I drive past this cafe on the way to work. I started stopping in because it's so convenient. First, the good. The baked goods selection is nice. The feel of the place is hip/trendy (maybe a little cluttered. Not sure what the deal is with the wine bar) and they have a decent patio out front where the traffic noise from 7th St gets decently muffled by trees and the surrounding wall. The folks who work here in my experience so far are genuinely nice and take their work seriously. Early morning crew better? The bad. The service can be really slow at times. The barristas do take their work seriously, but sometimes the supurfluous chatter causes back-ups. I really want to like the coffee here, but it just tastes, well, bad. I'm not some kind of java expert but I know when my palate is unhappy. I've tried many different brews and types trying to find a happy compromise, but to no avail. In addition the prices are a bit on the high end in my opinion. Depending on your choice of coffees, the "large" ends up coming in a medium cup. Weird. The killer was when tried an iced toddy and couldn't finish it. Surprisingly acidic. Again, I really want to like this place for all the good reasons, but....