It has a fire place, comfy chairs, plenty of outlets, some comfy nooks, a great patio for when it gets warmer, and a drive-through. All of these things are pluses.
Also, one of the most attractive men I've ever seen in real life is wandering around pretending like he works here. (My guess is they don't actually make him do anything, they just keep him around for eye candy. Kind of like how Abercrombie sometimes has shirtless men wandering through their stores.) He looks almost exactly like the other man in Unfaithful, so clearly yum.
Despite all these things, I'm not quite satisfied. They managed to get the atmosphere right, but their menu sucks. I have a feeling I'm going to run into this issue a lot. They didn't have Americanos on the menu, but when I asked they said that they do make them. However, then I asked how many shots are in their 16 oz. and they replied that every drink has 2 shots in it... What? How does that make any sense? Why would a 12 oz. and a 20 oz. have the same amount of shots. I've gotten used to the fact that no shop in Missouri seems to know that Americanos always have one more shot than lattes and mochas, meaning I have to pay extra to get the normal amount of shots that Americanos are supposed to have, but this 2 shots in everything thing is blasphemous. Oh yeah, and my drink was a dollar more with less shots. I will not be had.
There are only 2 other coffee shops that show up on google maps when I search in my area. One is impossible to find because the address it has online takes you to a house. I don't know if this is right, but I'm not ringing the doorbell to find out.
I'll be trying the other one out later this week, but I'm a little wary. It's called Espresso dell'Anatra and that seems a little too snooty for the likes of me. I'm willing to give it a try though. My spirit will not be broken!
On another note, I went to the Post Office today and it didn't take my well-trained retail eye to notice the serious lack in customer service. Bill and Ron were working the windows and both physically could not have moved slower while holding up a pretty long line of people. It was almost comical. Luckily, I have nowhere to be and nothing to do, so I got to just sit back and enjoy the impatience of everyone around me.
The reactions were varied. There were those who were merely resigned to the wait. There was the middle-aged lady who made her displeasure evident through much eye-rolling, sighing and pointed looks at the others in line. And, my personal favorite, the lady who tried to butt the line because she "just had a quick question." There were several people in the line who were gearing up to combat that injustice, but luckily Bill took care of it. He was not going to tolerate cutsies in his post office.
This is what my life consists of these days in case you were wondering. The search for the world's best cup of coffee and post office drama. Oh, I also played 3 hours of Wii and gave blood. Thank God I have a blog.
Does anyone know somewhere cool I can volunteer short-term (hopefully!) in KC?
Song of the Day: Folkin' Around by Panic at the Disco
1 comment:
I'm not sure if the World's Best Cup of Coffee exists in KC. Buddy The Elf found out it's at some dinky restaurant in NYC, remember? But best of luck on finding the World's SECOND Best Cup of Coffee. See you tomorrow!
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