Sunday, December 17, 2006

Milano Espresso Gelato

406 W Main St
Charlottesville, VA 22903
(434) 220 4302

This drink seemed watery to me. LaVazza coffee from a super auto; average foam, weak chocolate, ok espresso, served ATGC, did ask on w/c. 3.5 beans
CC204

La Taza Coffee House

407 Monticello Rd
Charlottesville, VA 22902
(434) 296-8292
www.latazacoffeehouse.com

Nice drink; served ATGC, asked on w/c; pretty mellow drink all around; decent espresso taste, average foam, perhaps a little too much chocolate. 4.2 beans
CC203

Java Java

2214 Ivy Rd
Charlottesville, VA 22903
(434) 220-0534

Well… was served IHC, but had auto w/c – thus, no foam and a diluted taste. Chocolate was a little too sweet and had a weird aftertaste, so so espresso. 3.4 beans
CC202

Mudhouse Downtown

213 W Main St
Charlottesville, VA 22902
(434) 984-6833
www.mudhouse.com

A very nice drink; nice espresso taste; serves ATGC. Very nice/tight (no latte art though) ok chocolate; a fairly balanced drink; would def. drink again. 4.3 beans
CC201

Coffee Beanery Cafe



1301 Jamestown Rd
Williamsburg, VA 23185
(757) 258-2600
www.coffeebeanery.com

Average at best; pretty much no foam, weak espresso taste; powdery chocolate, served IHC, asked on w/c. 2.6 beans
CC199

Steeps Tea Tavern & Elixir Bar

110 S Henry St
Williamsburg, VA 23185
(757) 220-8190

No, no, no; auto w/c, served ATGC; ok chocolate, very weak espresso; foam was killed by the w/c. Would not drink again. 2.4 beans
CC200

Mill Mountain Coffee & Tea

112 Campbell Ave Se
Roanoke, VA 24011
(540) 342-9404
www.millmountaincoffee.com

Well, served ATGC, auto w/c. i.e. no foam/ slightly bitter espresso/weak and mediocre chocolate taste dominated the whole drink, almost to the point where it is bitter. This was definitely average. 3.0 beans
CC197

Mojo Cafe

2825 Brambleton Ave SW
Roanoke, VA 24015
(540) 769-6050

I’m glad I visited this place. Very nice foam, even though no latte art; chocolate was ok; pretty well balanced; just needed a little better espresso taste and an IHC; they did ask on w/c. 4.3 beans
CC198

Fotenotes Café

Columbia County Libraries
326 N Belair Rd
Evans, GA 30809
(706) 863-1946

Well, served ATGC, asked on w/c; no foam, weak (perhaps old) espresso taste, not a fan of the chocolate; just overall a weak tasting drink. Get a book, but drink coffee at your own risk. 2.8 beans
CC195

Cumberland Coffee & Tea Co

714 Cumberland St
Lebanon, PA 17042
(717) 274-7421
www.cumberlandcoffeeandtea.com

Hmmm, espresso wasn’t great, but it was ok, yucky chocolate and really loose foam make for a weak overall drink; asked on w/c. 3.5 beans
CC175

Higher Grounds Coffee Bar



925 Cumberland St
Lebanon, PA 17042
(717) 272-9815

Too watery! Not much taste to this drink; really loose foam, bitter espresso and blah chocolate. Served ATGC; would not drink this again. 2.6 beans
CC178

Special Perks

2204 Lebanon Valley Mall
Lebanon, PA 17042
(717) 273-8558

Too much foam!!! Bitter espresso, too much foam and dry-tasting chocolate; served ATGC, and no w/c. Overall unbalanced, low quality drink. 2.2 beans
CC180

Floral Gallery



815 State St.
Erie, PA 16501
(814)456-6555

Was this a real mocha latte? It tasted like Nescafe to me; very weak espresso; I think there was white chocolate in there; was served IHC, and ask on w/c; but it was a Nescafe taste. 3.0 beans
CC179

Brick House Coffee



3741 W 26th St
Erie, PA 16506
(814) 836-1821
www.brickhousecoffee.net

This is one of the better mocha lattes I’ve had in a while; nice foam, kind of latte art, served IHC, decent chocolate and milk taste, well balanced overall. Only thing that could have been better would have a tastier shot of espresso. 4.4 beans
CC181

