Los Angeles/OC/San Diego 🌈

[compact hound]

But feels like a slap in the face to them since they make the tortillas fresh here

[boreal solar]

There’s a few places that do that here.

[boreal solar]

Honestly homemade is cheaper and easier in a lot of Mexico than buying them premade 😅

I’m spoiled with tacos though since I married into a Mexican family.

[lunar fjord]

I want fresh tortillas

[cedar otter]

do u want more glitch

[lunar fjord]

Yes lol

I saw your ig post just now

[surreal pivot]

Met the champ tonight. Strongest handshake ever 😂

[compact hound]

I was not familiar with your game

[eternal birch]

earthquake!!

[compact hound]

Damn it!

You beat me

[eternal birch]

was a feeler

[cedar otter]

[weary chasm]

Hmm....

This is worrisome

[surreal pivot]

I hope we’re in the clear

[crude citrus]

Everything good at Ondo?

[cedar otter]

I hope so

[mellow sonnet]

Can confirm I felt it in Pasadena

I thought I was crazy and went back to bed

💀

[cedar otter]

Lmao every korean owned coffee shop is now carrying out of thin air

[mellow sonnet]

[cedar otter]

Stagger copied us by carrying clark street when they first opened

And then after we switched

They switched like a month later

Stereoscope wynd

[mellow sonnet]

Rip being unique

[cold apex]

Gg

Bet they'll act like it...came out of thin air

[eternal birch]

tried to make the stagger matcha but I skimped on the matcha too much

[cold apex]

we just did a bulk order of ceremonial grade matcha and i wake up to open and its not there. i swear to god if my coworkers spilled it i will be so pissed 😭

[eternal birch]

I skimped on myself cus these are $30-40 a can, if your coworker spilled

[cedar otter]

I will probably direct trade matcha if I have more than 3 stores

So expensive

[mellow sonnet]

Mandarin just stocks kurasu

I'm assuming that's what they use in store?

I've only had their pourovers and an occasional guihua latte

[eternal birch]

does melodrip solve skill issue with slow pour

[cedar otter]

Yeah pretty much unless kurasu is sold out on matcha

[mellow sonnet]

Yes? Idk I think my main interest in melodrip was low agitation high flow

[cedar otter]

As in not being able to pour slow enough?

[eternal birch]

yes, I agitate the bed because I sometimes pour a little too slowly and the flow cuts (i think thats the right way of describing it)

[mellow sonnet]

What scale are u using? I aim for like 4-5mlps

The only time I went lower than that was curiosity and I didn't like the brew

U can see my flow cuts when I try to maintain 2mlps or less

I would use 2 hands on the kettle for stability to go lower than 5mlps before trying melodrip imo

[eternal birch]

something that doesn't have flow rate :/

about to just buy an acaia pearl atp

[mellow sonnet]

U can do the math and check how long it takes for u to pour 60ml or whatever your total pour is

It's annoying thou

[eternal birch]

yeah I'm not going to be counting while doing my PO routine, too much brainpower needed

focusing on 40:60 recipe in the first place

[mellow sonnet]

Just write down the time and do math after

[eternal birch]

and pouring right

[mellow sonnet]

U can also practice just pouring water but that's boring lmao

[boreal solar]

Depending on what kettle you have there’s flow rate restrictors available for like $3.

Brewista and Fellow both offer them. Iirc

You could also buy my xbloom. I’m starting to get annoyed with it. It now trips my surge protector if I run it while the linea is on. 😂 adding in the other minor quirks has me like eh, is this worth it

[eternal birch]

I've tasted xbloom cups and a bad cup I make is usually on par or better for some reason

[boreal solar]

They work really well at first and I still like it when I otherwise wouldn’t have the time. But I’ve been disillusioned lately. A friend of mine printed me the adapter to try and level the basket. But I still haven’t gotten around to getting it.

