{"id":491,"date":"2025-02-23T17:55:51","date_gmt":"2025-02-23T17:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slclatte.com\/?p=491"},"modified":"2025-02-23T17:55:51","modified_gmt":"2025-02-23T17:55:51","slug":"red-moose-cafe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slclatte.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/23\/red-moose-cafe\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Moose Cafe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jackie&#8217;s Review<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This morning, we headed to Red Moose Cafe for our usual Saturday rendezvous. While we\u2019d both been here before\u2014myself many times since it\u2019s close to home and my go-to grocery store\u2014we hadn\u2019t yet written a review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even before 9 AM, the place was packed! The baristas were working at lightning speed as we ordered our lattes and some food, luckily snagging a nice spot to sit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inside, Red Moose offers a mix of tables, bar seating by the counter, and window-side stools. Though it doesn\u2019t get much natural light, the atmosphere is warm and inviting. Unlike many coffee shops, their food selection goes well beyond pastries and bagels, with plenty of vegan and vegetarian options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My latte was smooth, creamy, and well-balanced, with a rich espresso base and silky texture. Not too bitter, not too sweet\u2014just right. I got mine in a paper cup, while my dad opted for a mug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For breakfast, I ordered a bacon, egg, and potato burrito off the kids&#8217; menu for just $4.99. It was filling, but the tortilla was underwhelming\u2014maybe a different type or warming it up would make a big difference. Still, for the price and portion, I was satisfied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over lattes, Dad and I talked politics before diving into work. I spent two hours prepping slides for my TA role with first-year med students, a great way to keep my clinical knowledge fresh during the more relaxed fourth year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Final verdict? Delicious latte, solid food selection, minor tortilla flaw. 8\/10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dad&#8217;s Review<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/slclatte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/red_moose_latte-art-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Red Moose latte art\" class=\"wp-image-476\" style=\"width:211px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slclatte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/red_moose_latte-art-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/slclatte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/red_moose_latte-art-480x640.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 768px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Presentation was good &#8211; not the best but I especially like seeing the darker bubbly texture which usually tells me that the milk vs espresso ratio is good. And true to my expectations the latte had a nice silky texture with sufficient espresso flavor.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8\/10 for this review.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/slclatte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/red_moose_jackie-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Jackie showing off her breakfast burrito at the Red Moose Cafe\" class=\"wp-image-475\" style=\"width:170px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slclatte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/red_moose_jackie-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/slclatte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/red_moose_jackie-480x640.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 768px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/slclatte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/red_moose_dad-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Dad sipping his latte.\" class=\"wp-image-474\" style=\"width:170px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slclatte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/red_moose_dad-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/slclatte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/red_moose_dad-480x640.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 768px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/slclatte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/red_moose_skull-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-478\" style=\"width:170px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slclatte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/red_moose_skull-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/slclatte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/red_moose_skull-480x640.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 768px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jackie&#8217;s Review This morning, we headed to Red Moose Cafe for our usual Saturday rendezvous. While we\u2019d both been here before\u2014myself many times since it\u2019s close to home and my go-to grocery store\u2014we hadn\u2019t yet written a review. Even before 9 AM, the place was packed! The baristas were working at lightning speed as we [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":477,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/slclatte.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/491","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/slclatte.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/slclatte.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slclatte.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slclatte.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=491"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/slclatte.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/491\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":493,"href":"https:\/\/slclatte.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/491\/revisions\/493"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slclatte.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/477"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/slclatte.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slclatte.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=491"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slclatte.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}