Sunday, July 22, 2012

La Parisienne Coffee Shop

The most disgusting meal I've been served in decades. The restaurant has a "grade pending" rating from the board of health, which is a step below a C. But a colleague chose it as the meeting place for six of us, so what the heck. They don't take reservations, but when we got there they couldn't seat us at the only table big enough to accommodate us because it was reserved. I ordered simply, keeping the rating in mind: an egg-white omelette with mushrooms. It was served practically raw, a plate of clear slime, scattered with canned mushrooms. It came with about a quarter cup of home fries, which were edible. The wheat toast was ok. Two in our party ordered soup, it was served a good 20 minutes before the rest of us. A grilled cheese sandwich was served on burnt toast with unmelted cheese, how did they do that? And the mayo on a shrimp salad was discolored and congealed. The place is inexpensive, but the food is inedible.

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