Cynthia P.

I love Bean and Bean and the mother-daughter partnership to make great coffee available and encourage us to "take it slow", sloth style, and enjoy the little things in life. Service is friendly and efficient. Nice ambiance for hanging out or studying. Always crowded. Roasting facility on site. Smells great.

Serena C.

This cafe is so cutely designed. It's industrial but it's balanced out with a homey feel with the wooden tracks and chairs. When we ordered, the cashier/barista was soo nice. She even let me and my bf try all the Ice cream flavors. I thought the matcha flavor was so strong which I love. I got the tropical harmony and it was pretty good. It was sweet even without added sugar. I would come here again to try different drinks here. It seems like they take their coffee seriously.

Napoleon M.

YELP has done it again!! I drove to Bean & Bean after seeing that they offered avocado toast, I decided to give them a try. The lay out is similar to a Internet coffee house that accommodates a lot of people with much to offer. I had the Avocado Toast with Salmon. OMGoodness. It was so tasteful. I actually love the combination and it's healthier than having sausage. Just when you find one place that has a good Avocado Toast, there is always another place that does it better. I believe they have about four different avocado toast and a almond butter toast. They offer a combo deal with coffee. It doesn't mesh well with my body so I ordered a hot chai tea and I added liquid cane syrup. The tea was very calming. I also ordered a almond delight smoothie. I didn't start it yet because I was already stuffed from the toast and tea. The ambiance is that of a upscale cafe and can not be compared to . I dare not mention the two in the same sentence. It's disrespectful toward Bean & Bean. The staff does exhibit high customer service skills and works coherently on a consistent basis. I loved my interaction with the person that took my order. He supplied enough information so that I would not hesitate when ordering. I did park on the street because I wasn't familiar with the area but they do have a parking lot for the convenience of their customers, if I paid attention when I drove up I would have parked in their lot, took my laptop in to use while dining in. Since Bean & Bean has all that you need for dining and parking, there is no reason to stay away. I'll be back!!

Liv B.

My first time here since it was Scobee diner. Needed a little pick me up and decided to finally try. Place and ambience is interesting with an open work area for packaging and grinding beans, I'm assuming. This seems to be a place for real, coffee connoisseurs. They have food but the menus are a bit confusing because it's only drinks and promotions on the monitors and a typed out menu is clipped to a board by the register. Menu seems very vague and simple, I was also looking for a bite to eat. Ordered my mom the poached egg and avocado on toast. I ordered the salmon and cream cheese on toast. That's literally how it's worded on the menu however what you actually get is a big sprinkle of hot red chili pepper flakes all over the poached egg and avocado... not cool. Not everyone loves spice and that's overkill for someone who likes ZERO spice. I had to scrape it all off so my mother could eat it. My toast was topped off with pickled onions (that's blasphemy on nova salmon) with huge capers. To top it off, both pieces of bread were not toasted. Just hard crusts and doughy bread. Maybe specify what you put on your food, not everyone likes those extra things that were not disclosed on the menu. The price of the avocado toasts were also very high, ($15-$17). Not worth it in my opinion. I could get a huge hero down the block at a deli for that price.

Sam Y.

Decent sized corner location with a small lot in the back (entrances at both the front and back). There is a 2 hour limit, but that was more than enough for me. There is metered and residential parking as well. There is free Wi-Fi for anyone looking to work on their laptops (quite a few people were while I was there) The service is pleasant and quick. The coffee counter is fully stocked with a variety of add-ins (milk and sugar) and utensils. There are quite a few tables, but it does get crowded. The Vegan Carrot Cake Muffin is moist with lots of filling and nicely topped with pumpkin seeds to add a bit of crunch. A bit on the sweet side for me, but seems like the perfect amount of sweetness for an average person. It definitely didn't stop me from devouring it! The Iced Korean Earl Grey Latte (Medium) with Soy Milk and Unsweetened has a lovely Earl Grey flavor. It was not too milky, and not overly filled with ice like other cafes! Everything hit the spot for me. Would come again for a quick bite

Ruby C.

A sloth-themed cafe owned by a mother-daughter duo. They have a roastery room which convinces me the beans they use are super fresh. The interior is spacious with ample seatings and two clean restrooms. Easy street parking. Excellent study/wfh spot. ＊Lavender Latte OMGGGG I didn't expect it would come with a cute sloth latte art on top. The lavender fragrance was strong but not overpowering. Very lightly sweetened. Shout out to their knowledgeable and friendly barista. ＊Cheddar Chive Scone ＊Blueberry White Choco Scone Their baked goods were unexpectedly so good. The scones were huge, dense and moist, with a slightly crispy crust. The savory one was perfect for breakfast. The blueberry scone was coated with crystalized sugar. Good amount of dried blueberries were studded inside. I couldn't really taste white chocolate, but that was great because I don't like it. Their barista recommended me to get Downtown Blend for making lattes, as they use this blend for all their espresso-based drinks. It is the most affordable option among all ($19/250g). They also sell small coffee sample bag at only $9 for 45g -- the best way to find your next fav beans. Also 10/10 customer service -- they followed up questions on my coffee beans order.

Kevin K.

