Inman Perk Coffee

08/18/08

Best Iced coffee in Atlanta!!!

by kaykay534

I have been a customer of Inman Perk for several years ... I keep coming back because of the friendly service and great iced coffee! Their quiche is wonderful! They heat it up on the panni grill and it just melts in your mouth! Definately give it a try! I do miss the comfy sofas that used to be on their front patio.

• Pros: Great coffee ; Great Quiche
• Cons: Miss the patio

08/03/08

so horrid

by SemiSweetChocolateChip

The staff at Inman Perk always looked p1ssed off. And mayeb they have a right to be. I know they must make cr@p for tips as the laptop yuppies abound. Not to mention the fact that Inman Perk prices have skyrocketed in the last few months.

It must also be difficult to tell your friends with a straight face that you work at a coffeeshop named "Inman Perk." Everytime I see the name I want to backhand someone...so I can't imagine what the employees must face on a daily basis.

Again, it seems to be a case of a business owner trying to keep up with the Starbucks's. There seems to be no love of coffee at this cafe'. The coffeemakers (I don't want to call them baristas--a barista trains for months to learn the essence of coffee---these are teens with no coffee knowledge whatsoever) are petulant and clueless.

The coffee itself is the usual drak roasted charcoal used to cover up bad beans. The espresso, may or not be good. All I can taste is dirty machine and stale coffee oils---clean your hoppers, clean your portafilters, clean your goupheads THEN make coffee.

Here's an experiment to try.

Order a latte. See how long it takes for the coffeemaker on duty to give you a scalded cup of seafoam looking milk with bad espresso. Try and drink it. Time the interval between consumption and hurling. (Not recommended for pregnant of nursing women)

If you want a place check your email and have a sandwich--a paninnus if you will--then the Perk is for you. Well, either the Inman Perk or your office cafeteria.

• Pros: lots of places to plug in
• Cons: horrid coffee

06/05/08

A true mom and pop that deserves your dollar!

by TheTasteOfTheTown

It's funny to read reviews that you know are coming from other coffee stores in Atlanta! (Ha ha ha, Parish? Is that what you do after you consume a drink there?) Maybe they should try changing there name first before they go to spamertising! When will people realize that this makes them look bad?

Amidst a sea of wanna-bes, Inman Perk is the real deal. Simple and to the point. A family owned shop from top to bottom, it is the one coffee store in Atlanta that is trying to do something different. Being a local coffee connoisseur, I happen to know that there are about 3 coffee vendors that supply all of Atlanta (Counter Culture, Intelligentsia, Batdorf & Bronson). Aside from decor, you are pretty much getting the same cup of coffee everywhere you go . . . except for Inman Perk. It cracks me up when people compare two Counter Culture cafes together like they have a different product. It's all the same beans people! It's a sad state of taste in Atlanta these days.

Coming from Seattle, I expect cafes to be as unique as their coffee . . . Inman Perk (although it faces a lot of mom and pop start up problems) at least has broken the grip of the major bean vendors on Atlanta (quite an amazing feat actually). Finally, I can enjoy a different cup of coffee.

• Pros: A completely different taste profile, not the same beans, family owned
• Cons: It's hard to find a seat sometimes, wireless has problems from time to time