JJ Bean has a nice selection of food ranging from snacks to full meals, and always delivers on flavour. Delicious jumbo muffins. They have a full range of espresso drinks and their coffee/espresso is nice and smooth. They also do a dreamy London fog. The one drink I wouldn't recommend is the matcha latte - the quality isn't super consistent. Usually it's passable with only a bit of clumping but I've also gotten frothed almond milk with green clumps floating around. You can get a better matcha latte at most campus coffee shops and the other drinks here are all worth your money so I would skip the matcha. Staff is always nice and smiley. The cafe is very clean and thereās two levels with lots of seating inside and out. The upstairs area...
Ā Ā Ā Read moreJJ bean has a lot of stores around BC. Itusually has a long line with people buying coffee and baked gooods.
What did I get? āļøCold brew āļøChocolate zucchini muffin āļøChocolate croissant
Everything is very fresh. The muffin is gigantic (swipe to see). Itās even larger than my hand!! And it tastes absolutely delicious. The zucchini crunch adds texture and blends really well with the chocolate ( you donāt taste the zucchini). No wonder itās one of the poplar muffins in the shop. Chocolate croissant is very fresh and crunchy. It has a decent chocolate filling that we adore. Cold brew is decent. I like the flavour. Iām down to try other coffee there. I also love that I can use...
Ā Ā Ā Read moreStaff is nice. They donāt rush and ruin your coffee. Their butter crossaint feels like biting into a cloud and itās awesome. But I swear Iāll die before I can find a coffee shop that wonāt play Just Dance by Lady Gaga or Hips Donāt Lie by Shakira or Yeah by Usher every other song. Seriously who in their right mind listens to Usher anymore? What is this, early 2000s? Play more chill world music please. People go to coffee shops to chill, chat, relax, think, work or take a nice break from the rush of the day. JJ Beans, youāre not a beach club! :)
Edit: And now they are playing Black Eyed Peas. I rest my...
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