"IF YOU HAVE TO POOP PLEASE USE THE BATHROOM UPSTAIRS," screams a hastily chalked up message on the blackboard in the men's room. "THIS TOILET CLOGS EASILY AND THERE WILL BE POOP WATER ALL OVER THE FLOOR. THANK YOU."
That is reason alone to give this place four stars, for upfront yet not bitchy messages in the john, courtesy of the ER staff. This ER I like a bit more than the others, it's closer to classes, has a little hidden (yet kinda dingy) nook upstairs for studying (and apparently pooping, if you're a guy), and super-friendly baristas. The fruit smoothies are good, the space doesn't feel as cramped as others, and the overall vibe is friendly and inviting. You'll usually find me here catching a half hour break between classes and nursing my second commuter mug of coffee of the day. I make no bones about my frou-frou, bourgeois need for caffeination. I'm a grad student, and I will cut you if you deny me my cafe, capiche?