Thursday, September 16, 2010

Uniquely delicious!

My frequent Partner in Dine, my mother, has a friend who recommended a lunch spot to us, Unique Flavors Cafe.  Tucked away in a commercial strip on Trousdale, the exterior does not exactly scream "Tasty food here!" but then strip malls tend to be pretty generic looking.  They have a fairly limited menu, which is fine by me, I'd rather you make a few things well than a 100 mediocre ones.  Their food selections are especially attractive during this long, hot summer we've been having, with cooling salads and fresh, surprising sandwiches.  They'll cool you off, or at least stop your stomach from doing flips at the thought of a hot, greasy burger in 90ยบ heat!  Generally, I'm not a person to get sandwiches from a restaurant, the thought being that I could surely make the same, if not better, at home.  At Unique Flavors Cafe, however, they add that little something extra to make it special.  So far I have sampled the Steeplechase, the Grassmere, a pizza of the day (Muffaletta) & the Bella Bleu Salad and they have all rocked my face off!  I have tried both their brownies and their lemon bars and they were superb as well.  The brownies are rich and fudgey without being overwhelming and lemon bars are so very light & lemony! (I often feel that lemon foods are always too light on the lemon flavor, these are juuuuust riiiight!)    The employees are nice and the atmosphere is welcoming and relaxed, but could probably use a little bit of polish.  Honestly though I'd eat these sandwiches in an unair-conditioned, cinder block room if necessary.  Affordable, quick and convenient I would highly recommend it to anyone.  They have recently expanded their hours and are offering dinner, I can't wait to go there in the evening and give that a try!


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