Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Inversion Coffee House



Inversion Coffee House 

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Service (staff):


- Friendly

- Counter service

- Lack of attentiveness

- Hispter 

- Laid-Back



Ambience: 


- Tiny

- Glass walls

- Art walls

- Bright

- Mixed crowd 

- Intellectual retreat

- Great for studying

- Pastries and baked goodies consumed by early birds

- Low key music played in background

- Not for social butterflies but great for the bookworms

- Wifi available

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Service: 4/5

Ambience: 3.5/5

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•Telf• (713) 523-4866

•Web• www.inversioncoffeehouse.com

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Cortadito

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- Pretty

- Not hot enough

- Bold flavor

- Appropriate size

- Bitter kick

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Drink: 3.7/5

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Blueberry Muffin

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- Fresh

- Moist

- Full of berries

- Spongy

- Sweet

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Dish: 4.7/5

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Cappuccino 

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- Milky

- Foamy 

- Watery

- Not strong coffee flavor (lack) 

- Hot

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Drink: 2.7/5

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Monday, January 26, 2015

Weights + Measures



Weights + Measures 

restaurant + bake shop + bar

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Service (staff):

 

- Detailed oriented

- Terrific

- Manager visited the table

- Highly friendly

- Welcoming

- Knowledgeable

- Talkative

- Polite

- Approachable

- Rushing a little bit at the end of the dinner

 

Ambience:

 

- New and Trendy

- Bar, Main dining room and patio

- Open Kitchen

- Spacious

- Modern décor

- Glass walls

- Bright  

- Busy

- Enjoyable

- Young/adult crowd

- Business Casual

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Service: 5/5

Ambience: 5/5

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Smoked Salmon Bread

dill mascarpone, cucumber

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- Fresh

- Chunks of salmon

- Well balanced the salmon and the cucumber

- Cream: smooth, citric, spreadable, mild  

- Bread: soaked, buttery

- Overall: an average selection. We expected more from this dish

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Dish: 3.3/5

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Potato Gnocchi

truffle butter, parmensan

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- Lack of truffle

- Perfect consistency

- Enough firmness

- Thick 

- Sharable

- Large portion for a (small plate)

- Delicate but plain

- Plenty of parmensan

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Dish: 4/5

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Citrus Cured Salmon Filet

mediterranean vegetable ragout, tarragon beurre blanc

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- Tart

- Large portion  

- Fulfilling

- Lightly salty

- Sadly overcooked

- Dense texture

- Deep flavor

- Well cooked veggies

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Dish: 4/5

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Doughknots

cardamom sugar, honey

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- A must

- Soft

- Spongy

- Fresh

- Sweet

- Sharable

- Large pieces

- Perfect for a sweet craving

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Dish: 5/5

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Friday, January 23, 2015

Croissant Brioche French bakery & cafe






Croissant Brioche 

french bakery & cafe 

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Service (staff): 


- Counter service

- Fast

- Knowledgeable 

- Basic

- Distance



Ambiance: 


- Authentic French felling 

- Counter service

- Crowded

- Cozy

- Tiny 

- Tight seatings 

- Shareable tables

- Busy on weekends

- Casual 

- Difficult parking

- Bright 

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Service: 4.3/5

Ambience: 4.5/5

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•Tel• (713) 526-9188

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Cappuccino 

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- Cold

- Big

- Watery 

- Mild

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Drink: 3.5/5

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Spinach Quiche

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- Moist

- Savory

- Fulfilling portion 

- Plenty of spinach

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Dish: 5/5

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Croissant 

melted ham and cheese 

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- Crunchy

- Flaky

- Toasted

- Warm 

- Melty

- Cheesy

- Buttery

- Provocative 

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Dish: 5/5

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Baguette

turkey and cheese 

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- Exquisite Dijon flavor

- Fulfilling portion

- Cold inside 

- Toasted outside

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Dish: 4.5/5

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Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Drexel House


Drexel House

eatery & wine bar

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Service (staff):


- Knowledgeable

- Friendly 

- Manager visited the table 

- Kind 

- Serviceable 

- Dedicated 



Ambience:


- Spacious patio

- Tiny bar but pleasant 

- Bright 

- Mixed of crowd 

- Enjoyable background music

- Slightly messy 

- Casual 

- Difficult parking 

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Service: 5/5

Ambience: 4.3/5

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Cheese & Cured Meats 

smoked gouda, manchego, spanish serrano, warm bread, rasberry jam & pears

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- Delicate

- Delectable 

- Delicious sweet rasberry jam

- Jam: smooth and with chunks of raspberries  

- Fresh, warm, toasted bread

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Dish: 5/5

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Sweet Caroline Pizza

pulled chicken, pear, white cheddar, crushed walnuts & truffle oil 

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- Fulfilling

- Sharable

- Lack of truffle 

- Crunchy on the size

- Soft bottom 

- Chicken: tasteless, dry and overcooked   

- Fresh and juicy pieces of pear

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Dish: 3.7/5

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Funghi Pizza

oyster, cremini & portabello mushroom, mozzarella, tomato sauce 

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- Fulfilling

- Over toasted

- Full of mozzarella (cheesy) 

- Plenty of fresh mushrooms

- Crunchy

- Smoky 

- Woodsy 

- Sharable 

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Dish: 4.3/5

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