[mellow sonnet]

Xbloom is "good enough" to compete w a less complicated moccamaster or Aiden imo

[cedar otter]

Yay for coffeeee

[eternal birch]

came across this randomly

didnt know they're here

[mellow sonnet]

I went to Azusa Costco today

So much nicer than Alhambra 💀

[mellow sonnet]

Oh hey my column arrived today

Will bring to meetup

[drowsy knot]

Hey all anyone have a good recommend for a tenant’s rights attorney familiar with City of LA RSO properties? Our duplex was purchased recently and the new owner is attempting to take away our carports and off street parking spaces. They’ve been included with our rent for the 14 years we’ve been here and definitely should convey so we’ve filed a complaint with LAHD. We have extensive documentation and feel like LAHD will likely rule in our favor but want to have some good options for an attorney if it doesn’t go our way. Thanks in advance!

[drowsy knot]

Thanks it’s stressful but life is good - I mean we got a meetup on the books!

[vivid violet]

so sorry to hear it went the way you thought it may, Erik. unfortunately i don't know any tenant's rights attorneys

[boreal solar]

I am however happy to hear that they’re not looking at booting you out right away. I know they was a scary uncertainty last we talked while it was listed 🙂

[drowsy knot]

Thanks Rory and so true Evan!

[crude citrus]

Hope you find the resources you need, Erik. I hope this picture gives you and everyone else something even more to look forward to at the meetup.

Thank you @cedar otter for helping me get this!

[drowsy knot]

Thanks we are getting good help but I have no idea what is in that box?

oh wait it’s the green discussed earlier - awesome!

[glossy sail]

so did subtext and september coffee just get crazy $$$ for us?

[mellow sonnet]

I finally opened my oubaitouri and instantly did this

[weary chasm]

Forgot your catch cup under grinder?

[weary chasm]

At minimum if the seller isn't eating costs, should be +25%

Or so I think.

But could just backtrack in a week. Iunno. It's just a wait and see kind of deal

Let's see. If a bag of subtext is $25 at ondo...

1.25x is $31.25

Which is like day glow prices.

I guess

[mellow sonnet]

Overextracted oubaitouri and wasted 15g

[cedar otter]

Oh yeah don’t drive obtr hard

[dull adder]

Huh? No the government gets crazy money from us not them. This passes taxes onto the poors

Theoretically, local companies can get crazy money by applying the 25% increase.
This has happened with other goods but I don't expect that with coffee

[weary chasm]

Like lumber for rebuilding homes?

I am just looking at updates from the tariff from various sites on what's getting affected and the retaliation tariffs

Apparently 80-90% of avocado gets imported from Mexico

[glossy sail]

Well shit

No more guac

Guac was already a premium at chipotle lol

[weary chasm]

Could be like eggs

Is guac now a +$5 add on? Whatever. Add it

*I do not pay for guac

Lol...

[crude citrus]

The only way I will taste guac now is in coferment

[cold apex]

avocado tasting note would go crazy

[cedar otter]

crazy business idea

just buy canada beans and add 25% to all items

[dull adder]

Get a veggie burrito. Comes with guac for free and it has the most calories per their menu. Also the cheapest option.

[weary chasm]

Yes. Even if domestic
Lol

[cedar otter]

Dayglow was lightyears ahead of us

[tight gorge]

I hear if you buy Canada beans at Ondo and tip 25% it cancels the tarrif

[boreal solar]

Heh the bigger issue is Mexican beans.

When you add in Brazil and Ethiopian climates it blows.

Kenya also headed for an increase

[brazen karma]

Sorry to intrude, but is there any multi roaster cafe in LA that offers beans from Dak for sale?

[civic crest]

the aforementioned dayglow above

you pay a premium for it though

[brazen karma]

Thank you!

Was curious what local prices are as shipping from them directly is around $20

[civic crest]

all locations carry different beans so you might want to check which location has what

[boreal solar]

Any particular bean you're after?

[brazen karma]

Either the Coco Bongo or the Banana Split?

I've only tried the Milky Cake from them a year ago so was curious to see how some other beans from them hold up

Tried a lychee coferment from S&W I've enjoyed recently so just curious to try other ones as that category of bean is new to me

[boreal solar]

@cedar otter https://ondocoffee.com/ huh their website passed yours on google 😮

[compact hound]

Re ca phe sells dak without the premium i think

Not in LA though

OC

Fountain Valley to be exact

[brazen karma]

Haven't been down to OC in awhile, don't mind the drive as I could stop at a few breweries and make a day out of it

[compact hound]

Never bought anything from his retail shelf but based off of his spro and PO pricing I dont think he taxes

[brazen karma]

Thank you all, I really appreciate the insight 🙂

[cedar otter]

I think they run bots or weird ai shit

To boost numbers

[cedar otter]

I will be carrying Dak from like April or May

[brazen karma]

Nice!

