Tillie's Bean

The quest for the perfect coffee shop continues! (And yes, I went here a while ago, but I'm keeping track anyhow. Ask me how my CSA posts are going sometime.)




Note the very strange mural in the background, which portrays (maybe?) the Lewis & Clark expedition with animals. Rabbits and groundhogs and such.

Despite its good location (not too far from Dreamhaven!), this coffee shop had two fatal flaws.

1. Not enough seating. The only seating for a group of people (ideally, I'd like to be able to seat 5 together at a minimum) was smack-dab in the middle of the room with not-so-comfortable chairs, and no easily available power outlets.

2. It closes at 4 PM. Even on a Saturday. What city coffee shop interested in making a profit does this? I do not like being kicked out of a coffee shop a couple of hours before I'd like to go. 11 PM is an acceptable coffee shop close time; 4 PM is not.

Verdict: Not someplace I'd choose to go. Its desired customer base appears to consist of middle aged women who go for a walk, have one cup of coffee, and then go home.

Details of the Day: Overheard

• 15:28 Fellow coffee-shopper talking about seismic or volcanic events, cuneiform, and cracking some code.
• 15:31 Other coffee-shopper, to girl he seems to be on coffee date with: "I don't swim. I'm sure if I fell out of a boat, I'd learn."
• 15:40 Girl on date just said she feels like she has "so much to live for." Back away slowly.
• 15:51 Guy on date just raised his arms in the air as if to say, "Goal!" I think this means he thinks he's scoring.
• 15:53 He said he wanted to see her sarcasm. She says, "I generally don't release it the first time I meet someone."
• 15:59 Dear dude on date: "I don't think I'll get married until I'm 35," is the *wrong* answer.
• 16:00 She talked him into admitting that 30 was "a good age" to get married. This is hilarious.
• 16:06 Guy to date: "I'm usually the one who has random animal facts."
• 19:02 Typo of the day: "coffee ship."

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Now I really want to find more places with great acoustics where people go for first dates.