The Day Full Of Reviews, Post One:
A new coffee shop opened up in my neighborhood -- Humboldt Pie. There is much rejoicing.
Big-old-honkin'-HUZZAH!: Free wireless internet! This can be my new office when I need to get out of the house!
Pros: A quick staggering distance from my couch. Good-looking place with comfy leather sofas; high, airy, pressed-tin ceilings; plenty of tables and chairs in the back for seating; good selection of coffee (not that I care, as I don't drink coffee), tea and even (be still my heart) fizzy water; good raspberry bars (that's all I tried this time) and good-looking muffins and cookies; decent-looking selection of sandwiches; they let dogs in while owners are getting their coffee; nice mix of music, although it skews toward the kitschy -- while I was there, I heard the Nirvana/Destiny's Child mashup, some Donovan, what I think was Jan and Dean, a modern version of the banana Splits song, and a non-Mary-Poppins-but-still-60s-whitebread-sounding Supercalifragalisticexpealidocious.
Cons: It's only open til 7 p.m. Whaaaaa! Come on, guys, you're right across from the California Clipper -- you could probably get plenty of hipster-types coming in for sandwiches before drinking at the Clipper. Also, for those of us who start to function til noon, 7 p.m. is mid-afternoon.
Overall: Great new place for the neighborhood. Come support it. You'll probably see me there at random intervals.
Note: This in no way means I'm abandoning the Flying Saucer, the other great hipster diner place nearby. The Saucer is the only place to go for a substantial breakfast, and their lunch and dinners kick ass (and are more filling than a simple sandwich.) But it's always good to have a choice of dining establishments. I wouldn't be surprised if, like today, I end up going to the Saucer for breakfast and then go to Humboldt Pie for a drink and dessert -- and space to work.
A new coffee shop opened up in my neighborhood -- Humboldt Pie. There is much rejoicing.
Big-old-honkin'-HUZZAH!: Free wireless internet! This can be my new office when I need to get out of the house!
Pros: A quick staggering distance from my couch. Good-looking place with comfy leather sofas; high, airy, pressed-tin ceilings; plenty of tables and chairs in the back for seating; good selection of coffee (not that I care, as I don't drink coffee), tea and even (be still my heart) fizzy water; good raspberry bars (that's all I tried this time) and good-looking muffins and cookies; decent-looking selection of sandwiches; they let dogs in while owners are getting their coffee; nice mix of music, although it skews toward the kitschy -- while I was there, I heard the Nirvana/Destiny's Child mashup, some Donovan, what I think was Jan and Dean, a modern version of the banana Splits song, and a non-Mary-Poppins-but-still-60s-whitebread-sounding Supercalifragalisticexpealidocious.
Cons: It's only open til 7 p.m. Whaaaaa! Come on, guys, you're right across from the California Clipper -- you could probably get plenty of hipster-types coming in for sandwiches before drinking at the Clipper. Also, for those of us who start to function til noon, 7 p.m. is mid-afternoon.
Overall: Great new place for the neighborhood. Come support it. You'll probably see me there at random intervals.
Note: This in no way means I'm abandoning the Flying Saucer, the other great hipster diner place nearby. The Saucer is the only place to go for a substantial breakfast, and their lunch and dinners kick ass (and are more filling than a simple sandwich.) But it's always good to have a choice of dining establishments. I wouldn't be surprised if, like today, I end up going to the Saucer for breakfast and then go to Humboldt Pie for a drink and dessert -- and space to work.
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