[eternal birch]

cookie cutter seo optimized website

google search really sucks now

[boreal solar]

Hmmm stock model or AI generated guy

That’s the question

[eternal birch]

stock, website copyright last updated 2020 and models weren't good enough back then

[boreal solar]

That’s fair. Probably just heavily photoshopped then.

[mellow sonnet]

Bruh that website is so ugly

Lorem ipsum

I'm ded

That's default filler text

[weary chasm]

I wouldn't say it's ugly.

But it's super stock

And menu and pictures that don't make sense.

[cedar otter]

yeah it's just a placeholder

I actually spoke to him like last April

he wanted money

to take down the website

I was like bruh I'm 1 month away from opening my shop and you told me you haven't even signed a lease

[mellow sonnet]

A year later are they open yet

[crude citrus]

Google is weird because I see the real Ondo on top of the fake one

[cedar otter]

I think they gave up lol

Their insta handle is also ondocoffee.oc which is kinda annoying

[mellow sonnet]

They better give up considering they got ondo in LA and do in brea

Ppl about to think all 3 are the same

😂

[cedar otter]

183 bags

of Glitch

I'd be surprised if we sell out

I have some fancy stuff that only the nerds might want

pepe washed sidra
el paraiso antimaceration
guat el eden coe no. 3
ethiopia alo glitch lot

and then the normie stuff

[lunar fjord]

Hi

[cedar otter]

hiii

[lunar fjord]

:)))))

[cedar otter]

[lunar fjord]

Tbh the most expensive coffee I’ve ever gotten is a glitch COE and it really wasn’t worth it

[cedar otter]

Hey hey don’t say that

I tried it in tokyo

It was pretty good

I mean

Damn good

[mellow sonnet]

El pairaiso antimaceration sounds funky

Good thing my backlog too big for me to go

Also celebrating birthday w friends so can't go

[cedar otter]

It’s good funk

I had it from hydrangea last year

Trump also imposing tariff on korean goods

Time to turn ondo into monoroaster shop

[surreal pivot]

Is Glitch coal?

[compact hound]

Depends who you ask

In all seriousness though i would not say its coal but I definitely wouldnt consider it light

Wouldnt be surprised if some offerings could be more “coal-like” than others

[surreal pivot]

“Comfort roast”?

[compact hound]

Ion even know what that means

[cedar otter]

they are pretty light now

but then again

yall are not like others

Even the last popup I felt the coffees were preeeeetty light for an Asian roaster

and the sales guy told me they are overall starting to roast even lighter

[weary chasm]

I thought it was just Japan

Hm. I guess I'll see.

[cedar otter]

He just said it on SOTU

[weary chasm]

lol. i saw it advertised

but i guess i'll read a summary.

trump just rambles.

chatgpt just released "deep research"

going to see how close that matches "real humans"

[crude citrus]

If I haven’t opened the coffee bag yet and it doesn’t have a valve, can I just throw it in the freezer?

[tight gorge]

Yeah

[crude citrus]

Freezing a lot for the meetup since I just added a 52lb backlog

[cedar otter]

I means

Greens are greens

[weary chasm]

trying to keep your coffee prices low for a bit?

[crude citrus]

Not if I’m paying 3x above C-market

But yes I am justifying this as an investment

[boreal solar]

Greens will last up to a year anyway.

As long as their stored properly

Hmmm 🤔. What’s the highest grade bean on the brew bar at Ondo these days?

[lunar fjord]

man the Glitch Tamiru really opened up this morning

it's so good

[crude citrus]

Ask for the special 5 drink course

[crude citrus]

Do you have general tips? Never had to store beans for this long before.

[boreal solar]

Avoid humidity and light pollution. You can probably use two food safe buckets with airscape inserts(or the vacuum seal lids for paint/grain if food safe and on a budget) for that quantity. Did they ship in grainpro bags?

