Coffee For Sasquatch — Restaurant in Los Angeles

I write for a music and coffee blog called Crooners In Coffeeshops, in which I interview local musicians at local coffeeshops. My writeup reflects the positive experience that I encountered at Coffee For Sasquatch on our interview date.

If you’ve adventured around the Hollywood area, you’d probably know that the Melrose/Fairfax and Hancock Park areas are home to an abundance of boutique style shops and café style restaurants. Smack dab in the middle of all of the excitement lies a cozy shop called Coffee For Sasquatch, so cozy that you could easily miss it unless you were actively looking for it. But when you finally step inside, you are not only greeted by the wonderful smell of freshly roasted coffee, but also welcomed by Sasquatch himself – well, a living plant wall of the hairy legend. Beautiful green plants give the shop a lovely contrast against its white, tan, and marbled interior while modern furniture designs is the whipped cream on top of the clean, sharp, visually appealing latte. The shop is perfectly laid out for reserved solo visitors and intimate conversations, but larger parties (4+) should consider arriving earlier or in the late afternoon as its popularity can make it difficult to find seating to suit your needs.

What Coffee For Sasquatch may lack in size they make up for with their food and drink menu. Traditional comfort foods like sandwiches, quiches, and donuts (or for health-conscious folk, fonuts) are perfectly displayed in the glass case next to the register, and trust me, it’s pretty darn hard to turn down their mouth-watering seduction. Once you’ve decided to either give in to grabbing a snack or are strong enough to only order a coffee, your next difficult decision is what caffeinated beverage you will be sipping on. Their menu consists of a fun mix of classic coffee options (Matchas, Chais, Americanos, Cortados, Cappuccinos) and sweet lattes, which include a Nutella Latte, a Liverpool Tea Latte, and a colorful Cryptid Latte (Vanilla Latte with colored latte art). While I knew that I would be happy with pretty much anything on the menu, I was intrigued by their seasonal menu that included a Cardamom Latte. It was sweet, it was savory, it was creamy, it packed a punch on the caffeine aspect, and the latte art was absolutely adorable – everything that you could possibly want in a moderately priced...

Their liverpool lattes are extremely delicious!

Initially, I ordered the honey cardamom & got the liverpool latte for my bf. However, when I took sips of both lattes, I was immediately won over by the liverpool latte. The honey cardamom is made with some type of spice, while the liverpool is made with earl grey tea steeped in coffee with vanilla and milk. The cashier said that both were popular lattes so I wanted to try them, but I guess the liverpool fit my taste buds better.

They were both $6 and an extra $0.50 for using oat milk instead of dairy milk. Although it's a bit more than your typical coffee, it's well worth the cost because of their unique, high quality taste. Also, s/o to my cashier for being super friendly and accommodating. I was hesitant about what drink to get considering it was my first time there, but he said not to worry and that he would change my drink to another item on the menu if I didn't like the honey cardamom. Since I preferred the liverpool latte, he had no problem in changing my drink to that one. 5 stars for the excellent customer service!! Looking forward to coming...

It was just OK. Not anywhere I would go again. The coffee was just fair, the shop was once nice, but now run down and dirty. The barista was all smiles and nice though.

I have to say it was nice of the owner to respond and ask how they can make it better. I do not think you need to spend a lot to make the place more appealing, fresh pain, make it colorful. The seats seemed a bit worn, no way to get around it but for the molded seats get creative, sand and stain some areas to add a new chic-worn but cozy look. It is the paint that will add the most bang for the buck, make it colorful, currently it looks like aged white with some coffee drips and stains. The coffee itself, I got the seasonal pumpkin spice latte, it just seemed like sweet coffee with some foam. I like your offerings but make them worth buying, not just sweet coffee and tea. Business, and very much so a restaurant type business is tough, you have a good start and a great name, just make the coffee shine and the interior...