Community Goods — Restaurant in Los Angeles

Scotty #beagle & I have been walking past for a few weeks- absolutely buzzing with young people lining up for hours & all trying hard to casually drink the coffee / matcha once they finally secure it.

I won't line up for more than 5 minutes for Anything. And I have three other coffee shops I frequent that are excellent in a 4 block radius of my Skate Shack.

Last night I walked past near closing time & there was just a couple of people in line- so I decided to investigate what fuss is all about. The serving staff are all TV teen series gorgeous & menu covers all the expected bases with some nice ideas.

I had their vanilla bean latte & it was v pleasant. I love the use of organic milk.

And the cookie was also good but a tad over-salted & under-risen.

There's a curated collection of things for sale - mainly foodie- that probably seem exotic to Americans, but are fairly standard in the @eucouncil & to an Epicurious Brit.

The Face Mag is an eternally cool mag and probably costs a lot now to buy early 80s/90s ones. I have 100+ in storage in UK, because I'm old skool cool.

The assembled customers are fashionable, some creatives, some rich kids with parents credit card no doubt.. Some v dressed up some super casual but fresh smelling..Some are low key singing and harmonising to pass time or be discovered?

Just the right mix to create that magnetic pull that works for a while. They need to really deliver on drinks and snacks to fill the Justin etc void when he's not here!

Also I think cutting edge coffee places need to be nudging customers beyond single use plastic. It's gross!

So what is the secret sauce?! It's celebrity. What a shocker..

I was hoping it was owned by a notorious brothel Madame or Daddy.. but no..

This is @justinbieber & his Mrs' fav caffeine dealership.. I discovered on Google after all the #CommunityGoods evidence didn't add to This Is The Place (finger pointing from Goddess!).

Scotty was very popular there. I met a nice man from Turkey who told me about Golden Retriever dogs being rescued by a Brit (of course) from Turkish streets and taken to UK. We Brits love rescuing dogs. Even more than LA folx. Scotty came from @battersea dogs & cats home, London- to now eat treats & be petted by beautiful kidz at 'hottest coffee shop in LA' allegedly. The boy done good.

I went back this morning and the line SO long I'm skateboarding past after finishing this!

PS I'm the most famous person here rn. Exactly. Follow...

The matcha latte einspanner (which is the matcha with the cream on top, that you'll often find on social media posts) is not on the menu, just an FYI for anyone new who wishes to order that specific drink. That matcha is tasty, it's not ABSOLUTELY AMAZING but it is good! Very nice, rich matcha flavor, I loved the cream on top and hint of salt, definitely make sure to stir it as the sweetness from the cream is very much appreciated and needs to be evenly distributed. Otherwise the last portion of your drink will be pretty sweet and the first portion of your drink will be not sweet enough. I do wish it had less ice. As the price for the size and the fact that the cup is first filled with ice, kind of sucks.

The Vanilla Bean latte, I ordered as well just because it seems so many people mentioned it was the best vanilla latte. That was honestly very basic. In my opinion, it was not sweet enough (there wasn't a condiment bar to allow you to add sweetener... just lids.. The vanilla flavor does not dramatically pop out. It wasn't worth it to me. Sort of wish I tried something else instead of it. Dont come here and stand in that long line just to try the vanilla latte, personally I'd say you'd end up very disappointed. Both drinks do have quite a bit of ice.

There was a line out the door, I'd say I waited 25/30 minutes (came around 3:20 left around 3:50)

Parking is on the street in the neighborhood. Some blocks have permit only parking. May be a challenge to find parking depending on the time you go.

Not 100% certain I'd come back , but I am...

So... You want to dislike this place. The parking is pretty bad even early, let alone during busy hours. The line is long due to the indecesive/entitled/unprepared daudling clientele and the gal pal packs ordering individually... HOWEVER... The coffee is excellent- the vanilla iced latte the machta latte are both great and come out pretty quick once you've ordered.

Next the food, while the menu isn't extensive, I keep reading about the sliders and despite visiting 3-4 times I never got there early enough to order them before they ran out. Prior to this I only got the sandwich which was pretty good in it's own right but I had attempted the sliders a few times with no success. Well, today was the day I got there early enough and let me tell you the sliders are worth the hype. Avocado and bacon are scant but the upgrade cost is fairly reasonable by LA standards.

Unfortunately the discerning hipsters are right. This place is great for what they deliver despite the difficulty parking and ordering. Placing your order ahead with toast is a semi pro tip. I begrudgingly award 5* because the coffee, food and service are excellent even with the line and few failures to find parking forcing me to leave- plan...