Akiko I.
Yelp
- Locale Destination -
It's on Glendale Blvd and between Silver lake Blvd and Silver Ridge Ave in Silver Lake. By "Citi" bank.
Ambiance: modern, white, cute, cozy.
Menu: simple coffee, pastries. Pricing is inexpensive.
Service: slow
Parking: not too big, so hard to get around.
- Gluttony Expedition -
Cappuccino: bold coffee flavor (not too bitter/burnt), less creamy. Coffee like this tend to taste too burnt, but this wasn't so bad. But I'm not so crazy about this. For milk: the barista was an Asian guy, I'm not so sure whether if he was the owner. The froth milk quality was so so. After 40+ coffee shops, I know barista makes a huge difference on the coffee/milk quality. Milk quality wasn't so satisfying for me (see my pic!) unlike "Blue bottle" - not so creamy, not wet. Lesser quality than "Coffee Memes" for the similar profile. Overall, I don't dig this.
Decaf cappuccino: Very light and mild, almost too light in flavor. But it tends to be like this when you have decaf one.
GF chocolate chip cookie: too sweet, gooey texture. Meh.
- Conqueror's Deduction -
Despite the raving reviews, I didn't dig. But I'm a super finicky coffee connoisseur. It was better than average, but not as good as other coffee shops I've tried. For this area only, I prefer "Coffee Memes" to this for the similar taste profiles - bold coffee flavor, less milky. If you prefer creamier w less bolder coffee flavor, you prefer "Blue Bottle" to this.
Some yelpers said rose vanilla latte was great. But those syrups really mask the coffee flavors - even the bad ones. That's why I always try a cappuccino/cortado w/whole milk for simplicity and better judgment on barista. I might try flavor coffee here, but not cappuccino. Good coffee must have a great balance on every small element. I'm not a fan of this.
*** Cappuccino Ranking *** 3/31/22 updated. W whole milk.
1. Gnarwhal coffee co
2. Blue bottle
3. Coffee Memes
4. Cognoscenti