Five years on since Beano's third-wave rebirth and that last review. I don't go to Beano often since the lineups are daunting, but so were they at Analog today, so I stopped in Beano for a macchiato. Now be warned that a "macchiato" at Beano is what you should order if you want a traditional 5 oz cappuccino- what they call a "traditional cappuccino" is 8 oz if I'm eyeballing the porcelain correctly. So I asked the barista to only go about 2/3 the way up to get a proper 4 oz macchiato... anyway the "macchiaccino" is only $3.50, great price. And it was superb, chocolatey with perfectly microfoamed milk and just lovely, exactly what I was hoping for.
Coffee geeks note that the Slayer I referenced in my 2011 review is now a La Marzocco Strada. Gorgeous machine.