Rad Coffee - Riverside — Restaurant in Riverside

If you know me and read my reviews I love local. I would rather give my money to somewhere and someone living in the community and not a huge corporation just trying to get richer. Local cares about community and I just find the vibe at most to be much cooler. That being said I have found myself in Riverside this week and spent countless hours walking the city yesterday alone. I’m a SoCal native but moved to the Phoenix area a lifetime ago. I still have family nearby so it also means I could visit a bit. I knew Rad Coffee was close to my hotel and it’s honestly one of the first places I knew I’d an entire to. Reading other reviews and such I knew I’d love it. I decided to walk over in the morning and grab something to drink. Some people need food I search for cold brew. I was pleased to see it situated in a shared parking lot with a few other businesses with a private lot. While I did have my car at the hotel and could’ve drove it’s honestly easier to walk downtown anywhere if possible to not only see more of the city, but to not worry about one way streets, paid parking etc. that’s my opinion anyway. The location is pretty unassuming from outside besides their sign telling you they’re there. Even if I’d not known they were here if id of driven by the name alone would’ve had me turning it. Who doesn’t want Rad Coffee. When I walked through the door I knew it was definitely where I wanted to be. I was greeted instantly and once I told them I needed a few minutes they gave me a sec to go over the menu. I diverted from the menu because I saw merch and had to check it out. I collect pins for the roof of my car and when I find one that I know will give me a great memory I pick one up. I found many, but settled on one. They also had tons of tees, mugs, hydro, stickers and more. They have beans for purchase as well. I’d of loved to but more, but since I was walking I didn’t have enough hands to carry too much. Good news for me and you is you can order all these things online! They have a website. There are multiple Locations in SoCal. So if this one isn’t near you there might be another. After I picked my pin and some stickers I talked with the barista a few more minutes and decided on a cold brew with a bit of hwc and sf vanilla. I’d of orders another drink of some sort to try as well ( Yeah both for me), but unfortunately there is no seating inside the shop or out. I’d of loved to chill for a bit, but it also gave me more time to wander the area and enjoy my drink. My drink was made so fast. I was thanked for coming in and that first sip was heaven. It was a smooth brew with no aftertaste, no acidic after effect and the perfect amount of cream and vanilla. It is such a basic drink, but man if I could tell you how many times I’ve been somewhere that screw it up and ruin it. I noticed they offer a small amount of treats like pop tarts and stuff packaged to go, but didn’t try any of that. The walls were decorated in what I describe as old school 90s music flyers. Thrones is get as a teen and head out to watch a garage band. Damn I miss those days..this one time Face to Face….ill save that sort for a later day. Being a 90s teen was awesome. Anyhow, if you find yourself near a Rad Coffee it’s...

I just asked for a 24oz frankenstein and the cashier tried to sneaky upsell me on oatmilk by saying "you're okay with oatmilk, right?" like it's made that way by default and not an extra dollar to substitute. I said yeah it was fine and then made her take it off the order when I saw what she did on the order screen. she got kinda pissy after that and I didnt tip her, because why would I after that. she got my name wrong on the order too, then just let me and my husband wait with our baby while they called several orders after us (I went up and looked at the pick up counter when they called out a 16oz Frankenstein for Destiny in case I misheard or missed the order. it was a 24oz but said Destiny on the cup, and there were lots of orders before and after us, so I figured it was someone else's). went back after 5 mins and asked about it and she offered a smug sorry. she was so rude and sketchy. whatever, the upland one will always be better and has better staff, not to mention places to sit. go to Molino's down the...

I work in Big Bear Lake and I've had a few customers come in with merchandise from this coffee shop and it's been on my bucket list to check out for over a year now.

Today 10/16/24 I finally was able to visit this coffee shop with my wife and we both got their popular Pumpkin Latte that has White Chocolate in it and obviously pumpkin. The flavor was excellent and the coffee drink itself had an excellent smooth taste. My wife and I both loved the coffee ☕ from this place and really glad we came here. It's a bit hidden and seems like a hole in the wall type of place but hey sometimes those are the best places! If you haven't been to this coffee shop you NEED to come to this place.

(Shout-out to the staff around 7:30am on 10/16/24 for being professional...