[crude citrus]

They shipped in a vacuum sealed clear plastic bags. I was thinking about getting these bags from sweet Maria’s but they kinda just look like large freezer bags. https://www.sweetmarias.com/ecotact-green-storage-bag.html?srsltid=AfmBOoqsMrnv23L6p7gFvtwZGIYgq-ADJ3HkfRFd52RQ1Vnx7uoh5zS3

[glossy sail]

thats good to know, i have most of mine left

[glossy sail]

store it like rice lol

[lunar fjord]

the 2023 one I had the best cup in store but I really struggled with it at home

I still have like 150g of it in the freezer

this one is a bit tricky as well

[left inlet]

@tight gorge Is anyone planning to go the kumquat DTLA-Leaves event from 10-12 this morning?

[tight gorge]

im not, live too far nowadays. @cedar otter said he was going

[cedar otter]

can't. gotta cover a shift

[dark fjord]

I am here. There’s a line but it’s inside

[left inlet]

@dark fjord I am in back of the line. Where can I find you if you are still here

[dark fjord]

I’m standing with my brother by the entrance with food

[boreal solar]

https://haceacoffee.com/search?q=grainpro*&type=product the Hacea guys are pretty friendly if you do pickup as well. The owner generally offers me a cup of coffee and chats quite a bit whenever I go in. Cost a little more than ordering direct but might be ideal for you anyway since you can just get one.

I guess he might be friendly because of how many kgs of green I buy. But I don’t get that vibe

[dark fjord]

@cedar otter can you message in here next time you have a good Panama gesha on the pour over menu? I didn’t have another hour minutes to wait at Kumquat and had to just order of the regular menu ><

[cedar otter]

Sure!

[tight gorge]

was he not doing two at a time?

Patrik was

[dark fjord]

He was doing 1 at a time and it had like a 5 minute total brew time with fitting the filters and everything

I’m surprised he wasn’t doing 2-3 at a time of the same beans as they came up

[compact hound]

Sold out of everything by the time i got there

Had to drink some back up janson he brought

[tight gorge]

ok have lunch at yumami now

[eternal birch]

nah sushi gen

yumami? yunomi?

is it the handroll place?

[compact hound]

A lil asian spot with short ribs that he likes

Still havent visited

[eternal birch]

ohhh right

I have it marked but still yet to go

need to go to broken mouth as well

[compact hound]

I’d go to yumami rn but meeting up with my gf somewhere else

Pls forgive me @tight gorge

[eternal birch]

langers?

[cedar otter]

Time to wash away Janson

[cedar otter]

Yee

[eternal birch]

looks bomb 🔥

[compact hound]

Wowowow

Tfti

[cedar otter]

U got ur gf

[compact hound]

[tight gorge]

that looks good

[eternal birch]

I'll get yumami for lunch this weekend and chill at state historic park, didnt know it was that close

[tight gorge]

yumami > jack > HLP > park is a vibe

well used to be, since jack dont work weekend no more

[eternal birch]

hlp park? I went monday and I was kinda sussed out lol

or from HLP to state historic park

[tight gorge]

brewery

[eternal birch]

kinda far

ohh

they got good pizza

DTLA post-run club spot

sounds like a vibe

[weary chasm]

Wow. Pastrami fries looks great

Only had their sandwich. Having had langers 3x and Katz only once, I do like langers more.

Lol. But I also used to eat the pastrami sandwich from patra on sunset.

Greasy style pastrami sandwich

[boreal solar]

You need to try the pastrami from the corner butcher shop out in La Verne. It’s a ways out and they sell out but it’s house made and great.

[weary chasm]

Got link? Yelp or Google

[boreal solar]

Check out The Corner Butcher Shop https://yelp.to/jCLXnwLdVA

[weary chasm]

Oh. It's closeby raging Waters

[surreal pivot]

Stop sleeping!! 😂

[mellow sonnet]

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/l-a-county-sues-southern-california-edison-over-eaton-fire/

🫡 excited for this shitshow

[eternal birch]

🗣️ rate increases

[compact hound]

Re Ca Phe Hydrangea El burro lot 17 espresso was so fire

[cedar otter]

Re ca phe best shop in socal

[dull adder]

Ondo?

I need to check them out though, they must be good if everyone here only speaks highly

[tight gorge]

Do it, owner is one of us

[crude citrus]

For someone with Japan withdrawal syndrome, is Takagi coffee worth a visit?

