Marcella June's Coffee Lounge — Restaurant in La Mesa

I have always like this place. I remember the original owner and when it opened under his watch. It is a little out of my way. I went there recently, one Tony new hair salon, after we went to purple, and I’m normally masked up, noticed the sign, no mask no service, wanting to find and support a small business owner coffee shop versus a huge conglomerate shop. So after visiting about 4 times, I encounter a man walking in without a mask, not donning a mask, and another man without a mask, sitting in the shop, reading, not drinking coffee. I’m waiting for my coffee and also see 2 young people behind the counter, one not wearing a mask, but who quickly put on his mask after seeing me. My instinct is to leave, but instead I order what will probably be my last cup from this place after I ask the young lady about customers and mask wearing. She replied with “oh, they are regulars” to which one of them piped up with a defensive stance comment. Back to the huge conglomerate shop I go for now. Their coffee is good. This was red flag #2, as the 3rd time I went in there, the same girl was there, but not the younger guy who charged me $1 less for the same coffee. The girl’s response with my shortened version was that he never charges...

After reading great reviews I thought I would check out this place. It is a cool little spot in terms of its look but I couldn't help but feel that I was inconveniencing the woman working there. When I asked if she had any recommendations for cold drinks, she treated me like I was stupid to even ask. The WiFi signal was also sketchy and kept cutting in and out. It was to the point that I couldn't even do my work since it is internet dependent. And at that point I didn't feel like inconveniencing the woman again to try and reset it. I'm sure the owners of this spot are very nice but the employees they hire have to also share that warm attitude. I'm going to pass on this place and stick with a more friendly local coffeeshop with...

Cute, small coffee shop. Worker was helpful in providing me with the options. Got a toasted marshmallow iced latte and didn’t have high expectations, but I was happily proven wrong! Honestly one of the best coffees I’ve had in La Mesa. Not to mention the price. Spent about 5$ for coffee and a baked good, which hit the spot. Will definitely be back again and look forward to when I do!

Edited about 1 year later: still in love with this place. It’s...