"0"^^ . . . . "I love the Bean. I've been coming here since the day they opened. I used to think the name was cheesy...but it's grown on me and now I simply love the whole place.\n\nFor many years I stopped in here every morning for my \"Medium Iced Vanilla Latte: WITH A SHORT STRAW\". JR was always making me these Captain Insane-o multi straw rigs just to annoy me. It was awesome. I will also never forget the one day that Casey made my drink *before* I actually rolled up to the window...and it was the *one* time I switched up my order...I didn't know! Hah. Too funny. Mike can seem a bit anxious, but he really is a good guy, and his coffee shop is my favorite one on Earth.\n\nI've never had a bad cuppa. I love the indoor/outdoor seating. Plus all the traditional coffee house stuff...I also enjoy his dad's Old Rag Tyme music. It adds to the diverse character of the place.\n\nI live in SF now, and I like BrainWash, my favorite cafe here....but it isn't the same as the Bean, where I felt comfortable chilling out morning, noon or night.\n\nMiss you guys."^^ . "5"^^ . "0"^^ . "2"^^ . "2009-03-07T00:00:00"^^ .