Sheetz Gas Station Exit 166 on route 79S




Pretty amazing that a gas station chain can make a decent mocha latte! But, they did have a nuova simonell machine and used pods; actually wasn’t too bad, had average foam, decent chocolate taste (Ghiradelli’s) ; average espresso, asked on w/c; of course had to be an ATGC. 3.6 beans
CC182

Wheeling Coffee & Spice Co




13 14th St
Wheeling, WV 26003
(304) 232-0141
www.wheelingcoffeeco.com

Where’s the espresso?! Served ATGC; no foam, average chocolate, asked on w/c. Not much to this drink, closer to hot chocolate than espresso. 2.8 beans
CC183

Centre Cup Coffee

2201 Market St
Wheeling, WV 26003
(304) 233-0085

Too much chocolate!!! Average foam, hard to taste the drink because it was dominated by chocolate, so much chocolate that it was hard to finish it. Served ATGC, asked on w/c. 2.9 beans
CC184

Beans 2 Brew Café

1200 Market St
Wheeling, WV
(304) 232-4003

Not great, but not bad either; average foam, average chocolate, served ATGC, asked on w/c; couldn’t really taste much espresso in this – take it or leave it. 3.2 beans
CC185

Second Cup Cafe



747 Market St
Wheeling, WV 26003
(304) 232-6608

The best in Wheeling; served IHC, moderate foam, I wasn’t a fan of the chcocolate in the drink, but it was backed up by a nice espresso taste; asked on w/c. Overall, a very decent drink, would drink again. 4.1 beans
CC186

Island Hurricane



1 Virginia St
Wheeling, WV 26003
(304) 233-5155

This drink scared me… served ATGC; pretty much no foam, a fake (i.e. powdered) coca taste; and weak espresso, would not try again. 2.4 beans
CC187

Wheeling Coffee Shoppe



101 Washington Ave
Wheeling, WV 26003
(304) 242-2223

Nicht Gut! Do not pay money for this mocha latte. No foam, powdery chocolate, bitter espresso, served ATGC, asked on w/c. Would not drink again. 1.8 beans
CC188

Soul Full Cup Coffeehouse



81 W Market St
Corning, NY 14830
(607) 936-9030
www.soulfullcup.com

Served IHC, not a bad…or great drink, it was there. Decent espresso, asked on w/c, pretty nice foam, no latte art though. They messed w/ the chocolate- was Ghiradelli’s BUT added white chocolate. 3.7 beans
CC189

La Tazza

39 S Washington St
Binghamton, NY 13903
(607) 723-6990

Well, it looked really nice, a lot of care taken in the look, served IHC, although auto w/c with chocolate; a little too sweet for my taste; otherwise ok. 3.7 beans
CC191

Java Joe's

81 State St
Binghamton, NY 13901
(607) 774-0966

Hmmm, too sweet, no foam! Served IHN, asked on w/c but I’m not a fan of the chocolate in this drink; just sloppy milk and chocolate prep. 2.8 beans
CC192

Crave Coffee and Tea




Featured in podcast #14

A nice drink overall. Decent foam, smooth, quality espresso taste (it was pulled from a LaMarzocco G5 after all) but they used 1880 chocolate (not a fan); served TGC (soon to be IHC) and asked on the w/c. Would definitely drink again. 4.3 beans
CC193

Louies Hanover Square



102 S Main St
Horseheads, NY 14845
(607) 739-4555

Hmmm, didn’t have any 16oz. THC, sooooo, served TGC, not much foam, asked on w/c, weak espresso, too weak, monin chocolate syrup. 3.5 beans
CC190

Lecreme Coffee & Tea



70 Old Ithaca Rd
Horseheads, NY 14845
(607) 739-3060

I wasn’t a fan of this drink. They used a powdered dark AND white chocolate (icky) ok foam, served ATGC, asked on w/c, average espresso, but overpowered by chocolate. 2.3 beans
CC194

The Mad Hatter

242 West Penn Avenue
Cleona, PA 17042
(717) 272-5580

Well, they’re still pretty consistent. Served ATGC, asked on w/c. Ok foam, decent espresso, ok chocolate. 3.8 beans
CC196

The Mad Hatter



242 West Penn Avenue
Cleona, PA 17042
(717) 272-5580

A very decent drink, best I’ve tried in central Pennsylvania thus far. Ok foam, decent espresso, chocolate…anh, average. Asked on w/c, would drink again. 4.0 beans
CC176

