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Cafe Joie

Six of us arrived at Cafe Joie around 10pm, but it was super packed and busy. A lot of young Asians were socializing in the modern, slick cafe. We had to wait a bit for a bigger table to open up. Once we ordered, we were given a cool looking buzzer.

I had the Fresh Strawberry Waffles $10.99 with strawberries, blueberries, sliced pecans, whip cream, macaron, and two scoops of strawberry ice cream. I completely forgot to tell the staff not to put in any nuts (it’s because my friend was treating me so he was ordering, while I was already seated at a table). I gave the macaron to Sheepie, and put the pecans to the side of the plate.

The waffle was super soft, which was a bit surprising. We were used to the crispy edges, so this seemed spongy. I prefer the crispy outside like the ones served at Nero Waffles.

Mango Waffle Banana Chocolate

Because of the good reviews, maybe I had high expectancy from this cafe. But I don’t think I would pay $12 for their waffles. I’d still go to Nero.

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Starbucks at YVR Airport

Busy with a line up, you can take time to decide on what you want. Sheepie and I were quite early for our flight to Frankfurt Germany, so there wasn’t any rush.

For the first time, I decided I’d get a sandwich from Starbucks, along with a Passion Iced Tea.

I got the Black Forest Ham and Swiss sandwich $7.69. The bread was cold and super thick. It was dry and hard. It wasn’t delicious. I could have made a better sandwich. The price was ridiculous for what you got. I’m never buying another sandwich again from Starbucks. In fact, I’m not a huge fan of their drinks anymore either. I find it too sweet and artificial. I would even become even more reluctant to drink anything from them after being spoiled in Germany.

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Croissanterie La Marseillaise

This was the second time visiting the cafe. The first time, I only had a tea with a friend, so I wanted to give it another try for their desserts. Same as last time, the cafe is pretty bare although being right on Granville in busy downtown. Also, like last time, the first thing you notice as you go in are the flies swarming around in the middle.

Despite some reviews of rude customer service, we had a pleasant woman serve us. When Sheepie was picky on which cake he wanted, the lady came around to the front of the counter to see which one he was pointing at.

I ordered the Chocolate Cup $4.95.

I love cream, but this was a HUGE load of cream. There were more custard cream in the cream puffs – though surprisingly only in one of them. It tasted good, but I was done when I had a third of it.

Sheepie had 2 cakes and a Drip Coffee (12oz) $2.65.

When I couldn’t finish my Chocolate Cup, I asked for a to-go box, and the lady gladly packaged it up for me.

Not sure why it’s so empty, but it does make it a bit lonely to be in there with no customers. I’m not sure, but it seemed like one person came in to use the bathroom, the other to charge her phone? and another man was eating out on the patio tables, even though I don’t think he was their customer.

We usually go to Breka around the corner, which is why I thought we’d try something different for a change. Good customer service, but unfortunately, this wont be replacing our Breka.

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