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    KB Espresso

    4.4 (26 reviews)
    Closed 6:00 am - 5:00 pm

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    Mckenna M.

    Needed my morning coffee and this place looked so cute! It's right across from Trader Joe's and in the lot of the gas station. There's a drive up window and a walk up window. The menu is straight forward and we were super curious about the specialty drinks. We asked the barista and we ended up getting the island dream mocha and snickerdoodle delight. Island dreams mocha: This one had coconut and macadamia flavors and was delicious. A very well balanced drink, not too overpowering for any of the flavors. Snickerdoodle delight: After the barista described this one I knew I had to try it. This drink uses white coffee instead of normal espresso resulting in a drink that doesn't have that strong coffee taste and is higher in caffeine! When she said this drink tastes exactly like a snickerdoodle cookie she wasn't lying. It's so creamy, sweet, and a beautiful touch of cinnamon. Was absolutely blown away. Most definitely need some white coffee in my life now.

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    Genevieve G.

    I'm a total sucker for this type of business! Small, independant, someone building their own dream! I ordered their Snickerdoodle white coffee beverage and loved the treat! Friendly service, simply walk up, order, tap and go on your merry way.

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    Lynn M.

    Always great people working there. Im boring usually but right now they have all the holiday items, the egg nog is the big hit.

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    Searched "coffee around me" and this little place popped up near our BnB. I'm so glad I discovered this place because the espresso and weekend (morning) barista are top notch. The barista was so friendly and made some of the best lattes my wife and I have had. We went back the next morning and wanted to go back before our flight back home but sadly didn't make it there. Fellow tourist, I know y'all might want to do the whole "Starbucks" thing but it's the same as every other location. Do yourself a favor and stop by here!

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    Kimberly C.

    I came here while on walk and noticed this cute local cafe! In terms of location, the cafe was by a gas station and Trader Joe's. Anyway, the service was great! I got great recommendations and ended up just getting a soy matcha latte. The taste was wonderful and wasn't too sweet or too creamy.

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    Carolyn P.

    Classic walk up or drive up coffee shack. Located in the parking lot of the Shell, across from TJs. Great coffee, Italian sodas, and snacks to go!

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    Julie S.

    Wow, this is such a hidden gem! Their coffee is awesome, but their flavorings make it out of this world. The lavender mocha is delectable. This coffee stand is very unassuming, but it's all you could want or need in a coffee shop.

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    Christina L.

    amazing and convenient coffee option in the area! (in the shell parking lot across from trader joe's on madison/18th) 2 shots in espresso drinks for the smaller sizes, 20 oz and up have 3 shots! classic menu, friendly staff, and good coffee -- will definitely be back to try some of their specialty drinks

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    barista was rude from the get go and made me feel bad for being there. I was there 8/30 at around 1pm

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    Very friendly baristas and drinks are always on point. We always go every time we visit Seattle!

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    I was there 2yrs ago visiting and got an amazing latte! I'll be back in April and looking forward to getting some more

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    Simple quick and easy coffee stand with yummy coffee and extra drink alternatives!! Worth it to check it out :)

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    best coffee and service!! and come on, you can't beat that cute plant and neon aesthetic

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    Baiten - Matcha soft serve

    Baiten

    4.5(247 reviews)
    0.7 miCapitol Hill

    Like WOW the quality and flavor profile were amazing!!!! The best soft serve I've had in a whileread more

    Baiten is a small window sweet shop in Capitol Hill. It's attached to Tamari bar and has some of…read moretheir offerings at Tamari bar. If you can find parking in the Cap Hill area I would definitely consider this as an option for a sweet treat. I think the prices are really reasonable considering some of the other options. Staff: 5/5 (nice) Sanitation: 5/5 (clean) Soft serve w/syrups (5/5) I've had most of the syrups that they offer with their vanilla soft serve. The soft serve itself is a really creamy and rich vanilla milk flavor. I would say it's closer to that Asian milk flavor if you know what I mean. I think the hojicha syrup is my favorite out of all the ones I've tried so far. It has a really nice roasty flavor and not something you can find at most other places. The matcha I would say is my second favorite. The flavor of the matcha syrup is definitely lighter compared to the hojicha but still is a nice compliment to the soft serve. The black sesame would be the lowest on my list out of the, all since I felt like the flavor was too nutty like it was a blend of sesame and potentially a nut. Overall I would definitely go back for the hojicha but if you're not into that there's definitely solid options for other flavors.

