Enigma Coffee — 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 Enigma Coffee on our interview date.

If you’re an escape room aficionado, you’ve probably heard of Enigma Escape Rooms. The idea of being trapped in a room with your best friends, your significant other, or a group of strangers has become a worldwide phenomenon, and gives us all a chance to live out some spy goals. As one of the first escape room companies to hit the L.A. circuit, they’ve got rooms ranging from mystical to scientifical to crime drama-esque that are sure to appeal to any hardcore escape artist. As a business, they’ve grown so much that they felt the need to reward their visitors with a much deserved caffeine fix in the form of a perfectly placed storefront.

Now, the Enigma Coffee shop itself is far from being ‘escape-room themed.’ In fact, its modern minimalist interior and black bricked exterior lined with black umbrella-ed tables gives the shop an edgy-chic atmosphere with an air of mystery. When you step through its doors, you will no doubt be greeted with kindness and patience from Katie and her crew, especially when you have someone like me who walks in not quite knowing if they’re in the mood for a latte or a drip coffee. Ironically, I opted for the Enigma Blend loose leaf tea and I absolutely did not regret that decision. I do smell a trip to one of their escape rooms in the near future, so a good brew will absolutely be needed before I racking my brain to...

I feel like calling this coffee is being generous. It just kind of tasted like milk with flavoring in it. The syrup was poolled at the bottom of my drink and it was made fresh. No amount of mixing or shaking seem to properly integrate the syrup into the drink, so I had to be careful not to stick my straw too far down. They have no sugar free syrups, so there's no option for any kind of lower sugar or no sugar flavored latte. I might as well have grabbed a Starbucks drink from the gas station, it would have tasted better. Those have more coffee flavor than the iced lattes from this place.

My only guess is that the name enigma coffee is because it's an enigma whether there is actually coffee in the drink.

Edit: The response from the owner below is hilarious. "Check out our culty youtube channel so you can be happier." If you checked my profile on here, you'd see that the overwhelming majority of reviews I leave are positive. I always try to be more positive than I am negative. This was one of the worst things we had during our week long stay in LA. The people there were nice, it was clean, but the coffee tasted like sweetened milk. Had this been a boba tea place, maybe I'd let it slide, but this is a "Coffee Shop,"...

Don't you just love when you stumble upon a great coffee shop without expecting to?! That's exactly what happened to me this morning while I was walking my dog! I knew I wanted to get coffee and it seemed like Starbucks was the closest thing to me; until I randomly walked up on enigma coffee. The exterior immediately caught my eye; I thought it was so cute! When I walked in I was greeted by a very friendly employee. She let me know that they make and roast all their coffee in house and then she pointed me in the direction of an Ethiopian blend of single origin. I decided to give that a try. My coffee was ready in about five minutes and it was delicious! I drink my coffee black, and I could taste the different flavors and profile notes in the coffee. I will definitely be making this shop a part of my...