Let's just say that my quest for Madison's most killer cuppa didn't start victorious.
I appreciated the fact that the gent behind the counter (owner maybe) didn't shoo me away when I told him I didn't have cash. He told me I could grab some coffee and pop back in another time to pay, so big ups for that. The coffee itself just wasn't great. Free. But not great. I grabbed it iced and seconds after it was poured it tasted like water. Add to this the fact that there's no WIFI and The Victory and I didn't get off to a good start. I totally get that coffee shops didn't start off as internet cafes, they were places to swap stories over mean beans, but the times they are a changing... nay they have changed and The Victory is stuck in a rut.
I would take the money spent on the shaved ice ingredients (and why is that "a thing"?) and put that towards WIFI which will attract today's coffee connoisseurs, peeps known for buying more than one if they can pound keys while they sit and sip.