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| - I'm always looking for a good coffee shop in the East Valley. I really like Gold Bar down the road, but decided to give this place a try.
I came in on a Sunday evening this November and, despite there not being many cars in the lot, the place was fairly full. I'm not sure where these people came from.
There's a bench against the wall with tables and single chairs perpendicular. Another couple of tables are on the other side of the room for slightly larger groups. The bottom of the bench offers lots of outlets for working, and there is free wifi, although it requires a code from the staff.
The coffee was terrible, but I wasn't looking for gold exactly. It was served in a glass, which is nice (I hate when they serve "for here" drinks in the disposable mugs). They were also playing what sounded like a Styx' greatest hits CD overhead but, after I asked about it (I honestly was not complaining, just curious), switched it out to some cheese pop. It was also butt-ass hot in there. Sure, it's November, but it still gets warm in Phoenix. How about a swamp cooler?
What ticked me off about the place was that they don't give discounted refills: you have to pay full price for another cup. I haven't seen many places do that and, if they do, I don't go there again. $3.50 for two cups of bad coffee is a little much.
Nice atmosphere though, and it's a nice strip mall with a popular burrito place next door.
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