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Address: 544 Livingston St, Norwood, NJ 07648
Phone: (201) 499-0339
Website: http://www.tastingnotescafe.com/
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Reviews
I’m very picky about lattes, and this one was incredibly rich and delicious. I heard the barista won an award, and it really shows in the quality of the coffee.
The chicken was also excellent — it truly tasted like authentic Korean fried chicken made by someone very experienced in the KOREAN CHICKEN kitchen.
Note: everything is dark meat except the chicken and waffles
They have a wide arrange of food and drink options that are all equally tasty. I highly recommend the Katsu as it is very flavorful and reminds me of some of the Katsu I’ve had in Japan.
The only downside is the lack of Wi-Fi, so make sure you can use a hotspot if you plan to get some work done.
Perfectly decorated, you can tell that the owners take great pride in their cafe/restaurant. Clean, low music so you can study and talk (which is a burden for so many other cafes who have loud music). My husband and I were greeted immediately when we walked in. Warm, comfortable temperature on a cold, foggy December day. Bathroom is clean and smells great.
The food:
The food is amazing. The best coffee/tea I’ve had in this area. I got the matcha einspanner, the cream is perfect and complements the matcha wonderfully. The matcha is not bitter and there are no clumps at the bottom of the cup, showing it was mixed well. My husband and I got the fried chicken sandwiches with fries. He got waffle fries and I got regular fries, SO CRISPY! Dip them in the tteokbokki sauce if you get it, we did and were not disappointed. The tteok is chewy but not mush and not hard, showing it was cooked with care per batch and not cooked in bulk and left to sit. Fish cake was perfect and sauce is the perfect blend between sweet and spicy. I enjoyed the added onion and green onion for added sweetness and flavor. The fried chicken was out of this world crispy. I got the spicy soy garlic and my husband got the Korean chili — blew my mind with the flavor. The chicken is pounded thin so if you’re a chicken weirdo like me who likes crispy chicken, this is the perfect sandwich to fit that craving.
All in all, 10/10. Wish I lived closer because I don’t think I would leave this place… definitely worth the trip from Hackensack/Fort Lee area.