The Cracked Kettle (Located Inside Earthbound Metaphysical Shoppe) — Restaurant in Town of Clay

If you're looking for an incense shop or place to buy other herbs, stones, or other things of that nature this place is probably fine. However, do not go to this shop for its cafe/tea.

A few friends and I went with the intent of trying some tea from the Cafe and buying a few more to take with us. The owner refused to tell us anything about any of the teas because he was afraid we would steal his recipes (???). Once we blindly settled on a few different ones to try, he made them completely incorrectly - the teas were all different types, yet he brewed them for the same time and same temp and they were extremely bitter. Once we took the lids off we discovered it was because he had used about 3x the amount one should use, had left it wrapped in a quasi-tea bag in the drink, and it completely destroyed any taste the tea should've had.

To top that all off, he had a new person learning the register, which is fine, but she overcharged us and also couldn't tell us what kind of tea we were trying to buy. It was a really weird experience, the owner clearly didn't want the business for the tea he was selling, and we will not...

Been to the crck kettle a few times but every time I came. It's something new like their pastry are really good along with the bagels never seen such big soft bagels before. But they have hand made teas which are so good. I'm not a big fan of black teas but when I found they did herbals I had to try them and I would have to say the triple goddess is my fav so far but their coffees are on a hole different level with the different flavors I couldn't help but try them all and I have to say I love the Satan's mistress the most. Will be coming again even if...

I just learned something I never heard before in my life.

You want a GREAT espresso drink? The gentleman at the Cracked Kettle explained that if you let espresso sit for 15 seconds after brewing without adding sugar or milk or drinking it, it turns bitter.

Read that again.

When he was trained by a major coffee company many years ago (before they installed the $20,000 espresso machines), that was one of the first principles he was...