this has truly become the place to try incredible coffee! however: i can only speak of the seemingly seasonal coffee bean experienced thru the following 4 brew methods, trifecta, siphon, v60 or kyoto!!! i believe if you come here for a traditional coffee(latte etc) you are truly missing out on an incredible coffee experience - it would be like going to an incredible sushi restaurant and ordering a california roll!!! lol
my girlfriend is not a coffee drinker and was amazed trying my black coffee v60 brewed. yes, a non coffee drinker liked my black coffee!:-) i have always found the staff helpful and yes (true to most artisan coffee shops i've been too) some of the staff have that mentally dark and tortured personality and seem to live on the fringe of life! lol
btw my gf had the hot chocolate which i have to say was amazing, incredible chocolate flavor without that artificial sickly sweetness too often found in hot chocolate. the veggie burrito was very good, the pop pies are great but some of the other pastries are kind of bland. however, this truly is the place to try and discover coffee. 4.5 out of 5 stars
-----24 dec, 2012-----
round 2, second visit! now made a favorite this place is awesome: i luv a place that takes its coffees seriously! got thesiphonstyle the first time, then the same blend trifecta this time. definitely and difference in taste and so far i'm a fan of the siphon: seems lighter, the trifecta is bolder (note these are the same coffee black just brewed differently. had the pastrami sandwich,very good as well . this is a must visit if you are a coffee buff! 4 out of 5 stars
-----22 dec, 2012-----
great place! i love the concept: to extract the optimum flavor of a coffee ground, there is a optimum balance of steeping, temperature and water saturation: this places offers the implantation of those theories in a hip fun lab setting! can't wait to come back!
3.2 of 5 stars