La Barista

Coffee shop with sandwiches (panini or wrap), soups, salads and smoothies.
Breakfast stuff too.
Not familiar with all of Detroit Lakes restaurants, but this beats Perkins and Country Kitchen!

I had the seasonal Blackberry Spinach Balsamic salad with chevre and toasted pecans. Terrific! Had a chocolate chip scone too. I was thinking a coffee shop would have lots of baked goods and treats, but all I saw were two types of scones on the counter. Didn't notice anything on the chalkboard menu either. The scone was pretty flavorless. (I will admit to being a baked good snob...)

One in our group ordered a mango smoothie and loved it!

Something the on-line menu or chalkboard menu doesn't mention is that they do offer gluten free bread options for any of their sandwiches. One in our group ordered the veggie panini on the gluten free bread and had a fruit cup instead of chips. It wasn't anything special, but did the trick.

This was the place I was looking for in DL! Great food at a decent price--way beyond ordinary. I ordered a sandwich, which was better than expected; plus it came with a side of fresh berries. Yum! Coffee too.... I'm not sure the map on Yelp accurately depicts its location though.