This coffee shop is not like how it used to be when it first opened up in South Pasadena it's okay
Nelissa S.
I'm giving this establishment 1 star (but if I could've given 0 stars I would!) because last Wednesday I went to get some work done and needed to use the bathroom. I went to this girl at the counter and asked if I could use their bathrooms in which she replied with "we don't have bathrooms but the 'Levery' does." I frequent this area a lot and did not recognize that name. She kept pointing at the window, but all I saw was the park and school district building. After a lot of confusion, a boy next to her soon stepped in and I could tell the vibes weren't nice. I soon left, still confused btw, and heard the boy say "at least you know what a corner is!" to the girl. It was very loud because my seat was all the way across the cafe. Still needing to use the bathroom badly, I checked my maps again to figure out what she was talking about and decided to go back and have them point it out on my maps. The boy walked out from the counter and pointed to the library. I thought she said "levery" not "library" but instead of taking the time to smooth out the misunderstanding, they were incredibly rude and gross about the interaction. It was raining so instead of going to the library, I went to JONES COFFEE. There, I said I would buy croissant if I could use their restroom. They said yes and gave me the code- no problem! Once I was ready to buy their ham and cheese crossiant, they realized they didn't have any, but offered me a FREE PASTRY along with the one I settled for! It was a complete 180 from the customer facing mess I endured at Kaldi coffee. Moral of the story If you're in a customer facing business, make sure to be POLITE TO YOUR CUSTOMERS. If there's a misunderstanding with a customer, take the time to smooth it out. There could've been a number of reasons as to why I couldn't understand her. Any customer could've had: 1. A hearing issue 2. A disability 3. Issues with the machines being too loud 4. Anything really I would think this establishment wouldn't want to discriminate people of any kind, but who knows if they have these types of workers representing them. Also, go to Jones Coffee instead!
Tony B.
This is a great local coffee shop hidden on a beautiful side street in South Pasadena. It's a very comfortable place to enjoy a hot drink with lots of places to sit/work inside and more tables out front of the old brick building. We had the Pumpkin Spice Chai Latte and a Dos Leches Latte. Both were flavorful, smooth & warm on a cold day. The staff was both friendly & helpful and the shop is cluttered but clean. There is ample street parking and it is a lovely area to go for a walk.
Sébastien Moser
Cute little coffee place with friendly staff, good products and indoor/outdoor seating. They also offer free wifi. Definitely recommend it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tiffany A.
Nice spot in South Pas. Fun eclectic art and lots of seating. There's wifi to sit and get work done or meet with a friend but no bathrooms so use at your own risk. Lots of parking in the back lot or street parking.
Keith S.
I love the food and drinks. I would like to leave a stellar review but there are some problematic behaviors by the business owner at this location. First they have a bathroom, which is now no longer available to patrons. This is very inconvenient, as we all know it's there, but it's no longer available and you have to leave you drink, food, table, items, and go across the street and around the block, into the library, to use the facilities. Secondly the business owner is charging bogus, arbitrary credit card fees for purchases under $10 which is just really petty and cheap and below the standard of the neighborhood to nickel and dime patrons because you don't want to pay 2%. The business owner is blatantly telling us, the money comes first. It's cheap, low, and grubby to put that in front of a transaction, for 30 cents, which is more than the CC processing fee; and is frankly vulgar to do to customers. For the record I am a licensed mobile business owner, and a founder of an LLC with a retail and online component. The price points on the coffee and tea products is already above market, for the greater SoCal Area, and the price to pay for them, while sitting on cheap plastic furniture outside is the third rub. This used to be a destination, and it is still, but it is fallen.
Bassem Wahbi
Had a nice cup of blackberry sage tea. Quaint little coffee shop!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Emma L
Visited close to christmas. Vibey, yummy, mint iced coffee was great. Good wifi. Worked here for a bit before the library opened :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lisa Cheng
Nice neighborhood. Dog owners welcome!Came here on a Saturday where the street vendors and highschool band are present. Mediocre food and coffee-- not much of fresh coffee smell. & They got the order wrong,but with the pre-tip rules, there's really not much to do.I don't know if there's a restroom for guests, but a wheelchair may need to stay outside, because the double door is not automatic and only one side is open. There's seats outside.Parking: Free street parking with 2 hours limit. One way streets around the cafe and the nearby block; GPA is strongly recommended.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 2
Autum G.
Unless you want some burnt over priced coffee come here but you're better off going to starbucks at this point. Wouldn't recommend.
Not sure why this coffee shop has low stars on here. I visited two days in a row because I had a great experience. Staff was very polite and the Vietnamese ice coffee was excellent! Great location and plenty of seating. Will be coming here often. If you decide to work/study here bring your electronics charged I didn't see very many outlets.
Seb F.
Zen out in South Pasadena...You can drop in from the Subway Station a couple of blocks from here...2 hour parking in surrounding neighborhood for days...We're camped right outside the South Pasadena Library on Diamond Street...Feeling like a diamond in the rough...Everyone's so nice...Everything's so quiet here...I'll take a seat outside and watch the giant trees light up with the morning sun...And keep sipping on my dirty chai oat milk latte...Like I said...Tao of Kaldi vibeszzz
Clau Z
Great coffee and almond milk mocha. Love the
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Daniel N.
90's style coffee shop I've been coming to for a long time. Great atmosphere/location. Costco' muffins for 4.75. They probably bought 20 for 9.99 or something. 16oz coffee for 3.25 which you can't dress yourself. No sugar/milk/napkin bar. Seems to be what everyone is doing today, and is sadly becoming normalized. Who thought we would be spending a half hour's (min) wage on a medium coffee and a crappy muffin?