[eternal birch]

just go to torrance, will be cured

https://www.yelp.com/biz/spoon-house-bakery-and-restaurant-gardena

my go to for family resto style

the chef goes hard

[tight gorge]

Sorry bru, that’s incurable

[crude citrus]

Mentaiko pasta sounds amazing rn

[eternal birch]

there's also pasta e pasta and also saw reel of some new place from japan

[cedar otter]

Come to glitch event this weekend

Gonna debut hand brews with UFO and Paragon

[edgy steppe]

At Ondo?

[glossy sail]

oh fuckkk i told recaphe ill be there monday

guess ill try that

[glossy sail]

one of* lol

[weary chasm]

Go to the Tokyo central in Gardena.

It's like one of the biggest Japanese supermarket

https://maps.app.goo.gl/Kj4XhT6pdgyJLvMi9?g_st=ac

Buy your $100 melons

Or $50 strawberry

[eternal birch]

the tokyo central ones arent as fresh, I like to get from nijiya or special order from nijiya if available

[cedar otter]

yer

[weary chasm]

Ohh

[tight gorge]

better than peak Andy's Orchard?

[crude citrus]

There’s a place in Arcadia called HeyDen that also sells this stuff

[eternal birch]

is that better or worse than harry's berries

[tight gorge]

@civic crest got me into Andy's. On certain weeks its insane how good they are. On average they are still top tier stuff

My wife said we have had Harry's but we buying some tomorrow since I forgot lol

[civic crest]

peak harries is pretty good

i went yesterday but skipped on harries

oh man i can't even spell it right

[tight gorge]

How much are they at the market?

[civic crest]

$16 i think

for the 1 lb clam

[tight gorge]

are we in peak strawberyy season? might just wait until Wednesday

[civic crest]

it's not peak yet

but i had some about 3 or 4 weeks ago and they were still good

it's $14 but i got hit w ith the CC surcharge

$15.45

or is it 15

[tight gorge]

still better than paying the $10 erewhon markup

[civic crest]

yeah you guys are so close

[eternal birch]

depends on the farmer

rn its end of peak strawberry from asia

but beginning for america

[eternal birch]

I see that they do mostly stonefruit, will try when the season comes

[tight gorge]

Yeah, issue is you have to show up before they post up at 8am otherwise you dont get the dank stuff

gatekeeps it for locals or psychos who brave the traffic into SM

[tight gorge]

have you had the Elly Amai strawberry?

[eternal birch]

no 💀

[tight gorge]

me neither, its the viral $20 strawberry

[eternal birch]

I avoid erewhon because gf always wants to walk out with a smoothie

but 18$ for a strawberry god damn

[eternal birch]

what day @ 8am?

[tight gorge]

Wednesday's at Santa Monica farmers market

[eternal birch]

real gatekeeping

I can probably make it work though

absolutely hate going to SM

only been like 4 times to SM over the last 2 years lol

[tight gorge]

if I still live here by then I can buy you some and you can pick it up later

if not then Chaumein can do the group buy lol

[eternal birch]

stonefruit eating and stonefruit gesha

[lunar fjord]

tiny peak harry's is the best

not the normal sized ones but the gaviottas

[lunar fjord]

if you go first opening, it's free parking and you can just grab and run

[compact hound]

Those are crazy

Tried those for the first time in the summer last yr and was kinda mind blown

[compact hound]

Pls teach me

[crude citrus]

Instead of coffee, everyone bring their favorite strawberries to the meetup

[vivid violet]

singular, from Erewhon, right ?

[eternal birch]

also the mountains are snow topped again

beautiful

[eternal birch]

also yes

[civic crest]

yes enjoyed my drive back home from santa monica just now

[boreal solar]

There’s a sentence I don’t hear often.

[civic crest]

i only had to go to culver and traffic is non existent at the moment lol

[eternal birch]

which mountains over there are snow topped?

or is it very clear so you can see them from all the way there?

[civic crest]

the ones i see far away

yes

[eternal birch]

ooh damn

[civic crest]

a bunch of our school parents are going to mammoth today too

they picked a good time

[eternal birch]

lot of powder

skipping on ski this year for me :/

unfortunate that early feb didnt have shit and I didnt have time to go further than Big Bear

[boreal solar]

Saturday only or Sunday too? I’m booked up Saturday but could probably pop out Sunday.

