if you like great coffee and espresso, this is the place. the atmosphere is laid back, the feng shui is good (local artists show their stuff here), but the parking is a pain in the butt. i have been coming here pretty regularly for over a year because the coffee is just that good. they use top notch beans (larry's organic) and the employees actually know how to pull shots (timing and everything)!! this isn't one of those ""push a button to pull a shot"" type joints (aka starbucks). and the pastries are always fresh! this is kind of a big deal since just about every other shop in this area (e.g. it's a grind, that little coffee joint in wake forest -- the name of which eludes me at the moment -- and several others, have pretty regularly tried to feed me treats that were AT LEAST 3 days old). if you like to do your paperwork at places other than your office, this is a good place for that since their internet connection doesn't choke every time more than 5 people try to use it at once. i know one reviewer complained about people with kids coming in on the weekend, but i consider this a testament to the kind of place i want to support as a consumer. if you don't like children in your coffee shop, then just don't come before noon on the weekends and you'll likely never have a problem. oh, and for those who have never been here before: the ""men"" and ""women"" markings for the bathrooms are written about 3 inches from the bottom of the doors -- don't ask me why.
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