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| - I heart The Beat.
I can't comment on the quality of the coffee because, admittedly, the majority of my experience in that area has been at mainstream coffee shops...gasp. I know. Their coffee has always been more than fine for me, as it's quite a step up from watered down Starbucks.
The reason I frequent this place is because of the artistic ambiance that flows through not only the cafe area and mini-record store, but halls and halls of art and craft vendors and displays, as well as their zine library. It's the perfect place to chill out with your laptop on an afternoon or late night, as they're open until midnight every day apart from Sunday.
They lose a star because of the lack of comfy seating - this place is rarely so busy that you would feel guilty spending a few hours here taking up their seating, and if I'm going to order cup after cup of coffee (or beer after beer, seeing as they serve draft beer and wine after 7pm) - I'd prefer to do it in the comfort of a cushioned chair rather than hard wood benches and chairs. Just sayin'.
I've had better sandwiches, but their Slap 'N Tickle - a delicious blend of peanut butter, honey, jam, jalapenos, and bacon - is one of those things that you'll crave a week later. $2 for a full sandwich on most evenings after 7pm means it's not only delicious, but affordable - and you can enjoy it with a $1 PBR as well.
Attention Poets/Musicians/Rappers - The Beat hosts the Human Experience, an open mic celebration of the arts, every Monday night at 7pm. If you come you'll be sure to see me there most evenings :) It's one of the most freeing and accepting atmospheres I've found in Las Vegas, slightly reminiscent of the Haight-Ashbury district in San Francisco. Good people, good times.
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