coffee w/ bailey #20: the roadhouse

when in temple city, we like to stop in at the roadhouse coffee shop. if you know me, you know i love the independent coffeehouses. they've been there since 1994 and despite starbucks opening up in the same shopping center, they have managed to stay in business. at the roadhouse, i was happy to see they brew coffee from jones coffee roasters, an independent roaster in pasadena, ca. it's like the little guy helping the little guy to succeed. awesome.

the only problem on our visit was that, since bailey was with us, we had to sit outside. that wasn't the problem though. the problem was that we had a smoker to the left of us and a smoker to the right. it was rather disgusting and even doggie was sneezing. however as soon as they left, the air cleared and we could enjoy our brew and the fresh air.

bailey still looks a little woozy in this shot from all the smoke.

but when the air cleared, she was happy again.

intelligentsia coffee

for mother's day we made it to intelligentsia coffee in pasadena. i had their chemex brewed nyarusiza, which was quite good. check out how they serve their coffee! it comes on little wooden trays with an extra pitcher to top off your coffee. how adorable is that?

coffee w/ bailey #10

the other day, while in pasadena, i stopped by the coffee cantata.  they are a dog friendly little coffee shop with plenty of outdoor seating, a plus since i was there with bailey.  there was only one customer in the cafe, and she was eating food, not drinking coffee, which should have been my first clue to leave.  they had about 5 pump pots in view, but i was told they were all empty.  there was no brew bar and the only coffee they had was their house blend that was made in a drip machine and the pot was just sitting there on the warming plate; guess that should have been my second clue.  we were the only ones on their patio which happens to face a bus stop.  this should have been my third clue because every time the bus came by, bailey got scared.  buses are very noisy!  needless to say we won't be stopping by next time i'm in town.