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

Hardwired Café















Pretty generic taste, nothing special; some foam, served ATGC; blah espresso taste; chocolate was medium tasting; probably would drink again. 3.3 beans
CC115

Gallery Espresso

912 233 5348
234 Bull St
Savannah, GA 31401, United States
www.galleryespresso.com

As I remembered, very nice drink; decent foam even though they added syrup on top. Used dark chocolate chips instead of syrup; but taste was even and balanced; nice espresso; served IHC; only thing that could have been better was the foam. 4.3 beans
CC116

Coffee Cake Cafe















912 236 1124
320 W Saint Julian St
Savannah, GA 31401, United States
www.savannahcitymarket.com

Yuck. Nice barista but loose foam, chocolate syrup on top. Chocolate tasted funny; probably very cheap chocolate; it was too sweet which overpowered everything else; serve ATGC, yuck 1.6 beans
CC124

Metro Coffee House















912 232 9545
402 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Savannah, GA 31401, United States

CC120 Too much chocolate! The Nestles (  ) overpowered this drink way too much; too syrupy, hard to taste the espresso. Served ATGC, asked about w/c. 2.1 beans
CC120

Sentient Bean

912 232 4447
13 E Park Ave
Savannah, GA 31401, United States
www.sentientbean.com

The best in town! Very nice dark chocolate (organic too). Good beantaste; a decently tight foam (for once); asked on w/c; only downside of this drink was serve ATGC – if you try on place in Savannah, this is it. 4.4 beans
CC128

Soho South Cafe

912 233 1633
12 W Liberty St
Savannah, GA 31401, United States
sohosouthcafe.com

An ok drink, chocolate was slightly too much, and a little too much foam but it was a good foam. Espresso taste was ok, but not remarkable – some room for improvement, but drinkable. Served ATGC. 3.7 beans
CC122

Savannah Coffee Roasters Café

(912) 232-5282
7 E Congress St
Savannah, GA 31401

Non-remarkable all around. Weak bean and milk taste; loose foam, too milky, although a nice touch was the sprinkling of the cacao powder on top. Overall this place is into the flavored coffee business not espresso. (did ask about w/c) 3.0 beans
CC129

B. Matthews Bakery – Eatery

912 233 1319
325 E Bay St
Savannah, GA 31401, United States
www.bmatthewsbakery.com

Pretty much no foam, used Ghiradelli’s; was served IHC. Interesting taste; ok espresso, good amount of Ghiradelli’s chocolate; too milky. 3.8 beans
CC117

Cafe Gelatohhh















912 236 7133
219 W Bryan St
Savannah, GA 31401, United States
www.savannahcitymarket.com

No foam! A tad too sweet on the chocolate, espresso average; not a lot of thought put into this drink. Had potential to be good, but detail wasn’t there. Served ATGC, asked on w/c. 3.2 beans
CC123

Café Ambrosia



























912 443 0909
202 E Broughton St
Savannah, GA 31401, United States

A nice overall drink, serve IHC; foam was a little loose but balanced overall. Good taste on the chocolate and the right amount. Asked on w/c; would drink again. 4.2 beans
CC127

Christy's Espresso Delights

912 356 3566
7400 Abercorn St # 904
Savannah, GA 31406, United States

BLAH, I’ve tasted and then I’ve tasted blah, this was blah. Very decent foam, but sad espresso taste and blash chocolate; actually the chicilate tsated kind of gross; would not try this place again. Served ATGC. 2.4 beans
CC130

Mermaid’s Cove Coffee & Cafe















I was pleasantly surprised, a decent drink all around. Foam was frothed with chocolate in it (  ) But, everything was decently balanced and smooth; Served ATGC, but I’d try again. 3.9 beans
CC121

Signe’s Heavenbound Café & Bakery















843 785 9118
93 Arrow Rd
Hilton Head Isle, SC 29928, United States
www.signesbakery.com


There was a lot of attention to detail in this place; the drink was very decent; of it would have had a little more espresso taste and tighter foam it would have been close to supreme; served IHC, no w/c. 4.1 beans
CC125

The French Bakery and Courtyard Café (Leon de Paris)















843 342 5420
430 William Hilton Pkwy
Hilton Head Island, SC 29926, United States


Hmmmmmm, I think the French would be disappointed to have their name on this place. Drink was unbalanced, used Lavazza beans but taste was too strong; auto w/c. but was served IHC; had syrup on top; chocolate taste that was there was too sweet. 3.4 beans
CC126

Saturday, August 12, 2006

Café Du Monde




Café Du Monde
(504) 525-4544
800 Decatur St
New Orleans, LA 70116

Café Au Lait



Café Au Lait
(504) 528-9933
307 Chartres St
New Orleans, LA 70130

Café Beignet



Café Beignet
334B Royal Street
New Orleans, Louisiana
(504) 524-5530
Open 8:00am - 5:00pm

Columbia Café



Cloumbia Café
(318) 425-3862
3030 Creswell Ave
Shreveport, LA 71104

Figlio's Coffee House



Figlio's Coffee House
318 227 7330
400 Texas St
Shreveport, LA 71101