City Espresso



124 S 5th St
Reading, PA 19602
(610) 236-0687
www.city-espresso.com

well, was served in warmed IHC, but added auti w/c (a no no) so no foam since it was covered w/ w/c. Slightly less than average espresso, and ok chocolate. 4.0 beans
CC177

DBL Shotz Coffee Roasting















1315 Spring St
Jeffersonville, IN 47130
(812) 282-7000
www.dblshotzcoffee.com

A decent drink; Foam was a little on the loose side, served ATGC, asked on w/c. I wasn’t a fan of the chocolate in this drink and the espresso could have been a little more present. Overall not terrible. 3.6 beans
CC160

Buffalo Madison















701 Eastern Blvd
Clarksville, IN 47129
(812) 218 8559

Loose foam; served ATGC; asked on w/c; chocolate overpowered the espresso taste; so overall a little unbalanced; needed more milk. Tasty. 3.5 beans
CC206

Coffee Crossing

4212 Charlestown Rd
New Albany, IN 47150
(812) 981-2633
www.coffeecrossing.com

More milky and sweet than anything else. It’s too sweet. Decent foam, sweet chocolate, hardly any espresso taste; almost hot chocolate, served ATGC; asked on w/c. If you like hot chocolate, try this, but it’s not mocha latte material. 2.8 beans
CC156

Buzz Worx



718 Main St W
Louisville, KY 40202
(502) 583 4004

Where’s the foam? There was pretty much no foam, served ATGC; asked on w/c. An ok drink; was a little chocolate heavy but not bad overall. 3.6 beans
CC207

Coffee Treat















429 W Muhammad Ali Blvd # 100
Louisville, KY 40202

Foam had potential to be tight, just didn’t knock the bubbles out. Mediocre chocolate taste dominated the entire drink; served ATGC; asked on w/c; overall, just average. 3.1 beans
CC205

Day's Espresso & Coffee Bar















1420 Bardstown Rd
Louisville, KY 40204
(502) 456-1170

I think I like this drink. Served ATGC, asked on w/c. Tight foam; decent espresso taste, maybe a tad too much on the chocolate. Overall, would drink again. 4.0 beans
CC151

Borders Books & Music

400 S 4th St
Louisville, KY 40202
(502) 562-2100


Seattle’s Best is Louisville’s worst. Too much milk, could hardly taste the terrible espresso and crappy chocolate rounded out this drink. Served ATGC and asked on w/c. 2.6 beans
CC152

Highland Coffee Company

1140 Bardstown Rd
Louisville, KY 40204
(502) 451-4545
www.highlandcoffee.com

Hmmm, milk frothed w/ chocolate in it (no no). Nice LaMarzocco machine, but it was hard to taste the espresso, everything was dominated by the chocolate. Served ATGC, asked about w/c. 3.7 beans
CC153

Heine Brothers Coffee















2200 Bardstown Rd
Louisville, KY 40205
(502) 515 0380

A weak drink all around. Had a nice LaMarzocco machine too. But, drink had virtually no foam. Espresso was good, but it was too weak. Just kind of milk with a little chocolate taste and a little espresso. Served ATGC, asked on w/c. 3.4 beans
CC154

Old Louisville Coffee House















1489 4th St S
Louisville, KY 40208
(502) 635 6660

A decent drink, a little heavy on the chocolate, but very drinkable; wasn’t much foam on top, but the foam that was there was good. Decent espresso taste. Not a bad drink but was served ATGC and ask on w/c. 3.9 beans
CC155

Carpe Diem Coffee

215 Market Ave N
Canton, OH 44702
(330) 455-2326

Typical sweet chocolate drink. A little chocolate heavy; auto w/c  Not much espresso taste. Could have used a little more milk; served ATGC. 3.3 beans
CC157

Muggswigz















137 Walnut Ave NE
Canton, OH 44702
(330) 452-6336
www.muggswigz.com

I had high expectations for this place, BUT- served auto w/c; did ask on TGC, but chocolate was too heavy, and it actually had a faint taste of cinnamon (I’ve only been to 1 other place in the country that does this) Nice espresso taste…just unbalanced. 3.8 beans
CC158

Nautica Coffee















8261 Mayberry Square S
Sylvania, OH 43560
(419) 882 2575

Nothing exciting here. Not much foam, and foam present was very loose. Kind of water with too much chocolate, and sub par chocolate at that. Not really much espresso taste. Served ATGC, asked on w/c. 2.9 beans
CC159

Downtown Latte



























44 S. St. Clair Street
Toledo, OH 43602
(419) 243-6032
www.downtownlatte.com

Nice presentation, served IHC, asked on w/c. Very decent foam, used 1883 chocolate (not a fan of this syrup) milk and bean taste were ok; well. Maybe a little bit better bean taste. 3.9 beans
CC161

Navy Bean Co.















