Cafe Lalo-brunch in upper west side

Then I went to Upper West side to Cafe Lalo known for their european style desserts and brunch got off at 86th on the 1 (local) as the 2 and 3 are express. I got there before Leewa as he miscaclculated and could not get a cab crosstown at all. (Turned out there was a parade which was the reason why the cabbies refused). So, he ended up hoofing it over. We were seated pretty quickly. (I had already put my name in a half hour prior.)


It is a cute spot with many Cafe Lalo prints on the walls, a dizzying cake display to tempt any sweet tooth, but like any New York establishment, space is at a premium. We ended up sitting along the windows at the "side bar". The waitstaff was very friendly and helpful.
We both got the same thing save the Lalo Paradise smoothie one had yogurt $6 (mixture of tropical fruit-mango, papaya, strawberries, bananas, kiwi, cantaloupe, and pineapple) the other not and the moroccan breakfast served with pita bread $11(consisted of eggs, fresh tomatoes, extra virgin olive oil, garlic, spices, jalapeno peppers, tricolored bell peppers with fresh herbs). Then we had for dessert the chocolate raspberry cake (very decadent rich and definitely a great choice for chocolate lovers!).