Point Perk Coffee — Restaurant in Covington

While I was visiting the Cincinnati area I happened across an awesome coffee house in Covington called Point Perk. Point Perk is not your typical coffee joint... they are part of a non-profit organization that has an incredible and very honorable mission: they offer life-giving employment opportunities for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, providing services to people with disabilities such as autism, Down syndrome and Fragile X syndrome, helping them become active community participants. Pictured are Tiffany, the Perk Manager, on the left; on the right is Mary, and in the center is Emily, who prepared my beverage and who I now call my Niece from another Mother (and of course I'm now uncle Bob.)

If you are traveling to or through the Cincinnati/Covington area and want a cup of coffee, an Espresso drink and/or a pastry, stop by Point Perk Coffee at 43 West Pike Street in Covington (less than a mile off of I-71/75) and meet the Perk gang. Great people with a great purpose.

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I want to love this place because they do a lot for the community, however, that doesn't negate the fact that their coffee is absolutely terrible. I politely complained once and they kindly remade my cappuccino only to make it the exact same. I watched them pull the espresso shot and it came out really fast and watery which means it's under extracted and they need to re-dial in the espresso. There seems to be a huge lack of coffee knowledge here. I truly hope they make some improvements so that the coffee matches the excellence of service. For now, I recommend getting something flavored to cover up the...

Love the mission of Point Perk. Stopped in one morning desperately needing a wake up. I don't drink anything fancy, just hot coffee with cream. When I ordered, I had sticker shock that a large hot coffee was nearly $4. Then I was further shocked when I was handed an empty cup and had to fill my own beverage. Near the end of my drink I swallowed an entire mouthful of coffee grinds that nearly made me vomit.

It wasn't the experience I was expecting. Stars given solely in support of its cause. Zero stars for the quality of...