I've spent the summer a few doors down from Ezra's Pound and have hardly gone in because it's always so packed. I'm usually looking for a spot to do some work on my laptop and Ezra's is full of people chatting and reading and it's a little too popular to reliably have a spot for a laptop. Luckily, if they're too busy, there are a couple other spots within a few blocks. Being too popular is a good problem for a coffee shop to have, no?
But when I do go in, it's always a good experience. The coffee is good. The space is charming. The staff are nice.
When I showed up in that addled haze from long conference calls without any coffee and asked for an iced coffee and was asked if I wanted an iced Americano, cold brew, etc and I just looked at them with the sad, confused face that says 'please just put the caffeine in my bloodstream' they just rolled with it, didn't get annoyed, and asked if they should surprise me. Which is exactly what I want: coffee in any form.