Park Avenue Coffee - Cortex — Restaurant in St. Louis

Could be stellar. Has some drawbacks, though.

Often out of one product or another. I've been there when they were "out of espresso." (Yes, a coffeeshop.) Again when they were out of one of their few lunch offerings. And the service is similarly hit or miss. I'm often coming from physical therapy, as are many of the other customers--they're in the same building. Their chairs are hard wooden scoops that immediately put my sciatic leg to sleep--but I can't get anywhere else without calling a Lyft. A big pitcher of ice water on the counter would be wonderful.

Still, the coffee is good. The sugar-free syrups are appreciated. It's nice that they have bakery items, breakfast all day, and some lunch options. I wouldn't return if not for...

Coffee is ok. Espresso isn't great. Staff is hit or miss (and can be hard to find at times). They are super expensive for what they have due to their location. And they up charge for almost everything you change. If you work in the Cortex and are in need of fast coffee and food then do it, but don't go out of your way for them. Oh, and pretty much no vegetarian options for lunch other than a salad. They had a nice veggie sandwich but re-did their menu and now it's...

The coffee is good but the espresso drinks/technique is a bit lacking. I hate to even say it, because the service is really friendly and good. Better than the coffee is the gooey butter cake, which is devine and I hear it’s the best in St. Louis. I am an out of towner which is the reason for the coffee snobbery. This seems like a good place to come and get a lot of work done, and it’s really easy to...