi Restaurant Bakery and Cafe #2 — Restaurant in Baldwin Park

If I could give 0 stars I would. I'm a tourist from the UK and I was looking for a homely small business restaurant to eat at. I saw the reviews and everything seemed positive. However once I arrived at Sage I was greeted by the unfriendliest member of staff who (from her body language) I believe was the owner. strangely she was rude to me when I walked in as though I was getting in her way. When I went to the toilet I overheard the servers talking about how they aren't allowed to keep tips from credit card payments which absolutely appalled me. In the UK we don't have a tipping culture because we have a legal requirement to pay a living wage, but I'm well aware that restaurant workers in the US survive from their tips. The workers were young and I feel like they were being taken advantage of by the restaurant owners. If what I overheard is true and you can't/won't pay your employees what they deserve, your restaurant...

I enjoyed the food and the service there—I had the French toast and the caramel latte. It's surprisingly hard to find modern cafe that does full sit-down services with utensils and cups, so I'm glad I found this one. It felt very homey and cozy, and I was really brought in by the butterflies and plants....

Went here for an early lunch. One friend got the grilled chicken club, the.otber friend got the Mediterranean steak kabob and I had the harvest salad with chicken with a brown sugar latte. We loved their food and will definitely return! I will attach a picture of my...