Kitchen Mouse Cafe

ALWAYS NOISY. Have had a hilarious time or two trying to order at the order-counter-register; wait-person and I could not hear each other over the bad music. You have to ratchet down expectations and assume loud group conversations, crying kids, random high pitched electronic messaging to the kitchen, trying to be drowned out with the bland music. I know, I know, I'm not in a library setting, I realize. (Though, they do have a fair collection of diverse cookbooks for your reading pleasure.) During a recent (usually) short wait for food, I downloaded a Decibel measuring smartphone app. Just as I thought, 65 to 80 db, which the app says ranges /compares normal conversation at 3 feet to vacuum cleaner and alarm clocks (next level is power mower.) Evidence enough that this not just a figment of my imagination or misanthropic view. (Although....) I usually order the GLK breakfast, or Avocado TLT or the whachacallit open-faced sandwich with sauerkraut on top. The rest makes me squeamish. The vegan faux-Mexican dish my lunch-date ordered was a failure, obviously needing some visual help. It looked particularly disgusting. Doesn't culinary training encompass serving the food in an appearance that is appetizing and tasty? Frequently notice the over use of salt here, especially in salads, even when requested not to add it. You'd think a health-concern such as this would be intuitive. Hipsters sometimes are not so hip, I guess.