Dripolator South — Restaurant in Asheville

Overall service and atmosphere is absolutely great here! Very kind staff and a welcoming environment. The only complaint I have is about the drink I ordered. I bought a “Dirty Choke” which is one of their summer specials, and it is made with espresso and cherry coke. As a coffee and cherry coke lover, I thought this would be a great combination. Maybe it was my own choices in ordering this drink, but it was honestly awful. It may be for others but I couldn’t even drink half of it. It honestly tastes like fat-back (I grew up in the south, can you tell?!) I’m sure the other menu items are great here, but as this is my first time here and this was my first drink order, I was not impressed. I’m more than willing to go back and try other...

I have been a customer of the OG Dripolator for years, and the new location is minutes from my house! Yesterday, I arrived at 5pm on the dot due to being stuck in traffic for 25 minutes on what usually is a 5 minute drive. The sweet barista kindly made my drinks even though she definitely could have just shut the door and told me they were closed. I had a little one with me and it had been an extremely long day, the Dripolator serves top notch coffee and it comes from top notch baristas! I unfortunately forgot the baristas name but it was on 08/25 at 5pm so hopefully the owner can look up the schedule and share my appreciation for her kindness.

This is a must try place! Welcome to...

I stopped in for the first time on Sunday and walked down to where there were two girls behind the counter working and I asked about their teas. They said the teas were in the jars. I went and found a tea and brought it back over and asked if I could get a cup. One of them nodded to the cash register at the other end and said they would take my order when they were finished. When one of them came over, she quickly made the tea and then turned her back to me and cleaned the counter behind her while I stood there holding my cash and waiting for her to finish. I felt as though I was bothering them. I did not feel welcome. The tea was...