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| - First of all, I have to include a self-referential digression. I have been to the hometown of the white squirrel in Olney, Illinois. White squirrels are even creepier than the black squirrels one find in New Jersey. Google them, trust me. This coffee shop across from Trinity Bellwoods is definitely busy when the park is busy.
On the plus side, they serve solid coffees, flat whites [like a latte but less milk], and espressos. I've been quite satisfied with the caffeinated quaffing here. They also serve Greg's ice cream, which is quite delicious, and a super random assortment of pastries or other edible things. It's limited and often rather weird, like an oatmeal cookie and some type of samosa are the two food choices.
On the minus side, most of the staff are as hipsterfied as possible. I don't mind hipsters, but these hipsters are in absolutely no rush to do anything at all. Getting a coffee or an ice cream literally takes 3 times as long as it should. They stop and chat to other hipster friends and serve them out of order. It's just a little bit infuriating. Some of them just make every interaction awkward, although I did really like chatting with my barista last time, I just wanted to my flat white sometime that day.
It's a bit pricey for what is. $10 credit/debit minimum without an extra fee.
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