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| - This place has a new name; it's called The Coffee House at University Circle.
However, from what I could tell, absolutely nothing has changed...which is too bad, because if this place improved just a litttttttttttttle bit, I would want to come here all the time. Why? One simple reason: FREE PARKING. (No other coffee house around here has that; the closest other one is Cedar Fairmount Starbucks.)
Despite this huge benefit, I hold my nose every time I come here and tell myself, "...maybe it'll be better next time." But, it never, ever is. I need to remember the immortal words of George W. Bush when I think about coming here again, "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice...and I won't get fooled again."
Even If I were being tortured, I could not think of one positive thing to say about this place other than the location. The coffee is mediocre; the stuff I make in my wife's French press tastes better. The place doesn't take credit cards. The staff always act very, very pretentious. Worst of all, the place is as uncomfortable as a mausoleum. There is not ONE upholstered chair in the place! Every chair is hard wood and they get uncomfortable mighty quick. Also, the place has the worst climate control of any business in the area. In the summer, it's boiling hot and people engage in childish passive-aggressive behavior about whether or not to open the windows because it lets in noise. In the winter, the uninsulated windows let a steady draft of cold air in.
Once Obama fixes the economy and businesses start investing and expanding again, I'd love it if someone like Starbucks or Caribou (or heck, even Phoenix) came in, took this place over, and ran it right. If this place didn't have a captive audience of students, this place would be outta business.
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