Home Coffee Roasters — Restaurant in San Francisco

"Thanks a latte for wearing a mask". Lol, I'm still laughing about this line written on their cashier glass.

YEW: I had been looking forward to going to this event. I missed my Sunday RSVP because I ended up going out of town, but fortunately was still able to claim a latte some days later, so already +1 for friendly and understanding service.

Location: This was my first visit to Home Coffee Roasters. Due to my habitual isolation at home lately, I wasn't even aware it opened! I'm glad to have become aware of it though ofc. It's conveniently located downtown and walking distance from my current working situation (and also close to lots of transit options). Their indoor seating areas are still closed but looks cute; plus there are a couple of outdoor tables to chill at.

Service: As mentioned, service was great. I don't recall his name but the server was friendly and patient right from the start, even though he would have so many reasons to be stressed out since there were only two people working when I arrived and there was already a line formed all the way out the door. When I mentioned the birthday cake latte, he also took the time to explain it, setting the expectation that's it birthday cake inspired but is actually more vanilla-flavoured.

Food & Drink: The birthday cake latte is so beautiful

home coffee is a cute korean-inspired cafe located in chinatown with a menu that includes both traditional and unique drinks (coffees, matcha, teas, etc.) prices are on the higher end, presumably due to the specialty drinks and latte art. the space itself is spacious and minimalistic with a decent amount of seating.

order at the counter, pick up your drink, and bus your table at the end.

// iced holy cow latte ($6.50) // i decided to get the holy cow which is a condensed milk latte. the drink was sweet from the condensed milk but not overly so. i could taste the espresso/coffee pretty well which was nice. overall, i thought the drink was pretty good. i would try a more unique drink next time since the holy cow was nothing too out of the ordinary.

// birthday cake latte ($6.75) // this is a rainbow vanilla latte and can only be made warm. the latte art is very pretty with the rainbow colors and birthday cake sprinkles. it tastes like a latte with a subtle vanilla flavor. definitely sweet but not too much.

overall, this cafe is really cute. i think it could be worth it if you order specialty drinks that you can not find at...

Let me start off by saying if you like sweet coffee, this is the place to go! I only have tried the birthday cake latte so far and it's 🥵👁️🫦👁️☀️💥🔥.

There are a lot of good treats that you would expect from a coffee shop and they do it right, both by the metrics of looks and taste. Avocado toast is where it's at for a quick healthy pick-me-up!

Atmosphere wise, it's a nicely designed coffee shop. Great aesthetic inside, but really didn't look like a coffee shop from the outside, was a little hard to see compared to the other shops in the china town district.

The staff there is nice and my gosh the barista who made my drink, the dude is an absolute artist. Given that it wasn't that busy, he really took his time making a masterpiece of my drink. The focus and attention to detail when creating the latte art was a sight and I was impressed by how detailed he was. Something as simple as making coffee was turned into an art form for me yesterday.

I'm excited to come back and try all the wonderful creations and flavors they have here. If you're an adventurous coffee connesiaur, Home Coffee Roasters is the...