Caffe Liscio

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2024-10-02

This place has been on my list of places I wanted to go to since it opened. I was not disappointed but I was not fully satisfied because of my expectations. From the images online I pictured a modern/ cool or hip or unique atmosphere/ ambiance like you see in other downtown areas (i.e: Claremont, Redlands etc..). I don't know if it was the items visible in the glass case/ the food items in the clear take out boxes or the Mexican food items open in the glass case (like those in El super) but the restaurant did not have great ambiance/ kinda felt like I was at a Mexican grocery store. The local art on the wall was neat, I appreciate the highlighting of local artists but the art that is up looks like it's been up for a while. It would be nice for the art to be switched out once in a while to give spotlight to more local artists and add variation to the cafe. I think a little music might help increase the aesthetics of the cafe also. I ordered the turkey bacon sandwich and was not disappointed with the sandwich, it seemed pretty full and a good size to share (for 2). I don't know about the origin of the meats though since the restaurant claims they are imported but they seemed like something you could get here at the store, again I don't know 🤷🏼‍♀️ and don't know how I could tell the difference. I also got the iced latte with the hazelnut flavoring. The coffee wasn't the best but it wasn't bad I wanted to get something that I saw on Google maps but what I got looked nothing like it. I was also expecting to get the full experience with the coffee cup and sandwich paper with the logo like in all the Google maps images but was given a plain plastic cup and a picnic blanket pattern sandwich wrapping, maybe the owner's budget is tight (bc rn everything is expensive) or maybe Caffe Liscio got a new owner since they opened but it just wasn't the experience i expected. FYI: they have 2 bathrooms and rn one is out of service, and talking about the bathroom, the bathroom was pretty clean.

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2024-03-29

I really enjoyed the atmosphere here. They had local art all over and I was so excited to try out the food. Unfortunately, I ordered the tonno (Tuna) and it looked BEAUTIFUL however it was more like a mayo sandwich with a hint of tuna. Idk if they were trying to make the tuna last but dear lord it was like eating straight up mayo and no seasoning. I was sad about this but overall the employees were very kind and again the energy and atmosphere was fantastic. Hoping that was just a bad batch of tuna.

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2024-02-22

Great ambiance and great addition to the downtown. Italian style sandwiches, wish the menu explained what Speck was and the other sandwhich options. I had the Wagyu sandwhich, which was fresh on toasted bun. Looking forward to trying their other sandwiches and lattes. They were extremely busy during Lunch hour. Wish they would greet each customer.