Coffee tastes great. Cut mom and pop type of shop set-up.
But…they got my order wrong. When I asked, they said, “No, you asked for Iced Latte.”
But I hate Iced Lattes…. Like I enjoy hot coffee. Especially in January on a chill morning.
UPDATE: January 22nd, 2023 I came back and gave them another try. They got my order correct! It was okay coffee but there are not many options for good coffee on the Redondo Pier in the morning time. So I am bumping them up.
Shrug.
I work nearby. I will give them another shot another time. But getting my order wrong stinks. Speaking up about it and saying, “This isn’t what I ordered. I ordered a hot latte”, I think that is fine. But when the woman says, “no, you ordered iced latte.”
Groan.
Why argue?
Best to just take the bad order and leave a review, and maybe return another time. If I get two bad experiences back-to-back, then I will just write it off as a bad...
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