Navy Bean Co. Well, Starbucks franhises seem to be 2nd rate Starbucks. This drink was all milk, hardly any espresso taste; very faint, hint of chocolate, served ATGC, did ask on w/c. nicht gut! Yuck. 2.1 beans
CC162

Red White & Brew















368 Rice St
Elmore, OH 43416
(419) 862-2220

First impression- heavy chocolate, weird milk- foam? Couldn’t really taste the espresso in this drink, so all in all, it was a little off kilter, did ask on w/c. 3.1 beans
CC163

LaVazza/McDonalds rest stop stand















Barista didn’t want to be there. No foam, could hardly taste the chocolate and the espresso was too strong (the actual espresso was slightly above average, I mean it is LaVazza after all) served ATGC, asked on w/c. 3.3 beans
CC164

Cuppa Jo















2241 Saranac Ave
Lake Placid, NY 12946
(518) 523-3479

What an expensive drink! ‘Twas over $5 w/ tax and wasn’t worth the price. Very little and loose foam. Very weak chocoloate and milk taste; mainly milk, served ATGC. Asked on w/c. Very average, very over-priced. 2.9 beans
CC165

Coff E Bean Internet Cafe















2527 Main St
Lake Placid, NY 12946
(518) 523-3228

Nothing too impressive here, chocolate was ok, bean taste was average,; very little and loose foam; served ATGC, asked on w/c. 3.3 beans
CC166

A New Leaf Coffeehouse



523-1847
Lake Placid
Overly milky and chocolaty; if it had been more balanced i.e. less chocolate/milk and more (+better) espresso, this could have been a good drink. Served ATGC, asked on w/c. 3.6 beans
CC167

Java Net Cafe

37 Exchange St
Portland, ME 04101
(207) 773-2469

An ok drink, nothing too exciting in the foam or chocolate. Foam was ok, a little on the loose side, chocolate was average but a little on the heavy side, served ATGC, asked on w/c. 3.7 beans
CC168

Zarra's Monumental Coffee House















24 Monument sq
Portland, ME 04101
(207) 761-2424

Interesting drink; espresso was a little weak, average foam, and blah chocolate. Not too bad, but not great either; asked on w/c. 3.6 beans
CC169

Coffee by Design

620 Congress St
Portland, ME 04101
(207) 772-5533

Best that I have tried in Portland; slightly better than average foam; nice chocolate taste and nice espresso; asked on milk and w/c. 4.1 beans
CC170

Maine Bean Bakehouse & Deli















4 Turning Leaf Dr
Windham, ME 04062
(207) 893-1900
www.mainebean.com

Weak drink all around; blah chocolate, weak espresso, loose foam,; would not drink again, served ATGC; no w/c. 3.0 beans
CC171

Coffee Pavilion

133 E Water Street
Syracuse, NY 13202-1119
(315) 422-4040

I was disappointed w/ this drink; served ATGC; decent foam, ok chocolate taste. Espresso was a little on the battery acid side, but, they did ask on whipped cream. 3.6 beans
CC172

Freedom of Espresso















144 Walton St
Syracuse, NY 13202
(315) 424-8840

I’m not a big fan of this drink; nice chocolate, but loose foam and blah espresso. 3.4 beans
CC173

Juice & Java Cafe















5258 Simpson Ferry Rd
Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
(717) 691-9000

Icky, icky; practically non-existent foam, weak espresso taste, asked on milk, average chocolate taste. Served ATGC; just not a fan of this drink. 3.1 beans
CC174

Louies Hanover Square















102 S Main St
Horseheads, NY 14845
(607) 739-4555

Hmmm, didn’t have any 16oz. THC, sooooo, served TGC, not much foam, asked on w/c, weak espresso, too weak, monin chocolate syrup. 3.5 beans
CC190

Lecreme Coffee & Tea















70 Old Ithaca Rd
Horseheads, NY 14845
(607) 739-3060

I wasn’t a fan of this drink. They used a powdered dark AND white chocolate (icky) ok foam, served ATGC, asked on w/c, average espresso, but overpowered by chocolate. 2.3 beans
CC194

Thursday, August 31, 2006

The new Podcast is out!

