Remember When

This store was tiny and cramped and had misc items from toys to food items. As the name suggests, I guess this is how most grocery stores were 50 – 75 years ago.
The owner/​staff were chatting with some friends and catching up which was nice to see, not something you would see in a Starbucks or any chain where this would be against company «policy».
The 4 star review is for the tri-​tip sandwich which was amazing. I literally inhaled it, it was that good!

Warning! This is going to be a mean, nasty review.
Remember When is basically a small toy/​craft store with Beanie Babies. They have a small area with a sink and fridge, so they sell food. Good idea, except it sucks on so many levels (I warned you this was going to be mean!).
–The tables are cramped and it’s too small.
–I got coffee and it was not filled all the way – they left like 2 inches from the top. When I went to get a refill, they did it again, so it was not a fluke. This makes them come across as cheap-​asses.
–The owners are a husband-​and-​wife team. Except they spend most of their time bossing each other around, complaining to each other, and one doing the food-​making and the other often doing the ringing up, and there are miscommunications, so that’s very annoying.
–I asked for nonfat milk for my coffee and they didn’t have any. I saw in the clear fridge a cardboard box labeled «Nonfat Milk» and I asked the guy «Isn’t there nonfat milk in that box?» and he had to ask his wife. She said no, there were other things in there. I suspect there WAS nonfat milk in there, but they were to lazy to open a new carton.
–Speaking of milk, I settled for the whole milk they had open. When the guy handed it to me, I saw that it had expired 4 days earlier! I pointed it out to him and he had no idea. I then asked for half-​and-​half instead, and that too had expired! If it’s already been opened, then that’s just gross.
–I asked to use the bathroom, and the lady owner gave me a long story about how it has an over-​flowing problem and they’ve called the plumber and it’ll be fixed soon. She told me where I could find a public bathroom outside. I really wanted to ask her, «So do YOU go out there when you need to use the bathroom?» I truly think she was lying – that they didn’t want to let their customers use the bathroom. The lady owner is quite obese and sits down all the time, so there’s no way she’d walk outside every time she had to use the bathroom.
–They sell muffins and pastries, but they’re store-​bought from another location. They offer blended coffee drinks, but it’s from a packet that they open and mix with milk (expired milk!).
Two stars because the guy washed his hands before touching the food and that was cool.