[cedar otter]

Both days!

[mellow sonnet]

Paragon brews 👀

Been on my list of "want to try" stuff

Paragon and dry ice

[vivid violet]

Amaaazing churros here:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/y5wvwaZBqKqyvXvq6

[surreal pivot]

Ordered spro, girl at register asked if I wanted sparkling water on the side, ended up being served an espresso Tonic 😂

[tight gorge]

doesnt seem like the owner is there

[surreal pivot]

At least it wasn’t el burro 🤣

[weary chasm]

Was it good?

[lunar fjord]

lol rip

[compact hound]

You ask for a remake?

[surreal pivot]

Tbh, I’ve had a rough day and didn’t even feel like saying anything 😂

[surreal pivot]

It was. I’m an espresso tonic enjoyer for sure

[compact hound]

What spro did you get?

[surreal pivot]

Hydrangea Vulcan azul

Damn my girl left her purse there and they don’t have a phone number to call 😂

Does anyone have Re caphe’s contact info by chance?

[compact hound]

Can DM the owner

What kind of purse is it?

[surreal pivot]

Green lululemon crossbody bag

Thank you! We’re on our way even though they close In like 20 min @compact hound

[compact hound]

Owner is about to pull up but hes going to ask staff if they have the bag

[surreal pivot]

You’re the best man thank you so much

We were sitting outside if that helps

[compact hound]

Staff is lagging on responding to the owner

Should just go in

[surreal pivot]

Can I dm you?

[compact hound]

Yee

Its there

He said “ask thao”

[mellow sonnet]

What if thao is the one that messed up the drink

[surreal pivot]

Lmao. She was but it’s all good.

They were super nice. It was my fault anyway I should have clarified

[vivid violet]

you're very kind.

sorry to hear about the hard day, hope it goes better 🙏

[surreal pivot]

Thank you Rory!

[compact hound]

Woon bao tasty but annoying to eat

[tight gorge]

Woon rice is fire

Other dishes kinda fell off for me

[civic crest]

Pasadena location? Been meaning to go I havent had woon since like ‘21

[eternal birch]

family emergency so 6-7 days work for me

my grandma in korea is not doing very well though 😦

[boreal solar]

My grandma had those plates. Looks tasty too 😅

[tight gorge]

Lalaland banana cream top good

[compact hound]

I know you steered me in the right direction with HLP brewery but iono about this one

[tight gorge]

It’s not a rec, just an observation

I do drink lala quite often though

Best sig latte near me

[compact hound]

Okay now im intrigued

Next time im at the grove i’ll try

[tight gorge]

Lavender, cloud, bells is also good

Banana flavor is faint which i dig

[surreal pivot]

Primecut taqueria.

I’d get the rib eye taco, shrimp taco and panela again and skip everything else. Also no cheese next time but overall pretty good

[tight gorge]

Cheese tends to make tacos too salty ime. Looks cool but not for me

[surreal pivot]

Yeah I screwed that one up. Lady asked if I wanted everything and I told her yes

[compact hound]

Too rich as well especially if theres guac on there

[surreal pivot]

They had Cecina and Costilla that I was hype about but they were whatever

Partner is from Michoacán and has been trying to get me to eat Tripas but I just can’t. She said it was good though

[tight gorge]

I was like, oh don’t worry we know

[cedar otter]

Lol

I texted him about something

And he was like bro I am doing that only for stereoscope bc it’s a big account

I was like oh it’s gonna be like that from now on huh

Oh btw ondocoffee OC might actually be happening

The landlord came back with a counteroffer basically letting us have everything we asked for

so I gotta do it now sorta

[boreal solar]

Ondo coffee IE or bust.

Where in the OC we talking? I have a soft spot for both the Santa Ana Zoo and crystal cove state park.

