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| - Awesome location, average coffee, poor ambiance.
While I've never been a huge fan of the original Fair Trade, I was glad to see that at least a locally owned shop was opening up in the Civic Space, but after my first two visits I'm underwhelmed. Same average coffee and food as the original (although I do give high marks to their Italian Sodas), but ZERO ambiance. Sorry but patio furniture (uncomfortable at that), does not belong inside a coffee shop. Hopefully they are waiting for real furniture to arrive, and will migrate the patio furniture outside where it belongs.
Another downside is the fact that the don't seem well set up for studying and co-working. While I'm not a huge fan of computers in coffee shops, they are now ubiquitous and should be well accommodated (especially in a place that will be frequented by university students). As it is, several of the outlets are near the ceiling (sorry but Shaq is no longer in town). Moreover, they don't seem to have their own wifi, but are relying on ASU's connections.
I'll chalk this initial impression up to opening week chaos, and hope that in a few weeks they'll have finished decorating and added some art to warm the place up as well as couches, easy chairs and loungers and some decent bistro tables.
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