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| - A real coffee house downtown, the Beat has ambiance, good service, and great food. On this visit, I went with my vegan friend and ordered what she ordered: a vegan wrap and a soy strawberry-banana smoothie. Both were good, but the vegan wrap got a little soggy with the vinaigrette dressing dripping out. This is not like a Starbucks, so don't expect shiny and new. This place has cool vinyl album covers on the walls, battered chairs and tables, and books on the shelves for you to read. I feel like I'm in San Francisco when I'm there, and I love SF. Apparently it's the place where all the movers and shakers of the city congregate, too, but that just makes it cooler--the Beat is for everyone to hang out, have a coffee, and lounge.
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