Spokane + Washington + Community College + One of the best restaurants around +Accommodating+ Customer focused + Bakery + Good parking +Vegan friendly = Orlando's
It's 11:30, Wednesday morning. I have an appointment with three other people. Where am I going? I know Spokane. Very well. I drive on the streets everyday. In fact, I know most of the pot holes intimately.
I look at my calendar, am I at the correct place? I am in the parking lot of Community Colleges of Spokane. Parking meters, just like downtown...nothing new. I plug my meter and walk inside. Takes me back to my high school days at West Valley. Classes are just getting out (I can hear the bell ring). Then, there it is...the beautiful smell of baked bread, fresh cookies and pastries out of the oven. I walk inside...take a peek. The friendly students say hello and ask if I would like something. I quickly respond, "Oh, I'll be back." I exit and there it is across the hall....Orlando's.
Is it beef tartar on the menu? No, it's beet tartar. I tell them I am vegan. "No problem!" Joshua Newkirk rocks - a student at CCCS.
No mushrooms (like Clinkerdagger's). Remember, I don't like fungi. One hour later...one of the best lemon tofu beauties I've ever eaten.
The service was fabulous. The students kind. Whether they are in the hospitality program or the culinary program...these students know how to do it right. Award winning I say. Award winning.
So, if you have have a little more time over lunch. Check it out. You'll love the big O!
http://www.scc.spokane.edu/?culorl
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