"2"^^ . "3"^^ . . "0"^^ . . . "\"Screw Starbucks. I like small, independently owned coffee house places!\" \n\nThis is what I wanted to say about The Beat Coffeehouse. Sadly, I cannot. This place takes non-entertained, couldn't care if the world outside was burning down, pfffffshhh like attitude to the next level.\n\nI walked in to see a handful of people lounging around. Nobody was behind the bar so I walk in a little further. After finally locating the \"Order Here\" sign I stand and wait for someone to approach me for my drink order. A few minutes go by and a woman comes out from the back and starts chatting with a customer at the bar. After waiting a few seconds (possibly a full minute) I clear my throat and ask \"Is this where I order?\" She comes over, not acknowledging my question and asked what she could get for me. I asked for a large, black coffee with soy.\n\nAfter I placed and payed for my order, there was a group of people who walked in and placed their orders immediately after I did. Guess who got their drinks first?\n\nIn all seriousness, I was waiting about five minutes before the woman who took my order asked \"Have you been helped?\". I said, politely \"Yes, I'm waiting for my coffee\". She said, \"Oh, yeah. Hmmmmmm\" then walked away and returned with a large, iced coffee with soy. Rather than argue about the drink order, I walked out.\n\nNow, the coffee's flavor was GREAT. Better than any \"drip\" I've ever had at a Starbucks. But the experience was terrible."^^ . "2015-02-17T00:00:00"^^ . "8"^^ .