I've been going here for years. Super coffee in self serve urns so you don't have to wait for staff to prepare a simple coffee. Staff treats everyone like family, which is welcoming most of the time, but could warrant a 4.5 rating with a ding for how casual they can be about taking and delivering your order. Patience required.
Salads are interesting, tasty, and generous, as are the egg dishes. They've just remodeled to get rid of the awkward high table/low bench situation and put in two laptop counters with stools. A bunch of low tables remain with IKEA chairs that they tell me came out of storage. Hopefully this new seating will alleviate some weekend crowding at...
Read moreI couldn't love this place any more. It's a Brooklyn Institution, around since 1948, and I hope it never falls prey to gentrification. I wish more people would just walk the 0.4 of a mile from the Starbucks at Bergen and come to this gem instead. The coffee here is light years better, and it's a local business, not a bland corporate chain. Support a Brooklyn original. Support Mom & Pop. Buy beans here. Enjoy a cuppa. Eat some breakfast. I can't recommend this...
Read moreIt was a very nice experience stopping In. Got two double espressos. The espresso was very nice, bold and strong. LOVE the atmosphere here. The service was nice as well! Only giving 4 Stars because I didn't see any vegan fare here, to be completely fair though I didn't specifically ask for anything. Not good for large groups but I noticed a few stools and tables that could probably accommodate a 2 or 3...
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