"Audyssey SoMa" Someone once asked me what makes a good cup of coffee, and I blurted that out from the back of my mind. No, it's not some exotic coffee blend harvested from beans that went through the GI tract of a Malaysian civet cat, nor is it some rare coffee brewing equipment costing thousands referenced by the likes of James Hoffman. The Audyssey SoMa is an old and discontinued iPod dock/speaker dating from 2011 that I was entrusted with by my ex-CEO Paolo as a parting gift in 2015. He was personally responsible for its design back when he was an acoustics engineer, and even back then I never used it with an old Apple device with the 30 pin connector as my 3rd Gen iPod died years ago and I was a Blackberry 10 loyalist back then. But somehow whenever I got a new piece of audio equipment, I'l pair to it using bluetooth and it'll make me smile when the sounds fill up the room ...be it my Blackberry Z10, a 2011 MacMini (used as an iTunes jukebox) or my AudioTechnica AT-LP120 turntable for listening to vinyl (Brubeck, Nujabes and Prince sounded that much better with it). When the original dock died I just went on the Goodwill Industries website and bought a used replacement for cheap (Audyssey stopped making docks years ago). My wife thought I was nuts but when I put on Miles Davis and poured her a freshly brewed cup she swore that the music from the dock made the coffee taste better - we had sound bars and bluetooth speakers but we tend to gravitate towards the SoMa time and again. The coffee that I made was some light roast Kenyan AA Karatu from Trader Joes, hand ground using a Timemore C2 burr grinder with hot water poured with my Vario crookneck onto the grounds via a V60 dripper/carafe, but she thought it tasted bright fruity and vibrant, so who am I to judge. The human palate is a fickle thing, and nostalgia can influence your objective opinion of even a single cup of coffee. For example, one of the best cups of coffee that I ever had came out of a Mirubiki vending machine at platform 17 of Tokyo station, and it was a cup of Nozomi blend - there was a camera inside the machine that showed the grinding/shotmaking/pouring process live, which took around 2 minutes. it's meant to show you that it's indeed real coffee and not some Keurig-like nonsense, and it's worth the yennie outlay. I am not sure if it was me getting up early for a weekend in Osaka as my train will be there in 15 minutes, maybe it was the jetlag induced headache that day, or it was the coffee itself - the entire experience just felt right and the coffee tasted that much better. I did remember coming back to the coffee later as the train pulled into Kyoto and having a much less positive opinion of it, but it could be the comparative disappointment of the ekiben lunchboxes that we had, or the temperature drop within the coffee in the past 2 hours on the train zooming through central Japan. Damn, did we hit 160+ mph on the train? What does it have to do with Bean&Bean? Well, me and the missus came across it doing a 10 mile walk from Great Neck to Queensborough Hill, and we stopped by on a toilet-and-hydration break - for me, it's just a cup of cold brew, black, nothing else, plus a Japanese Kuro-thunder chocolate bar. But somehow, it felt "right" - the coldbrew isn't as good as the ones I made myself (on a 2L Takeya mizudashi maker with Reilly French market chicory mixed with Cafe Bustelo espresso grind - strong, dark, cheap, not great hot but delicious when cold brewed) , but it was definitely serviceable, the restroom was clean, and the coffee area is lively with your usual cafe barnacles and their Macbooks. I whipped my MBP14 out, checked messages from work and took a breather - judging by the interior they probably roast and blend raw beans onsite and sell them retail and wholesale. My wife was wondering what the glass bridge in the parking lot was for until I pointed out that the space above hosted a gym and that's the separate elevator based access for the upstairs tenants. "Wow, so this is what happened to the old Scobee diner, huh". The place reminded me of "The Elm" in Elmhurst, except their coldbrew isn't sour. Cafes in Koreatown tend to use Bean&bean coffee, and they are okay. For a dark roast I stick to Brooklyn Coffee Roaster's Shay Shay Osaka or Intelligentsia Black Cat Analog as that's what Paolo used to stock for the Gaggia coffee bean-to-espresso maker at the old gig....oh. I guess a little bit of Pavlovian response applies here. So yeah, decent enough coffee, got the usual paraphernalia to give it some creds, reasonably comfy interior, sleek and okay. I'll come back again to try other things...

Danielle L.

- Chill atmosphere with ample tables for guests. - Spacious and clean. - Great coffee - I ordered an Iced Americano then got a bag of Indonesia Sumatra coffee beans. If you purchase coffee beans, it comes with a free drip coffee, cold brew or tea and espresso drinks are a $1 extra. - Fast service and cashier/barista was friendly. Next time I'll go back for a cup of the Panama Janson Gesha which goes for $110 for 11oz (mind blown)!

Susan M.

I've only had the coffee. Good latte. It was strong and made well! Service was attentive, kind, and prompt. Both baristas were helpful and connecting. Ambiance: I loved that the space is relatively big and airy. There are lots of tables and wifi works well. I showed up late morning and there were multiple open tables. Good place to get some work done or read. Big plus: there are some parking spots in the back. Cool bit: one section of the cafe has their coffee bean production machine.

Darya S.

Wow, another cafe winner in the suburbs! I got a cortado and my friend got a honey latte. We also shared a pumpkin pound cake. The drinks were absolutely delicious and so well made. Loved that the cake wasn't super sweet or heavy on the flavor. It didn't taste like it had fake pumpkin in it or anything. Also, shout-out to the barista, whose name I could not get, but it started with a K. He helped me decide what to get and he knew what he was talking about (like he got into coffee details and proportions!) and he was really friendly. The place itself has so much space and a lot of seating! It's quiet so you can work, and the WiFi works well. There's a good amount of parking in the back, too.

Anuraag R.

Good wfi, ample seating. Clean toilets , good service, no complaints all around. The ham and cheese sandwich was also solid with whatever horseradish sauce they use on it.