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| - The coffee cup lid is all to blame!!! I really want to leave 4.5 or 4 and 3/4 stars, but fractions aren't a thing with yelp yet. I have to admit I was a tiny bit confused first approaching this coffee bar because it's combined with something called the Palette Collective, which I later gathered is a place with space to rent to entrepreneurs (particularily those in the salon industry, but that wasn't specifically clear, not even on their website).
Let me back track and say right away the coffee was FanTastic and the barista (should male coffee servers be baristas or baristos? I never understood Italian...) anyway, my barista was very friendly and helpful. First entering the space where the coffee bar is located, however, is a bit intimidating for those of us Super WallFlower types. It was a small space and gave me the feeling everyone looked up when I walked in and wanted to say 'What are you here for?' But I played it cool and let my presence interrupt the casual conversation of those hanging out at the coffee bar for the barista to see how I could be helped.
I don't know if I had a lot of choices honestly, I went for a quick and easy Americano to minimize the disruption of my presence. While this was being prepared, I looked around and noticed how severely under fashioned I was. Everyone had great hair and enviable garb. That's when I started to suspect Palette Collective may have something to do with the beauty industry, but like I said, even the website doesn't make this expressly clear. A directory of services within could have helped immensely.
But finally, the dreadful lid...the ONLY reason for my missing 5th star. That doggone lid started popping off from the moment I left the building and would not snap back on regardless of my pleading, physical forcing, and many attempts at manipulation. Maybe I got a faulty cup or a faulty lid or it was just my day to wear some coffee stains around town. Whatever it was, that cup and lid convinced me to toss out over 1/2 a cup of wonderful coffee. I may have to try again for another cup one day, but I may wait until I convince a friend to accompany me or for when I get my hair brushed a little better. Overall, GREAT coffee....but terrible cup.
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