I used to come here regularly. They offer lactose- free milk as well as soy cappuccinos and had a great chocolate quinoa cake. They let my dog hang out quietly under the outside tables, and have racks for bicycles.
Unfortunately, I have completely turned off them as of this spring. Here are the reasons:
1.The place is disgustingly filthy - smelly bathrooms with urine over seats and floor, hair over toilet tanks and in sink, paper towel dispensers broken or empty, dirty cash counters and condiment area, dirty spoons mixed in with "clean" spoons. The indoor settees and arm chairs upholstery is so ragged and stained I feel like I need a HAZMAT suit to sit down in them. (So I don't.)
2. The table tops ( indoors and outdoors) never seem to get cleaned. I have NEVER arrived to a free table that was clean. Coffee dribbles, milk puddles, muffin crumbs, used cups and saucers and napkins (yuck) - you name it. And if you ask for it to be cleaned, the staff hand you a stinky cloth for you to wipe it yourself..( and then have the audacity to keep a tip jar at the cash.)
3. No more chocolate quinoa cake. They now have a GF chocolate quinoa loaf that is 2/3rds the size and half the tastiness of the old cake, and that's only when in stock - which seems to be rarely. Other food options have shrunk in size too while price has not changed.
4. Garbage - there is so much garbage on the patio. It's like no one has ever taken a broom or rake to it for about 3 years. Bottle caps, napkins, straws, bits of food, broken table parts, etc. The trays where they expect paying customers to deposit their used dishes are usually over flowing and attracting wasps and flies.
Other B'heads are also bad - like the one on Elgin St. But Beechwood seems to be the worst. It's a shame. They have a perfect location. They had a good thing going, but I honestly don't know how they pass health inspections anymore. read more