City Grind Espresso at The Henry — Restaurant in Seattle

A great café on the UW-Seattle Campus. One of only 2 as of 2023, that still take cash* (more on that in a moment). Food and Drink is great, Atmosphere is calming, but paraphrasing the manager "...As a small business, it's hard for us to (unload) dollar coins..." As someone who works in a small business (lives in one, as it's a family business), there are workarounds (i.e.: exchanging at the bank; give some as change, et cetera). These are tough times, but to preference forms of domestic currency- while no statute against it, can alienate potential customers, and that's bad for business overall. You could alienate someone, and it results in negative outcomes.

Overall, a good place to eat, study, and clear your head. Food is good, drinks are good, place is clean and well-kept, the atmosphere is good, and the actual service is great too. It's just the business sense- that brings...

City Grind Expressos is located one floor down from the admission desk on the main floor of the Henry Art Gallery. You do not need to pay, or have a Husky Card, to gain admission to the museum to come to the cafe. Just tell the person at the desk you are visiting the cafe.

Walking downstairs, there is a freestanding sign that points out the cafe. Inside the style is "arty" as you might expect a Cafe here to be. I especially like the the polished aluminum-like cafe chairs and tables.

I like there are signs on the tables to share your table with others if the cafe is busy. I like that.

There is a self-serve area with all the fixings for your coffee or other bevs, and self serve water. You can request ceramic cups instead of being served in paper cups.

All in all, and nice "small" cafe hidden away from most of the hustle bustle of this big...

The food here used to be way better. This time my sandwich was tough pieces of toast, burnt bacon, floppy lettuce, super thin pickles, and a few bits of soggy fried chicken. When I asked if one item could be removed, I got treated to a patronizing "small business" spiel about why they couldn't. I'd buy that more if it was clear that the sandwich had been unwrapped and tossed in a microwave or panini press to warm up, but it had clearly been made from pieces or at least disassembled before reassembly. I know being a small business is hard, but you don't have to be a prat to your customers with that as your crutch. They also apparently can't do more than one thing at once, because everyone's food and coffee rolled out...