Lucia Drive Through Espresso — Restaurant in Oakland

We used to stop here on the way to work and dropping my daughter off at school to pick up hot drinks (latte for my husband, chai for me, and hot chocolate for my daughter) and an occasional bagel and cream cheese for my daughter if we were really rushing. It was always an excuse to get out of the house on time "if we can get ready quickly we can stop by Lucia". Now during shelter in place, we appreciate this place even more, it is a relatively safe excuse to get out of the house and break up our routine. Every time we go, it feels like we are going on an adventure. We usually drive to somewhere beautiful and enjoy a nice view while we are sipping our drinks and eating breakfast in the car. The people working there are so nice and friendly and we are always happy to see...

I live very close to here, and LOVE the matcha latte. I stopped going recently and here’s why: I had some friends visiting and wanted to take them to my favorite coffee spot. As we walked over there were a few cars in the line, no problem, we go to the other side of the window. A very frazzled employee then yells to us that that side isn’t open, can’t we see how many people are in line? I try to clarify with her where she would like us to stand to get our orders in and we are completely ignored. We just left. So, I guess this place is for cars, not people. (For the management this happened around 3:30...

Always on point and friendly. Not as quick in the morning as one would assume with a drive-thru. Everyone and their mother goes there before work, and cars are queued up. This has nothing to do with them. As a drive through, you can order ahead, but can't run in and pick up like Peet's, so you are in the queue with those who are ordering and having their drinks made right then. But, other times of day, it's quick and convenient, and I can't overemphasize how friendly they are, regardless of how busy ..which goes a long way, particularly in the morning if you give that a go and you have a...