Sarah C.
Yelp
2/18/2025
Second time coming here. Came in on a Tuesday after 1:35pm and with less than an hour left, people were still coming in, lines were forming. In addition to the lines, people standing by waiting their orders too. So it was getting crowded. Parking was not bad at that hour though. Many open spots.
VIENNA LATTE
Creamy and sweet cream with espresso. No bitterness of the coffee at the end. Very clean flavor. The cream top is light and not overwhipped. Some of the cream top coffees I've had in other shops leave a weird, filmy aftertaste, but this was done very well!
ICED STRAWBERRY MATCHA LATTE
As a matcha lover, this was delicious! Good quality matcha! The Nekohama Ceremonial Grade Matcha was a clean, sweet, floral flavor with no bitterness. The strawberry milk was light, but the matcha did not overpower the strawberry milk. It complemented each other so well! This reminded me of a good summery drink on a hot day. It was refreshing!
CUSTOMER SERVICE
Very chill and friendly service. The person at the front had a lovely, friendly demeanor inspite of the long line forming in front of her. She was taking all the orders by herself too! The baristas were working in an open kitchen. So you see everyone in action. All the baristas were side-by-side cranking out all the drinks one by one! Impressive!
ONLINE ORDERING
Online ordering is available on their website. If there's no available timeslot for pickup, then that means there's no more space for online orders for that day. Haven't used their online ordering system, but if I lived or worked in Gardena, I'd probably order online and save some time.
HOURS
Still in the soft opening phase and is open until 2:30pm daily. Hope they will extend hours soon! The only thing I ask is that if and when they do extend their hours, that the quality of their drinks will not fall.
Eventually, I'm gonna work my way through their coffee & tea menu and try it all!