coffee w/ bailey #21: augie's

last weekend we went to augie's coffee house in redlands ca. i've heard good things about them and they roast their beans in house, so i was intrigued. it's a cute little coffee shop in a brick red building, you can't miss it. there are only two tables outside so that could be a problem if you are coffeeing with a canine, as we do. there was a steady stream of customers, which is a good sign; some took their brew to go, others enjoyed it indoors. even though the weather was in the upper 90's, we had ours alfresco (or should i say al calore!). today they were serving guatemala la soledad.

hey, who is that handsome guy and cute little doggie? oh that's hubby & bailey! lol

augie's coffee house, redlands ca

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.

coffee for me & water for bailey

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giant coffee cup

this giant coffee cup is hanging above the registers at our local krispy kreme. did you know that some, but not all, krispy kreme stores brew cbtl coffee?

philz coffee

when in san francisco, and craving a jolt of caffeine, i would recommend philz coffee. their reputation preceded them so on our recent visit to sf, i sought them out. there are several locations but we went to the one on van ness. the line was quite long but it moved along at a swift pace. my barista was very knowledgeable and when he asked what we looked for in a coffee, he suggested i try the red sea blend and jacobs wonderbar for hubby. props to him because we both thought our coffee was, to borrow a phrase, good to the last drop.

"one cup at a time"

coffee w/ bailey at roy's station

do you know the way to san jose? if you do, you should stop by roy's station. what was once a gas station, is now an adorable coffee house. it is located in the area that is known as japantown (or jtown) in san jose.

bailey enjoyed her time at, dog friendly, roy's.

there is quite a history to this place. roy murotsune bought the gas station after he was freed from the internment camps in wwii. it was a gas station for decades until 1990 when it was shut down to avoid the high cost of updating tanks to the newer models that would meet state environmental standards. still owned by the murotsune family, it morphed into a coffee shop and was reopened in 2009 by roy's children and grandchildren.

kokeshi dolls beautifully painted on utility boxes just around the corner from roy's.

coffee from a vending machine?

on our recent trip up to san francisco, we found a rest stop near los banos that had an assortment of vending machines. there was the usual munchies: cookies, candy, water, ice cream... we were very surprised to see not one, but two coffee vending machines! how desperate would one have to be, to actually purchase a coffee from a vending machine?