I am a fan of this place because of the beliefs of its co-owner, Michelle and the staff.
I discovered Black Pearl Poetry at this place; they made themselves available for a natural hair meetup and kept themselves open until 9:30PM on a non-school Saturday night so that Phonetic Spit could have a fundraiser in the subterranean plaza.
This place lives its 'fair trade' philosophy. They now have a liquor license. I hope that will allow them a great spike in revenue and hours of operation.
Now, if they could improve the taste of that fair trade coffee ...