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| - One of the best things to do on a Saturday afternoon is sitting in a coffee house, logging on a your favorite website and enjoying a good cup of coffee while the people of the world pass by...ok, maybe that's not everyone's idea of a great Saturday afternoon, but for an artsy fartsy hippy like me, it's the best way to spend a few hours of a day off. Never really been a fan of sitting in a corporate place like Starbucks, I find myself searching for a like place without all of the corporate mumbo jumbo. In Scottsdale, I think I've found that place in the Coffee Bean on the corner of Miller and Indian School Rd.
Set with ample inside and outside seating, the Coffee Bean maintains that traditional coffee house look with it's tables for those who wish to log on to their computers, or couches for those who like to sit around with friends. The couches are perfectly placed right by the window looking out at the corner streets. The outside seating is quite lovely too. The setting is great for those who like to sit out in the sun or if someone just like sitting in the shade to just get some fresh air. Outside seating is available for those who would prefer the parking lot view, or the cars racing by street view, and smoking is aloud in both.
OK, enough about what you get when you walk in and look around, most people go to a place like this for one reason: coffee and maybe a snack. The house blends are very nice. There are three choices to choose from, one for those who like strong and bold coffee, one for those who prefer a lighter coffee, and a decaf. Being a bold person, I choose the Columbian Dark. Full in flavor, it was fantastic with a dash of cinnamon that you can get from self serve condiment bar (which was very clean.) Some don't want plain jane coffee, so the latte is another option. I ordered one of these too, so if the review seems a little flustered, it's the caffeine...mmm, coffee. It was nicely flavored and quite hot and wonderful for a cool Arizona morning. The menu also offers a nice selection of iced coffees and iced teas for those not so cool days in Arizona (you know, the other 364 days of the year.)
The Coffee Bean also had some tasty confections to eat, and eat I did. The pastry window had a good, not great variety of morning foods and pastries, but the brownie caught my eye. I ordered one and had the option of having it heated up. I did choose against it, because I didn't want it to feel like I was eating a dessert. Cold pastry=good for breakfast, hot pastry=good for dessert. The piece I had delivered to me was so big, I knew that I wasn't going to need to eat anything else until dinner. If I where worried about my weight, I would've shared it, but I would've done so with kicking and screaming the whole way, it was that good.
The service was great, and they were kind enough to fix my latte, when I was a knucklehead and placed my order wrong, for free. I would recommend this place for anyone like me who likes to hang out for days on end getting juiced on caffeine, or for those who want a quick pick me up in the morning. Prices were about the same as any other coffee shop, but the ambiance of the place makes the Coffee Bean my new dealer of the caffeinated liquid drug that gets me through each day and on to the next review.
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