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| - I never really rate coffee houses based on their bean juice, rather convenience, proximity, and ambiance. For me, Fair Trade rates highly in all three of those categories.
Convenience: Its centralized but more accessible by foot, which is the penultimate mark of a legitimate urban coffee joint, second only to the taste of their drip coffee. Walking to your favorite coffee house is one of the great simple pleasures of life. While this isn't my favorite coffee shop, its a suitable filler when drives to Copper Star or Paisley aren't in the cards.
Proximity: The downtown Roosevelt Row area, which is crawling with people who enjoy $5 cups of coffee and like to support a cause 'they hear' is pretty good.
Ambiance: Much like other businesses along the Deck Central Area, Fair Trade struggles with Airport Lobby Pandemic. They have, however, 'warmed' it up with corral walls, typical coffeehouse art, propaganda fliers, the token 'Monkey Che' t-shirt urbanite, and the sans-shower barista. It feels like a nice place to stay a little longer. The rear patio is nice and shaded, but if the bright ass reflection of concrete doesn't bother you, then I recommend the bustle of the front patio, as it provides the illusion of a brisk metropolis at the gateway to downtown PHX.
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