I have been frequenting businesses in Tremont since high school before it was even trendy, so I suggested meeting some out of town friends for coffee at Civilization. I remembered it being really cool because it's housed inside of an old pharmacy, so all of the drawers and the original counter are still intact.
My friend and i arrived earlier than our other friend and ordered drinks right away. When I asked the barista for a recommendation, he told me that he didn't drink coffee, so he really couldn't offer a suggestion. Weird, but ok... Then we discovered they were cash only. Luckily my friend had some cash on her.
Our other friend arrived, and we were able to sit and catch up for a while. At the end of our visit, we asked the same guy to take our photo because we hadn't all seen each other in seven years. He declined to take our photo and said that we weren't even allowed to take photos inside per owner's rules. We all found that really strange and left us with a bad taste in our mouths about the place.