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| - On the Fremont Street East Entertainment District the Beat goes on. The Beat Coffeehouse is a coffee house experience that hits the right chord.
The Beat Coffee House is the antithesis of the standard corporate coffee shop chain (still a major Starbuck's fan). It is a symbol of the preservation and revitalization movement occurring in downtown Las Vegas. Standing at the southeast corner of Fremont at 6th Streets, across from the El Cortez, the Beat Coffeehouse lives in a building dating back decades before the records displayed in their bins and walls were recorded. Decades before I was born, the Beat Coffeehouse was a J.C. Penney. The handicap entrance to the current Emergency Arts Building that The Beat shares space with used to be the J.C. Penney catalog showroom. Considering that I am into current history, I am fascinated by this. Anyway, Boulevard Mall opened which took away the J.C. Penny and major retailers from Fremont Street. The Fremont Medical District took over the J.C. Penney. Recently it closed. The innovative spirit happening in downtown turned this into a multi-use building that includes art studios and the Beat Coffee Shop.
The Beat Coffeehouse is an awesome coffeehouse scene. It reminds me so much of an independent coffee shop in downtown New Orleans or San Francisco. When I walk in the doors I see the counter with stools to the left and a chalk board menu beyond. When I order there is a turntable playing the album heard throughout the cafe. If I keep going straight, maybe to use the rest room; I walk through a hall that is now the Emergency Arts. To the right is an art studio separated by pane glass. When I turn around and head toward Fremont Street where I entered the Beat, the record bins will be on my left. A few more feet are the seats. There is an eclectic arrangement of seating from couches to tables and counter stools. If I walk out the door, the Commonwealth (with the Laundry Room), the Griffin, and Don't Tell Mama are across Fremont Street.
The Beat is versatile. Their menu includes coffee, espresso, soup, sandwiches, sweets, and yes wine and beer. I have kind words to say about the strawberry Italian soda and drip coffee with strawberry syrup. Those kind words are "4 stars."
When it comes to a place to hang out, The Beat Rocks. Management has good taste in music. Pink Floyd and coffee really go good together. An activity I enjoyed was when they played a record that I enjoyed but had zero clue who the artist was. Like a little kid chasing an ice cream truck, I'd dash over to the turntable to find out the artist. The windows overlooking the street activity happening on Fremont Street is entertaining. The activity ranges from a character yelling "shut up" to a nighttime sightseeing bus. There are also poetry events.
The Beat Coffeehouse is a unique coffeehouse scene in downtown Las Vegas. And when it comes to the coffee house scene, you can say I march to the beat of a different drum.
The Daniel. S 2013 Yelp 100 Challenge. Review 95.
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