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| - I come to this Coffee Tree purely for its ambiance. I give it a 4 star because of its ambiance. There are two levels, and the first level is where you want to sit. Sure, each table wobbles a bit (grab a sugar packet or 2), but the exposed brick and garage door looking out to Walnut St. makes this place a winner. There are more comfortable seats on the second floor, but if the entire place was like that second floor, I would rank it 2 stars. It's the first floor ambiance, which gets me to that point of thinking, "It's a Shadyside Coffee Tree kind of night." You can sit and crank out work on your laptop among other people who are doing the same. It's an iron sharpening iron kind of deal.
I was generous with 4 stars based on first floor ambiance. The shop as a whole . . . the downsides are it's cleanliness, bathrooms, and baristas. Listen . . . all are alarming to various degrees. I find this place dirty, to be honest. The drinks are affordable and sub par as a chain, but the baristas can be short and impersonal. It's hit or miss and I have experienced more misses. I'm not too upset about it, though. With a chain coffee shop, I'm mostly after ambiance. And this Coffee Tree's first floor makes it worth visiting in confidence.
*You may be able to score a free parking spot on Elmer St. (I can't believe I just gave that away . . .)
*You're welcome
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