✔ 1) DONUTS: see pictures attached donut shaped cake sweet treat for yourself - changes seasonally. it's nice to try a switch up esp when it's a place you spend a lot of time in ie. work from home space.
✔ 2) COFFEE: as strong as speciality coffee shops.
✔ 3) PARKING: ample FREE PARKING LOT space, not street parking.
✔ 4) WIFI: reliable, guest wifi available.
✔ 5) AMBIANCE: - see picture attached AESTHETICS: exposed brick TABLES: ample room for your legs, food, and personal items. MUSIC: calm/ neutral.
✖︎ 6) NO OUTLETS/ wfh space: ✖︎ - makes the cafe, an 'eat only' type of restaurant rather than a traditional cafe, where you have the ability to work from home(wfh), and or study. ✖︎ - you'll have until your laptop dies, or be prepared to bring back up devices (ie. tablet).
✔ 6) STORE MANAGER MANAGER: amazing customer service.
OVERALL: ✔ good fast coffee + cake-y donuts + customer service + wifi. ✖︎ work-friendly cafe (productivity/ study) although has potential w/ the parking lot + ample table space + wifi + ambiance,...
Read moreChicken bacon ranch, 1) almost zero ranch flavor, zero bacon flavor (it tasted less bacon then you get from a 3 hour old continental breakfast buffet. And was crispier. The chicken was just a chicken cutlet...dudes shopping at acme a few blocks away lol.Such. a 1/4" cutlet does not benefit from 2x frying. Lots of crispy batter but for 13 dollars I'd prefer it to taste less like unseasoned fried batter in between a potato bun with a few pieces of lettuce and taste predominantly if chicken, bacon, and ranch.
When they left federal st location a chicken sandwich was not 13 dollars...it was barely 10. And they do a discount if your order a combo? That's just insulting.
You dont want a gut bomb? F. You, pay more!
20 for a less than below average sandwich, coffee, and hot donut. Smdh. I'd have taken a pic if I saw the false advertising and just inconsistency documented in...
Read moreOh the disappointment. After reading about Federal Donuts’ new location in the Philly Inquirer, I just had to give them a shot. Nothing was going to stop me; not my husband’s reluctance or the current 2.3 star rating. What a terrible mistake. We ordered coffee, donuts, and breakfast egg sandwiches. My husband originally wanted the chicken breakfast sandwich but was told they didn’t have any chicken, only to hear someone ordering chicken ten minutes later. The breakfast sandwiches are clearly pre-made and re-heated. The sandwiches we received were still cold in the middle. The donuts were good and the coffee was coffee. I’d say don’t bother. You can get better for...
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