Emperatriz Ibarra
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Food and coffee are ok, but sadly, my last visit will be certainly the last. The barista was very rude towards my friend, who had asked for a matcha with honey mixed into the milk, since adding it afterwards (when the drink has the matcha and the ice) would make it hard to mix completely. The barista refused, but in a way unbecoming of a service establishment, or at least one that wants clientele back. He rolled his eyes, looked to the sky and said ‘yeah yeah sure, ok’, only to produce a matcha without honey. After taking the first sip in front of the barista, my friend thanked him and left the drink right there on the counter and we left. I immediately asked my friend about his choice to leave the drink, and he told me that the barista took a couple of nasty looks at the keffiyeh he was wearing and he suspected some of the attitude was prompted by prejudice; that the drink was not prepared as he requested (and as the barista agreed to, albeit rudely!) was “the last drop”. I cant attest to the looks since my perspective is much different (literally, the barista and my friend tower me by a foot at least) so, at my eye level, I wouldn’t be able to catch every glance unless it’s pretty obvious (like the one I described above) but I can definitely spot rude behaviour. I felt saddened that the objectively poor treatment had left my friend feeling discriminated against for wearing his keffiyeh — which he wears as part of his heritage, not just a political or fashion statement. Because of the treatment received, I will not be giving my money to this establishment in the future.