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| - I WANT to like Red Rocket more than I do. For years, I hoped a coffee shop would open close to me, and my wish came true--I can practically see it from my front window. It's located in a very cool space--tons of light, great layout, awesome patio, raised bar seating (which I love) and lots of interesting art on the walls. The only thing--and this is quite a stumbling block--I just don't think their coffee is very good.
I just walked over and got a small dark roast and, to be honest, it tastes terrible. No matter which coffee I order it has the same odd flavour--kind of vegetal or something. I blame it on Reunion Island Coffee; it seems I have never had a good cup from those guys.
I do find that Red Rocket's Americanos are better, though. Especially if you order them "long." That means they run several shots of water through the same espresso, adding less plain hot water, resulting in a stronger cup.
I implore the owners of Red Rocket to look into a different brand of bean, perhaps something locally roasted. Just use what the other a-list coffee shops use. When I sip an Americano from Mercury my body tingles. It would be so nice to have that feeling at RR, too!
This place has the potential to be a great establishment. They are half way there already. (I failed to mention that they are always BUSY and their baked goods are really quite good, especially their house specialty shortbread.) It's the type of place where I'm very happy to people watch, or sit down and work, work, work. I just want to be happy to drink their coffee, too!
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