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| - I came here with a friend on Friday afternoon since we were looking for a casual hangout spot close to work just to socialize and catch up and coming here was a perfect way to conclude our busy working week. This intimate little coffee house that is hidden between bigger stores truly lives up to its name as a social house. Although it looks small on the outside, when you enter, the amount of seating space available was very impressive. They have two levels to choose from and the furniture and decor has a very vintage/urban theme and the whole coffee house seems to be constructed with 90% wood. My friend and I sat on the upper level, which was surrounded by industrial looking pictures and being up here felt like visiting an art gallery except this time we could sit down and satisfy our sweet cravings. Spacing between tables is enough where you and your friends can talk freely without worrying about other customers overhearing your conversations. Also, the washrooms on the second floor have newspaper articles as their wallpaper, which I found unique.
However, if you are looking for full meals, I wouldn't recommend this place since their selection is limited only to their basic pastries like croissants and pop tarts, which taste really good though. Boxcar is more known for their wide selection of specialty coffee, tea, and other hot beverages. I ordered their hot chocolate and one of their pop tarts and it satisfied my afternoon snack craving. The sweetness level in their hot chocolate was balanced for my personal tastes (I don't like my drinks overly sweet but I like a small level of sweetness) and the mug was huge. I would actually rank this as 2nd place on my personal top ten list of drinks (hot chocolate from Aroma Espresso would be my number one).
Total price I paid for that big portion hot chocolate and pop tart was around $6 before taxes, which seems typical for a specialty coffee house. Staff also seemed friendly when we ordered at the counter and one of the ladies came to our table to collect our plates and cups once we finished, but I also liked how they gave us our space and didn't keep dropping in every couple of minutes to ask how things were going.
Overall, I'll definitely come back here whenever I need a quiet escape within the city to read a book or do some novel writing without any interruptions.
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