[crude citrus]

Looks like you have to buy that domain now

I forgot who recommended the gaviotta but I got a box. Seems like everyone wants the Mara’s

[weary chasm]

Was it like "an offer you can't refuse"? Lol

[civic crest]

Mara’s are floral which I love

Also I try to go for the smaller berries

[tight gorge]

They last longer

[eternal birch]

time to get a roaster in there

[earnest robin]

Kenji's hack to make it last longer is to clean it with hot water after you get them

https://www.seriouseats.com/how-to-clean-strawberries-so-they-last-longer-7551632#:~:text=But according to both Kenji,on the surface of strawberries.

[vivid violet]

cool, I've also found baking soda and water makes (some of) them a bit mushy.

I always took the mushy ones, and the others seemed to last quite a while.

looking fwd to trying the 125 F (51 C) hot water for 30 seconds method !

[earnest robin]

afaik you can use tap water since it usually goes up to 140F

[cedar otter]

We made it

[boreal solar]

No Ondo this morning. I’ll need to get you to make me a ufo another time. I have someone coming out from Ventura to buy my old ascaso Dream from the garage so I’ll be homebound most of the morning. Was looking forward to comparing the China bean to one of my own.

A friend told me they were similar based on yesterday. Have you tried both @mellow sonnet ?

[mellow sonnet]

Nop haven't opened your bag

It smells super good thou

I'm planning to open my second bag of oubaitouri on Friday and then once my bag of onyx is done I can open up ragdoll and my lychee dream 🤧

Backlog crazy rn

[boreal solar]

I have a bias towards the ragdoll Yunnan of course. But let me know when you get to it

[cedar otter]

Dang biked all the way to hlp??

[crude citrus]

Their milk cream bun is so good

[boreal solar]

Welp Bianca and Dream sold over a two day period. Putting faith in the linea mini.

[mellow sonnet]

In mini we trust

Im debating buying a longboard again

My gym is 1 mile from my place

[lunar fjord]

I hope it's less out of the way than play

[cedar otter]

I thought u were talking about longboard gesha for a sec

[old cosmos]

@cedar otter do you have an xbloom recipe?

[cedar otter]

https://share-h5.xbloom.com/?id=JLtA9tYo2ptr0evnVb%2Frng%3D%3D

[old cosmos]

Thanks!

I just cracked open the bag and my house smells like lychee

[mellow sonnet]

Bluefin Tuna shots

[weary chasm]

Ooo. Is this good?

Ondo paragon UFO setup

Lol

[cedar otter]

@lunar fjord hello

[eternal birch]

nope but they have a slayer

mini kabob so so good

[eternal birch]

cleanest cup I've had, the ufo dripper is so smooth for PO too

[lunar fjord]

ty for the ping

is the list online? I'll check now

oh dang why is your online store balling

I'll scroll up to find the glitch list I think you posted it already

[weary chasm]

Maybe I'll try next time when I have the time

[lunar fjord]

what other glitch coffees did you get other than the "nerd" stuff?
I think I'd be into the antimaceration, and if the alo is the same as your last shipment, wouldn't mind having another bag for freezer stash
If you said the el eden geisha is good would be into checking it out

[cedar otter]

Ugh square bugging out

[cedar otter]

El eden is so good. The tamiru is less blueberry but more yellow/orange fruit tones

[lunar fjord]

ugh this is going to be a big purchase I can feel it

lemme know when your square is updated or if it's easier through PM or something

[cedar otter]

China is good for normies too

[lunar fjord]

I've never like the dehongs from anyone idk

[cedar otter]

I see some coffees on there now maybe check back in 10 mins?

[lunar fjord]

kk thanks

is acid this wave or coming later?

[cedar otter]

I paid for the order 🥺

Maybe this week if I’m lucky

[lunar fjord]

ok I need to not blow it all on this order then lol

[cedar otter]

There should be 9 different coffees

[vivid violet]

have you had Original Kabob Factory in Glendale ?

It's AMAZINGLY good (kabobs, lavash wraps, unique juices, etc).

https://maps.app.goo.gl/F6bbpFmCgVp6jCeA6

[lunar fjord]

yea I'm only seeing 5

hope nothing sells out before square fixes itself

[eternal birch]

no, have not! I do have another spot I like which is Z's

but damn, apart from the 55min wait mini kabob is so damn good

[compact hound]

Lasita?

[compact hound]

Nvm i dont think it is

Fuck man

Thats what initially came to mind

Ive been meaning to go

How is it

[civic crest]

I like Atwater better than dtla

The main chef is usually at Atwater

we ordered some different stuff today since we had the kids

Looking forward to Westside spot opening

[eternal birch]

damn wtf another location already?

