I met a friend at Lola Coffee last week for First Friday but I didn't have any time to spend inside the place. Oh how I now regret not showing up an hour earlier! I went back yesterday to experience what Lola had to offer. I sooooo dug on this place!! For me this place has some of what I miss about the Bay Area and Sacramento. It's a great coffeehouse on a busy street in a vibrant part of the city. I couldn't name all the cool tunes I heard playing over the audio system but I'm pretty sure there was some Depeche Mode (and I'm a product of the 80s/90s). I had myself a double mocha with whipped cream. The whipped cream was one of the best decisions I've made in a week. You see, some dairy alchemist decided to infuse the whipped cream with some vanilla and espresso. All I have to say about that is if the whipped cream spun it would be called DJ YummyTron!!! So I sat down and chilled flipping through an interior design book with a forward by Joely Fisher and sipping on my mocha (I later moved on to reading an issue of NY Times Magazine talking about people who worry a lot). I soon became distracted by the light-rail going by and a bunch of old cars roaring up and down the street (not gonna lie to you, there was some eye-candy of the femme variety in the place too). I soon came to absolutely treasure the huge window fronting Central Ave. Only downside was I don't have a laptop so I couldn't be one of the cool kids surfing the web while sipping my drink. They had a woman come in and put together some floral arrangements which I thought was a nice touch (and I told them as much). Go, sip, listen, watch, and enjoy!!!