I know coffeegeeks are going to scoff, but the iced coffee with sea salt foam from 85C is really yummy. And, while you're there, you can also pick up some fresh, pipping hot Chinese pastries. When you go there, they are always bringing out trays of fresh pastries and breads that they've just cooked inside the store.
Posted Thu Nov 17, 2011, 10:50pm Subject: Re: Orange County
That's really funny you mentioned that -- when my friend told me "The iced coffee at 85 degrees is amazing!", my immediate response was a scoff. :)
The problem with standing in line to get pastries at 85 degrees is that the longer I wait, (1) the more I want to buy more than 2 pastries, and (2) the more I feel the pressure to buy more pastries (especially since many people that stand in line buy a BOX-full of them)!
Posted Thu Nov 24, 2011, 10:57pm Subject: Re: Orange County
Well, 85 degrees has a separate line for drinks *for next time*. But i get the fact that it is a complete zoo most of the time.
Besides Portola, Kean's Coffee in Newport Beach and Tustin are really good. They have more of a traditional coffee shop vibe and they roast onsite. Often you can find the roasters working and they are more than happy to talk about coffee and everything related to coffee.
calblacksmith Moderator Joined: 25 Nov 2007 Posts: 5,652 Location: Riverside, Ca, U.S.A. Expertise: I live coffee
Espresso: ECM Veneziano A1 Grinder: Many different commercial Vac Pot: 40s era Silex Drip: Milita, Bunn&Curtis... Roaster: Cast iron pan, gas burner
Posted Fri Dec 9, 2011, 8:09am Subject: Re: Orange County
Yes, I am in Kean about once a week and Portola about every other week, depending on where I am in OC when I need a coffee fix while out on the road for my employer.
In real life, my name is Wayne P.
Feed the newbs, starve the trolls and above all enjoy what you drink!
Posted Mon Jan 23, 2012, 12:14am Subject: Re: Orange County
Darthkim Said:
Well, 85 degrees has a separate line for drinks *for next time*. But i get the fact that it is a complete zoo most of the time.
Besides Portola, Kean's Coffee in Newport Beach and Tustin are really good. They have more of a traditional coffee shop vibe and they roast onsite. Often you can find the roasters working and they are more than happy to talk about coffee and everything related to coffee.
Symbols: = New Posts since your last visit = No New Posts since last visit = Newest post
Forum Rules: No profanity, illegal acts or personal attacks will be tolerated in these discussion boards. No commercial posting of any nature will be tolerated; only private sales by private individuals, in the "Buy and Sell" forum. No cross posting allowed - do not post your topic to more than one forum, nor repost a topic to the same forum. Who Can Read The Forum? Anyone can read posts in these discussion boards. Who Can Post New Topics? Any registered CoffeeGeek member can post new topics. Who Can Post Replies? Any registered CoffeeGeek member can post replies. Can Photos be posted? Anyone can post photos in their new topics or replies. Who can change or delete posts? Any CoffeeGeek member can edit their own posts. Only moderators can delete posts. Probationary Period: If you are a new signup for CoffeeGeek, you cannot promote, endorse, criticise or otherwise post an unsolicited endorsement for any company, product or service in your first five postings.
= No New Posts since last visit 