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Golden Mean: an irrationally perfect café
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I have found it hard to locate a truly cozy café on the north side of Santa Monica and I had high hopes for the new vegan café, Golden Mean. I am not vegan but I appreciate fresh, organic food, and the benifits of a vegan diet. During my first visit, I was greeted immediately by Aaron, the owner of the café. He is your typical open-minded, friendly granola guy who had a longtime dream to create a café and community center and saw that dream come to fruition in Golden Mean.
The staff is one of the friendliest I've encountered in all of Santa Monica and they always make me feel welcome. In fact, they seem to make everyone who walks into the café feel welcome. On one of my visits a young couple from Australia stumbled in with only their backpacks on their back. They were in search of a hotel for the night. The staff immediately let them use one of their laptops to find one. It is also not unusual for Aaron or for one of the staff to offer a complimentary cupcake or cup of tea to a loyal customer or even a new customer.
As friendly as Santa Monica can be I still find the friendly attitudes to be somewhat artificial and disingenuous at times. At Golden Mean, they are truly happy you have walked into their café and I know they want to give me the best service they can offer. And I'm more than happy to let them butter me up, even if it is a butter substitute.
(Golden Mean Café, http://www.goldenmeancafe.com, 1028 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica CA 90401)
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