Joe Coffee Company: 13th Street — Restaurant in New York

The coffee here is not bad but the stuff is not nice enough. One of them totally ignored me. Other one was giving attitude for no reason. I don’t understand the annoyance. Maybe discrimination? Because both of them were pretty kind to the other people. I was a barista too so believe me I know the hustle but it’s not that hard to say hi or welcome in to the customer even if they are not your type of people. I like how LGBTQ flag is a part of their decoration but others are not welcome maybe? Idk. Most of the items on their menu is absent. This tiny thing was the only savory option so I got it. Not fresh at all, very small and “For $5” Also they are not able to warm things up because they don’t have a microwave??? What kind of coffee shop is this? Their restroom is like a public restroom. People came in only to use their bathroom without ordering anything so it was crowded only because of the people who wanted to use the bathroom and the workers didn’t care. I wasted my $12. I regret even giving a tip. Not coming again...

I'm used to really good espresso coffee and knew that coming to NYC I would need to lower my expectations. Joe's was recommended to me as one of the better places for coffee so I was keen to try it. What a disappointment! The place looks great, stylish decor, nice cosy ambience. The hipster barristas and expensive looking espresso machine all suggested they might actually make a good brew. However the coffee was terrible, it was badly burnt and an acidic bitter flavor overpowered the flavors from the bean. Why would a cafe go to so much effort to look good and yet not train it's barristas to get get even the basics of coffee...

Expensive coffee! I got a 20 ounce decaf iced skim latté for $5.00. And they'll be raising their prices in the middle of August!! Ridiculous. Coffee is getting expensive everywhere, including at Starbucks.

Service is pretty good. The guy asked me about my shirt and we chatted about it.

They don't have a whole lot of seating inside but it's enough for eight or ten. So it's not standing-room only but it's not spacious like a Starbucks where you'd go to work. I went to drink outside in the parklet in front of the New School, which was much quieter and less claustrophobic, and had...