Ron F.
Yelp
Welcome Go Get 'Em Tiger to Montana Ave in Santa Monica! Another swell place for coffee in the neighborhood, directly across the street from Caffe Luxxe, within blocks of Pete's, Primo Passo, a couple Starbucks and breakfast spots with good coffee (Breakfast by Salt's Cure, R+D, Marmalade, etc.). This is the second branch in Santa Monica, the ninth or so across the county.
The coffee is excellent. They offer single origin filter coffee in all of the usual versions. There's usually a couple of types to choose from every day.
What I like the most here is the shiitake ginger congee, a savory rice porridge. There are very few places on the Westside that serve this dish, which is something I grew up on in the Eastside. The only decent version I've found on the Westside is at Moon House in Westwood/West LA, a traditional Chinese version. GGET's is a more modern version, faintly in the style of the awesome Porridge + Puffs (RIP) in Historic Filipinotown. It's got ginger, garlic, shiitakes, spinach, pickled radish, chive oil, fried onions, scallion and cilantro.
There are other good things to eat here. The tarragon chicken salad sandwich is fine, as is the egg, avo and bacon burrito. This is one of the better breakfast burritos around. They used to offer some pretty good dips but those are now gone.
This is a fine spot for coffee and a bite if you're in the area.