The Human Bean — Restaurant in Lexington

In a world where coffee is dominated by the one brand everyone knows of. I decided to give the underdog the Human Bean a try for the first time "No correction" the fifth time ordering the exact same drink the (GRANITA) Their specialty expresso frozen coffee. with so many options and so many different flavors they offer and advertise you can mix and match I decided to give this one a try, but each time I ordered a Granita (Basically a Frappé) at this location it was extremely watered down with little or no actual frozen blend like other frappé s ive tried there was no frozen factor to it not that I'm saying it wasn't a decent drink it was, but what I will say is out of the times i tried i used different flavors each time, but they all tasted the same. The first time I went i ordered a basic caramel it was okay the second time Java Chip, 3rd was Peanut Butter Mocha tasted the same, the 4th time I went I try to switch it up and I ordered chocolate hazelnut caramel to try to make a snickers flavor and it tasted just like the other two. and to everyone who is reading this I know there's probably a few saying why didn't you get something else, so I did I ordered a caramel macchiato something basic on every major coffees companies menus and McDonald's makes a better macchiato imo I'm a macchiato connoisseur I get a macchiato every time I go to a coffee shop, but there macchiato's are just bad I couldn't even taste the cream in them. Now mind you in a world of coffee lovers the only thing we care about is taste and caffeine how does the caffeine here par up to its competitors? Well let me tell you I fell asleep after consumption of there signature 32oz Granita with 2 extra shots of expresso only 1 hour of consumption compared to its competitors not really strong even with the extra shots added. With all that said I will say that the service here is beyond exceptional the baristas here are polite kind and have a sense of caring about your morning or afternoon, but with watered down frozen expresso, the bad experience here was the mixtures of coffees and flavors seemingly tasting the same I cannot suggest this place over a major coffee shop like ???. Or i definitely will not suggest the Granitas here, and as im finishing up the review i just finished my last 32oz Granita and im yawning. The Human Bean gets a 3...

For the first-timers, this is a drive-thru coffee stand. No indoor ordering, pick-up, or dining is available. There is only one outdoor table with bench seating.

Tried the 12 oz frozen Java Chip, and I’ll admit …Starbucks “we have a problem”.

As much as I can rely on the consistency of Starbuck’s Mocha Cookie Crumble, The Human Beans blended Java Chip granita is encroaching on Starbucks famously trademarked Frappuccino, and rightly so.

The Human Bean prides itself on having the highest quality ingredients. And that may not be entirely haughty claims.

Indeed, if you like chocolate, then you’re in for a treat friends.

For the Java Chip frozen beverage, The Human Bean uses delicious gourmet dark chocolate chips from Ghirardelli, a renowned Italian chocolatier.

This chocolate definitely gives this frozen coffee beverage an impressively distinctive taste.

To top it off, they garnish their drinks with their signature chocolate covered espresso bean. Supposedly, this little extra treat and tiny morsel of deliciousness comes on top of each drink, not just the frozen ones.

In all, although there isn’t any indoor seating, this drive-thru coffee chain is convenient and serves quality coffee. Glad to know there is another solid option to choose from.

Hope you have a good experience. Until next time fellow local guides, remember do your best to be a good...

Edit: upon speaking to the owner, I am changing my review. The owner did a fabulous job contacting me and making sure to ask questions about my visit and fix the problem. Bravo! I will definitely return to The Human Bean knowing how the owner handles their business.

I hate this because I love their coffee, but every time we go here we order at the speaker, wait in line, and when we get to the window, they either have it wrong or we have to tell them our order over again. Today the 5+ young people working had a discussion about our order while we sat there waiting. Then we had to tell them twice again. It was one drink and one sandwich. One or two times is forgivable. But it’s every time now. I hope they get this worked out. Their coffee is good and the workers are usually nice, but they are young and they (or corporate) don’t seem equipped...