The Optimist Raleigh
1000 Brookside Dr STE 109, Raleigh
(919) 896-8988
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Daily Assortment of Pastries
Chorizo Breakfast Sandwich
English Muffin
Avocado Toast
Drip Coffee
Iced Latte
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Kind humans and killer cortados! I love ordering at the window, too. Today I dropped my drink all over the pavement getting back into my car, and without hesitation they made me a fresh one free of charge. A little kindness goes a long way these days!
This place can highly recommended and I needed a place to unwind. I got the Pancho Villa sandwich, no coffee, and it was extremely expensive for what was presented. The bread was cold, there was hardly any chorizo in it and I had to use a lot of salt and hot sauce to make it edible. I had not eaten breakfast so I was starving, but otherwise I would have not been able to eat it.
Aesthetics were very pleasing and sitting outside was refreshing, but I would not come back...
Aesthetics were very pleasing and sitting outside was refreshing, but I would not come back...
Honest review. We tend to visit a variety of coffee shops and decided to venture out of the normal downtown Raleigh area and went “further out” to check this spot out. The cold brew was so so, and the food was really disappointing. We tried the Pancho villa sandwiches and there was barely any chorizo on the sandwich, like a few specs.. and with the lack of chorizo there really was no flavor in the sandwich. Priced WAY too high for the quality and size portion of the food....
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