Nikita Chan
One of the fewer place is LA haven’t started charging 7 dollar for a coffee.
This coffee shop is not like how it used to be when it first opened up in South Pasadena it's okay
I'm giving this establishment 1 star (but if I could've given 0 stars I would!) because last Wednesday I went to get some work done and needed to use the bathroom. I went to this girl at the counter and asked if I could use their bathrooms in which she replied with "we don't have bathrooms but the 'Levery' does." I frequent this area a lot and did not recognize that name. She kept pointing at the window, but all I saw was the park and school district building. After a lot of confusion, a boy next to her soon stepped in and I could tell the vibes weren't nice. I soon left, still confused btw, and heard the boy say "at least you know what a corner is!" to the girl. It was very loud because my seat was all the way across the cafe. Still needing to use the bathroom badly, I checked my maps again to figure out what she was talking about and decided to go back and have them point it out on my maps. The boy walked out from the counter and pointed to the library. I thought she said "levery" not "library" but instead of taking the time to smooth out the misunderstanding, they were incredibly rude and gross about the interaction. It was raining so instead of going to the library, I went to JONES COFFEE. There, I said I would buy croissant if I could use their restroom. They said yes and gave me the code- no problem! Once I was ready to buy their ham and cheese crossiant, they realized they didn't have any, but offered me a FREE PASTRY along with the one I settled for! It was a complete 180 from the customer facing mess I endured at Kaldi coffee. Moral of the story If you're in a customer facing business, make sure to be POLITE TO YOUR CUSTOMERS. If there's a misunderstanding with a customer, take the time to smooth it out. There could've been a number of reasons as to why I couldn't understand her. Any customer could've had: 1. A hearing issue 2. A disability 3. Issues with the machines being too loud 4. Anything really I would think this establishment wouldn't want to discriminate people of any kind, but who knows if they have these types of workers representing them. Also, go to Jones Coffee instead!
This is a great local coffee shop hidden on a beautiful side street in South Pasadena. It's a very comfortable place to enjoy a hot drink with lots of places to sit/work inside and more tables out front of the old brick building. We had the Pumpkin Spice Chai Latte and a Dos Leches Latte. Both were flavorful, smooth & warm on a cold day. The staff was both friendly & helpful and the shop is cluttered but clean. There is ample street parking and it is a lovely area to go for a walk.
Cute little coffee place with friendly staff, good products and indoor/outdoor seating. They also offer free wifi. Definitely recommend it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nice spot in South Pas. Fun eclectic art and lots of seating. There's wifi to sit and get work done or meet with a friend but no bathrooms so use at your own risk. Lots of parking in the back lot or street parking.
I love the food and drinks. I would like to leave a stellar review but there are some problematic behaviors by the business owner at this location. First they have a bathroom, which is now no longer available to patrons. This is very inconvenient, as we all know it's there, but it's no longer available and you have to leave you drink, food, table, items, and go across the street and around the block, into the library, to use the facilities. Secondly the business owner is charging bogus, arbitrary credit card fees for purchases under $10 which is just really petty and cheap and below the standard of the neighborhood to nickel and dime patrons because you don't want to pay 2%. The business owner is blatantly telling us, the money comes first. It's cheap, low, and grubby to put that in front of a transaction, for 30 cents, which is more than the CC processing fee; and is frankly vulgar to do to customers. For the record I am a licensed mobile business owner, and a founder of an LLC with a retail and online component. The price points on the coffee and tea products is already above market, for the greater SoCal Area, and the price to pay for them, while sitting on cheap plastic furniture outside is the third rub. This used to be a destination, and it is still, but it is fallen.
Had a nice cup of blackberry sage tea. Quaint little coffee shop!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Visited close to christmas. Vibey, yummy, mint iced coffee was great. Good wifi. Worked here for a bit before the library opened :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nice neighborhood. Dog owners welcome!Came here on a Saturday where the street vendors and highschool band are present. Mediocre food and coffee-- not much of fresh coffee smell. & They got the order wrong,but with the pre-tip rules, there's really not much to do.I don't know if there's a restroom for guests, but a wheelchair may need to stay outside, because the double door is not automatic and only one side is open. There's seats outside.Parking: Free street parking with 2 hours limit. One way streets around the cafe and the nearby block; GPA is strongly recommended.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 2
Unless you want some burnt over priced coffee come here but you're better off going to starbucks at this point. Wouldn't recommend.
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Not sure why this coffee shop has low stars on here. I visited two days in a row because I had a great experience. Staff was very polite and the Vietnamese ice coffee was excellent! Great location and plenty of seating. Will be coming here often. If you decide to work/study here bring your electronics charged I didn't see very many outlets.
Zen out in South Pasadena...You can drop in from the Subway Station a couple of blocks from here...2 hour parking in surrounding neighborhood for days...We're camped right outside the South Pasadena Library on Diamond Street...Feeling like a diamond in the rough...Everyone's so nice...Everything's so quiet here...I'll take a seat outside and watch the giant trees light up with the morning sun...And keep sipping on my dirty chai oat milk latte...Like I said...Tao of Kaldi vibeszzz
Great coffee and almond milk mocha. Love the
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
90's style coffee shop I've been coming to for a long time. Great atmosphere/location. Costco' muffins for 4.75. They probably bought 20 for 9.99 or something. 16oz coffee for 3.25 which you can't dress yourself. No sugar/milk/napkin bar. Seems to be what everyone is doing today, and is sadly becoming normalized. Who thought we would be spending a half hour's (min) wage on a medium coffee and a crappy muffin?
One of the fewer place is LA haven’t started charging 7 dollar for a coffee.