The Human Bean — Restaurant in Grants Pass

This place has surprisingly good combinations of fruit flavors in Mochas that I have not seen paralleled by any chain coffee shop. Try a white chocolate mocha with raspberry. Mmmm. However, theres something about the employees... I dont know what it is... They all have a grim half dead look about them. As if they would just as soon claw their own eyes out as smile. Maybe Guman bean employees dont get free coffee? Every person I have ever seen working there reminds me of a girl in my highschool art class: coverals covered in paint that you can tell were purposefully painted not used as a hand cleaning device, angry at the world but not in the emo way, would throw large objects at people and storm out of the class if anyone so much as said hi to them. I have caught myself saying "you too!" Without prompt. Let me explain. Typically a barista will say thanks for stopping by, have a good day to which I will say. "You too!". Imagine my surprise when they say. "Here you go", and then walk away. To which I reply "you too!" to a now empty drive through window. To be fair...I am the type of person who initiates a phone call and then ends the conversation with "thanks for calling" and then hangs up quickly to hide my embarassment... so it could just be me... I am not 100% fond of the dutch bros experience where the baristas will feign interest in even the most mundane things. For example: Them: "What are you up to today?!" Me: bleary eyed, time 5am, wearing business casual atire with my work bag in the passanger seat. Clearly about to go push buttons on a keyboard for 10 hours. I'm going home and I will be staring at the wall for 46 hours strait. Them: "Wow thats so cool! That sounds really FUN! My left eye is twitching from a cafiene overdose but dont worry about ME that sound like the most amazing day ever!"

Easter Egg: If you want to break the dutch bro-fulness tell them a LONG extremely detailed depressing story EVERY time they ask you what you are doing that day then halfway through say "You weren't even listening were you?" And then quiz them on one of the details of the fabricated story and never tip them (trust me it just recharges their brometer) If you go to the same one for a week and dont break character you they will never...

The baristas were forced to work in this HORRENDOUS SMOKE. I don't feel it's in the job description of baristas to be forced to work in the worst air quality in the world. I'm a little nervous to post this because the owners and management are known for poor and aggressive communication, probably to attack any employees they can. But I would like to please ask you at The Human Bean to show some empathy about the health of your employees and community by taking precautions that will keep our community healthy and allow us the freedom to go to businesses such as yours - in short, don’t have them work in absolutely terrible work conditions for a few bucks. The ownership here is the same as Taprock and Elmers. Also, both known for hostile and poor ownership. I warn those who do value their health and the health of their community that this might not be the place for you to...

I sincerely hope that the owner seeing this does something about this, The service I received is completely inappropriate, Honestly I havent had such rude service ever in my five or so years of coffee experience. I wouldn't go to this coffee stand ever again though I respect the fanchise and vist my local human bean in Phoenix daily its great coffee even the best i have ever had but this is a disappointment...I had the barista judge me for my drink choice, Then lied and gave me a regular when i asked for a handblended drink. Then tried giving me flavoring dispite that I asked for none twice. Then had nerve to try to convince me that I am required to tip her...