Cooper’s Coffee - a mixed bag
So I’m really sad when I think a place has so much potential, and just isn’t living up to it. Take Cooper’s Coffee for instance. Let me recount the things that have happened to me there…..
- The first time I was there, they were a little busy, like 2 people ahead of me in line. It was about 11:30 in the morning. Both people in front of me had ordered sandwiches, and all I had was a coffee. Instead of making the coffee first (which would have been the quickest, also since I was headed back out the door, and the people with sandwiches were eating in) they made the sandwiches first. Which is fine, the sandwich people came first. But they made the sandwiches separately. Not together. Doubling the time it took. Ouch. It was a FULL 15 minutes before I got my coffee to go.
- The next time, my husband ordered a bagel sandwich, and I had a pastry. Caleb’s sandwich had a orange juice lid in it. THE WHOLE LID! And they didn’t even apologize.
- Then there were a few ok times, where the coffee was nothing to write home about, but they didn’t screw anything up either.
- But, yesterday when I went with some friends, 2 out of 3 coffees were made wrong and had to be re-made, and none of the coffees were mixed the second time around, so all the syrup and espresso was at the bottom, with the milk on top. At first I just thought my coffee was gross, and then when I got to the bottom realized what had happened.
- And today, when giving them their last chance (obviously I am a big believer in many chances) they fed me the most disgusting mushroom gouda quiche I’ve ever tasted. And this is just a matter of taste, some people may think it’s wonderful. But it’s full of nutmeg and cloves - NOT a combination that goes well with gouda and mushrooms. Who the heck is thinking these things up?
So, obviously some of these things are matters of personal taste, and some are just plain laziness. But overall, just not happy with Cooper’s Coffee. And so sad about it, too, because I think it’s a neat little place with cute artwork every month and nice to sit at with your laptop, but unless they get their act together, they are not going to have a lasting clientele. (Unless there is a big population out there that like nutmeg clove mushroom gouda quiche!) I haven’t come across the employees being overly friendly, but not really rude either. Just sort of blah. So if you have a good experience, let me know, because for some strange reason I really WANT to like this place! Located at 6049 SE Stark, on Mt. Tabor. Open daily 6am to 9ish pm.