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| - I wanted to try the Counter Culture espresso and this place is the only place I know of in Toronto that has it. Unfortunately, they only had some that was 'going off'. Peter, the owner, inquired as to what I was looking for and offered up some times I could be back for fresh coffee, which was nice and helpful. They did ask me if I ever tried it and offered up a shot on the house. I'm pretty much done judging the drinks I get from these third wave shops because my setup at home allows me to get what I want and this makes me highly critical of anything else. What I will say is that anyone who actually likes horrible coffee and is convinced coffee should taste horrible, needs to visit any one of these places so they can get good coffee.
I'm not really into eclectic/odd places, or even THE AREA it's in, but the place was inviting, small and quiet which was nice. I didn't anything, but the offer to try the espresso pulled on the very elegant Mirage machine. The Rustico's pruney/pecan taste is something like I've never had... very unlike the Black Cat and impersonator's alike. That doesn't make it better, it makes it different and having choice in Toronto is great.
I get it, most people don't understand the beauty of the espresso machine, the process and what finally lands in the cup for you to enjoy. I get that... But, there's no mistaking this place, or any other third wave shop for a stupid Starbucks and we're fortunate enough that more and more people like Peter are bringing shops like his to Toronto.
I'll be back for some coffee and I'm happy that I can make a trip to a nice place in Toronto instead of having to pay for shipping to get a possibly stale bag of coffee. I called Peter on the following Monday and had a bag of Rustico with me that evening. Great guy, very helpful.
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