Yes, finally this blog has a vocal companion. All you have to do is click the link to the right this this post to check it out. Now that I've got the podcast up I'll try to bring all of the reviews up to date on this site; trust me, I have over 130 written reviews to post on here. So, they will be on here sometime between work, mocha latte tasting, and podcasting. I'll be putting up the newest stuff first and work back in time from there. Thanks for checking it out, and if there are any tasty places to check out, leave a comment and let me know! ciao

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Cajun Coffee House















318 746 8887
345 Boardwalk Blvd
Bossier City, LA 71111

Again, too sweet; did not ask about w/c; served ATGC; not as sweet as Figlio’s; weak espresso; average foam. Would not drink again. 2.9 beans
CC103

Moxie Java















318 752 0560
2001 Airline Dr
Bossier City, LA 71111

A little too sweet, weak foam, served ATGC, asked on w/c. Espresso bean used was weak to non-existant. A little too milky in texture, not that much above average. 3.3 beans
CC100

The Frothy Monkey II

318 251 8888
201 N Trenton St
Ruston, LA 71270, United States
www.frothymonkey.com

‘Twas good, had potential to be amazing. They didn’t knock the big bubbles out of foam; served ATGC, no w/c and didn’t ask; Ghiradelli chocolate, Lavazza Espresso, very nice taste; a little too chalky; needed a tad more milk. 4.0 beans
CC104

Crescent City Coffee















318 232 5282
1007 N Trenton St
Ruston, LA 71270, United States

The espresso was bitter and too strong; ok foam; the chocolate taste was weak and a little chalky; but overall, the espresso ruined this drink. Served ATGC. 3.2 beans
CC106

Mylo's Coffee House















318 388 4240
905 N 18th St
Monroe, LA 71201, United States

Very decent drink, a little too sweet on the Torani chocolate, but espresso was almost right on the money; loose foam  but the portion of milk was good, good texture but served ATGC; didn’t add or ask on w/c. 4.2 beans
CC105

The Coffee Bean















318 324 9114
2501 Broadmoor Blvd
Monroe, LA 71201, United States

Too much chocolate, it wasn’t even good chocolate at that. Foam was ok but they didn’t get rod of the big bubbles.; could hardly taste the espresso because of the chocolate; served ATGC, w/c was available. 3.2 beans
CC107

Classic Cup Coffee House















870 933 0333
2704 Phillips Dr
Jonesboro, AR 72401, United States

Not too remarkable; they boast the best coffee in town, but their mocha was a little lacking; served ATGC, did not ask on w/c; did ask about type of chocolate; loose foam, ok espresso; it had potential. 3.4 beans
CC108

Edge Coffee House















870 932 3114
1900 Aggie Rd
Jonesboro, AR 72401, United States
www.edgecoffeehouse.com

Not so good; espresso grounds in the drink; bad chocolate; ok foam; not much taste; served ATGC. This drink needs help! 2.5 beans
CC111

Caffe Buono















870 268 9955
216 E Highland Dr
Jonesboro, AR 72401, United States

Very smooth drink, a little too much foam, a little too sweet. Chocolate taste was god, a maybe a little too much; could have used some more espresso; served ATGC; did not ask about w/c; had potential. 4.0 beans
CC110

Coffee Bistro

870 931 1101
100 E Matthews Ave
Jonesboro, AR 72401, United States
They has a beautiful La Marzocco machine; but I was very disappointed with the drink; terrible to average espresso; milk was frothed with chocolate in ir ( a big no no in latte land); served ATGC; would not drink again; right tools but wring barista. 2.2 beans
CC118

Coffee Gallery & Dessert Bar















870 974 9600
3229 S Caraway Rd
Jonesboro, AR 72404, United States

Hmmmm, tanning and coffee…. Weird. Espresso dominated the drink, served ATGC, auto w/c; chocolate was blah taste and chalky; overall just not a well balanced drink; blah. 2.8 beans
CC109

The Daily Grind (Moeloe’s)

Decent drink, foam was ok; actually reminded me a lot of CC’s coffee (Community Coffee). Served ATGC, chocolate taste was ok, but overall drink was a little too sweet. Would drink again. 3.6 beans
CC112

Shadrachs’s coffee and roastery















Decent drink, a little to sweet, hardly any foam, although the owner did admidt that he’s still experimenting with it all. The espresso was there but wasn’t prominent enough, perhaps too much milk. 3.5 beans
CC114