I'm seeing more and more of these places and thought it would a reasonable first or second date idea for a Tinder/Bumble type match. I figured better than JUST coffee and we can chit chat while we do something kinda goal oriented...
Here's the thing ... if you're a competitive type (me) and your date's all "cooperative" and... what's the word ... (boring? socialized?)... I don't even know the word for it... a date here will highlight that schizm "quick fast in a hurry" ... wow... I've had two otherwise promising dates tank after a trip to Pips... (The old "In-Your-Face-Triple-Word-Score-Dance" DOES NOT impress the ladies). Catalyst? Cause? Who knows?
ANYWAYS... other than highlighting how bad a date I am... Pips is okay. Really nice staff (surely patient with the same questions about how it works all the time) ... alright Americanos... but nothing special. People seem to enjoy themselves. "You probably will too," he said with an indifferent shrug.