The only reason this place is still open is because there's no Starbucks or Phoenix Coffee in Tremont. I'll add my voice to the issues already raised by other Yelpers:
- Cash only. C'mon, it's almost 2014 and you don't take credit/debit cards? My pot dealer accepts credit/debit for goodness sake! (not really - I wish).
- Surly 'baristas'. It's not like these people are crafting Mocha Valencias IN Valencia, they're human Keurigs making $9.25 an hour to serve auto-drip coffee to cops and mostly blue-collar workers. The least they could do is smile, or promptly take my order, or act like it's their job to steam my milk and not a personal favor. Good grief.
- VERY mediocre coffee. You want good coffee in Tremont? - try Loop just up the road, you'll pay twice as much but the coffee will be 25% better. Civilization's mochas taste like they're made with powdered hot chocolate mix.
Pity that this place isn't better, as the space is gorgeous. I guess if I have to contend with surly baristas and pay with cash (despite hardly ever carrying it) only to receive mediocre coffee, the saving grace is that it's cheap. Life's too short to drink bad coffee, though.