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    Milk Drunk - Matcha and chocolate

    Milk Drunk

    4.0(504 reviews)
    2.6 miBeacon Hill
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    The Sunday sundae specials are excellent! This one was a caramel banana sundae - it's huge,…read moredefinitely can split with two people. Their fried chicken sandwiches are also excellent and very filling - they are $11-15. The seasonal sandwich right now is the southern bird, which is my favorite. This place was packed on a Wednesday evening, but the line moved quickly since most people were just getting ice cream.

    A restaurant that serves both fried chicken and soft serve is just not something you would expect -…read morebut I found it here. I'll go in the order that I had these. One night, after a dinner nearby, I went here to try the soft serve. It was absolutely phenomenal. The choice of flavors isn't much, but the amount and variety of toppings is awesome. I went with the vanilla and chocolate swirl, with butterscotch hard shell and reese's pieces. Firstly, the texture was so smooth and creamy. It had a great mix of both flavors, and was at the perfect temperature. But the toppings are really what makes this. Hard shell is not something you find often, but being able to break this butterscotch and eat the crunchiness along with the melting ice cream was amazing. The excessive amount of reese's pieces added saltiness and even more texture to the overall thing. It was just wonderful overall. Given that, I was really excited to get the fried chicken sandwich, which I did a week later. Unfortunately, it was really bad. I was just confused at first. How could things have gone so wrong here. I'd heard a lot of good things about the fried chicken sandwich. Yet no amount of online reviews could rescue the reality that was in my hands. The chicken was just awful. There was a ton of breading, practically thicker than the chicken itself. But somehow it just failed to be crunchy - it just felt soggy with every bite. Over-breaded chicken is never a great sign, and the inside was terrible - barely even tasting like chicken. It was super overcooked; no juice at all. The fried chicken piece was also super thin compared to how large the buns were. Just nothing worked on this sandwich at all - including the excessive amount of mayo. It's one of the worst fried chicken sandwiches I've had. Price-wise, the chicken sandwich is actually not too expensive at around $11. The soft serve is about half that, but at a pretty good portion. It's tough for me to come up with an overall rating because the soft serve was so good, followed by a mind-bogglingly bad sandwich. I guess I'd only recommend you come here for dessert. 6.5/10

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    Indigo Cow - Chocolate wall topping

    Indigo Cow

    4.2(387 reviews)
    3.4 miWallingford
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    I had seen this ice cream is a must try while in Seattle. It sounded unique so I had to try it…read morebefore leaving town. Parking can be a bit of a challenge. I honestly didn't realize this was a window shop. We walked into the neighboring restaurant thinking it was attached. Once we figured out it was outside and a window it was easy to navigate. There was a small line but we were helped pretty quickly. The menu didn't have a lot of options. A few flavors add-ons. I went with the Hokkaido milk flavor because I wanted to see if i could taste the difference. First bite it was really milky tasting but the smoothest creamiest ice cream ive ever eaten. The more you eat the more you start to notice a subtle difference. To me it was unique and very enjoyable. I would definitely want to stop by and try other flavors next time im in town. Being they only have a few locations across the US makes this even more special. Thank you for bringing this one of a kind ice cream to the US for us to experience here.

    This may be the longest line I've seen for ice cream. It took around 40 minutes to actually get to…read morethe front, which is just not something you see often - and this isn't even located in a particularly popular area. Was it worth it? Despite the wait, I have to say yes. This soft serve was incredible. The soft serve on tap is the Japanese-style, with their default flavor being the Hokkaido milk flavor. Having had Hokkaido-style soft serve in Japan earlier this year, I was quite interested to see how it compares. And I'm very happy to say this essentially matches up to the version that I had. This texture is just awesome. It's unbelievably smooth and creamy - feels like there should be another word other than soft to describe how silky tender each scoop feels. It's super light on the sweetness, but strong on the milk flavor. It's the kind of soft serve that makes you think you just ate something healthy. Maybe the one thing keeping this from a higher score is the lack of repeatability. With a very limited menu of flavors and toppings, I don't think I would come back here as I've already tried the reason I was here. But it's still great regardless. Also for 5 bucks, the price is relatively cheap for a kid's size. This really ranks up there as one of the top soft serves in the city. 8.75/10

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