Joe's East Atlanta Coffee Shop

09/11/08

Great Place

by nhen at Citysearch

Love the coffee, the cupcakes and cakes, the vibe, and the staff. Best place for my 3:00 p.m. cup of Joe. Don't understand why parking is a problem for some folks. Maybe they don't know that there is parking in the back.

• Pros: coffee and cupcakes, smiles from the owners and staff

08/03/08

Great atmosphere, bad product

by SemiSweetChocolateChip at Citysearch

I go to Joe's because it's walking distance to my house, not because I particularly enjoy the product.

I know they have to keep up with Starbucks but damn, y'all..DAMN! Why does the iced coffee have sugar in it? Iced coffee is supposed to be cold pressed, brewed for 12-24 hrs. Iced coffee shuld never, EVER be hot coffee (i don't care how mucxh you brew it-double triple, quadruple) poured over ice.

An abomination unto the lord, I say!

The drip coffee is pretty decent. Intelligentsia is a good roaster. It would be better if they were closer and you could get fresh beans, though. However, it seems like Joe's buys darker Intelligentsia roasts in order to compete with the Starbucks burnt flavor profile....or maybe it's ground too fine or there's too much coffee being used? I don't know but the drip always has a slight bitterness, no matter what varietal/blend you get.

The espresso drinks. Depends on who's making them. Some of the baristas are excellent at pulling shots, some are not. After quite a few bad shots. (My drink of choice is a simple machiatto (good crema+milk foam=heaven) I just decided to stick to drip coffee.

However, what redeems the place is it's atmosphere. Sure there's the requisite yuppies working on their laptops, having meetings and such. But there's also a lot of traffic from SOPO Bike Coop, that cool, older white rasta- he always has a friendly smile and kind word. There's that beatiful coi pond and patio area. And then there's the art.

Ronnie Land is genius. Amazing stuff--remember the Wal-mart Trail of tears? The overpriced yuppie shitholes?What an amazing local artist.

Proximity and R.Land are the only things that keep me returning to Joe's. Oh, and the fact that the staff has gotten A LOT better in recent times. No offense, but remember that beautiful but whacked out woman with the dark curly hair? Nowadays, staff is freindly and knowledgeable, but stick to drip, if you know what's good for ya!

06/02/08

My New Office

by TravelinTab at Citysearch

I travel a great deal and I always try to find my office away from my office and this is a perfect place! Great music (just in case you forget your IPod), good pastries, Free WiFi and the Coffee is delicious!!!! Highly recommend this place.

• Pros: Large Working space, coffee and lots of sitting space
• Cons: Sometimes it can get stuffy.....but hey it is Hotlanta