Nestled in an office park off of Edwards Mill Road, behind Stough Elementary School and the back entrance of Crabtree Valley Mall, is Glenlake Caf? (4141 Parklake Ave Raleigh, N.C. 27612), a small place that serves breakfast and lunch, M-F, 8am to 3pm. Unless you work in the office park or live in the area, you may not know it?s even there. However, if you are close by, you definitely should give Glenlake Caf? a try for its daily specials, tasty sandwiches and wraps, homemade soups and most awesome salads ? all reasonably priced!
Here are some of my plusses and deltas of Glenlake Caf?.
Plusses:
- Fresh, fresh, fresh food.
- Tons of awesome salads/sides.
- Focused hot bar (a couple of thoughtful entrees each day).
- Mediterranean foods now available (grape leaves, spinach pies, etc.)
- Nice selection for vegetarians
- Prices are great.
- Friendly service.
- Specials are updated daily on its website at: http://www.glenlakecafe.com/
Deltas:
- Sometimes the caf? runs out of specials early (tuna salad in particular, probably because it is so good!)
- Parking isn?t great, but not awful.
- Pepsi products only. Ick for all of us Coke fans, but at least you can get iced tea.
- Limited hours.
Recommendations
So much of the food here rocks, including a number of the wraps, the muffuletta and tuna sandwiches and the hot Reuben Panini, which was one of the specials the other day. It was served on marbled rye bread with spicy mustard instead of 1000 island dressing. The corned beef is so tender and the mustard is zesty and perfect.
My favorite lunch item lately has been the grape-leaf hummus wrap ? this thing is awesome!? The grape leaves are quite good ? firm but tender with a nice hit of lemon juice. The hummus is yummy and the Greek salad in the wrap is great. Put it on a panini grill and you are in heaven.
The side salads at Glenlake Caf? are definitely the stars and one of the main reasons I like to have lunch here. I normally get the fresh fruit, but, in the name of the blog, have recently tried the Greek and pasta salads. Both were fresh and quite tasty. If you don?t care for a side salad, you can get a bag of chips instead.
Ratings
- Price: Excellent. Lots of fresh food for a price that won?t break the bank.
- Service: 4.5
- Food: 4.25
- Recommend: Yes
- Kid friendly: N/A ? Not really geared to kids, but to business people, especially considering the hours and location. But I know Lexi would enjoy it, especially the salads!
1= hater, 2=poor, 3=adequate, 4=above average, 5=superb
Bon app?tit!
Eat, drink and be merry!
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Source: http://triangleartsandentertainment.org/2013/07/27710/
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