[compact hound]

Yeah but its diff

[civic crest]

Two more lol

[compact hound]

Wtf two?!

[eternal birch]

the dtla and atwater location have different menus though

[compact hound]

I only know about the grilled meats one

[civic crest]

A bbq spot and a Santa Monica spot

[eternal birch]

i think the atwater one is more fish focus?

[civic crest]

Bbq in west Adam’s

[compact hound]

Wow SM wth

Didnt hear about that

[eternal birch]

dayum

fast expansion

[compact hound]

Had no idea holy basil was that popular

Makes me worried about consistency

Gotta try it before they get too big

[eternal birch]

probably backed by venture or PE

[surreal pivot]

Apollon’s from Play coffee was really good

Beef noodle soup at Mr. Dragon was a let down. But fried udon and beef roll were on point!

Thumbling’s beef noodle soup is def superior

[compact hound]

Boomer shots

[surreal pivot]

Didn’t taste like a boomer shot

[crude citrus]

Hot take but I agree on the beef noodle soup. The pan fried pork bao is the go to there for me. Almost as good as Kang Kang

[surreal pivot]

Yeah it tasted like Pho broth. It was weird. Meat was nice and buttery though

[mellow sonnet]

Yessirrrrrr

[mellow sonnet]

👀 I will try thumbling

For me the meat is the make or break on good beef noodle soup

[surreal pivot]

True. But the broth has to hit too. Try to go to thumbling during the week so you don’t have to do a crazy wait

[mellow sonnet]

They give a lot of meat based on the pics

I'm ded

Their menu looks like dtf for sure thou

[cedar otter]

Not REI throwing shades at ppl wearing arcteryx to coffee shops

[mellow sonnet]

Solomons are required to enter the coffee shop or u get shunned

[eternal birch]

bruh who tf in LA needs to wear arcteryx

[mellow sonnet]

This person

[eternal birch]

I have a gtex shell that I bought for 1 winter collecting dust

same for my canada goose

[vivid violet]

sorry to hear, man. i’ve definitely experienced some variety in how good it is. thx for the fried noodle (and perry for fried pork bao) suggestions..

will have to try Kang Kang and Thumbling’s

[eternal birch]

dai ho

[mellow sonnet]

Does thumbling give tendon in the beef noodle soup? I didn't see any in the pictures

[eternal birch]

fellow tendon enjoyer

[surreal pivot]

I dont think so

[surreal pivot]

It might vary based on location? I went to the new one in Diamond bar

[eternal birch]

might be tbh, I didnt think it was that bad

didnt think it was that good either though

[cedar otter]

Might order these later

[eternal birch]

what is that

[vivid violet]

ah okay, i go to the one on Valley (Alhambra-ish area)

[cedar otter]

coffee beans in beer cans

[compact hound]

I wear my atom lt almost every day LMAO

Its so nice

Its not goretex

So lightweight and warm af

[eternal birch]

to SF you go

[crude citrus]

Fair warning if you’ve never been to Kang Kang, nothing else is that great except the pan fried pork baos

[vivid violet]

cool, thx for the tip. I'll add to my notes

[glossy sail]

just go for sheng jian bao to go and leave. Everything else is basically Chinese cafeteria food.

[crude citrus]

Chinese cafeteria food is a good way to put it 😂

[glossy sail]

@cedar otter do you know where monolith coffee is gonna be in Alhambra?

[cedar otter]

Near Valley and garfield is what I heard

[glossy sail]

Oh close to me interesting

[glossy sail]

Anyone try the native stuff from Diego himself? Any thoughts?

[old cosmos]

Are you stocking your own roast on the website?

[cedar otter]

Yes. They are sold out rn. Roasting more today

[cedar otter]

I need to try the samples

Awwwww yiiiiis

Dak

[old cosmos]

I'll watch out for it. Brought the lychee dream into my office and it's a hit.

[mellow sonnet]

They had exclusivity with dayglow? That's wild

Explains a lot thou

[surreal pivot]

How’d that work? I saw Dak in other shops all the time

[mellow sonnet]

Which shop? I think I saw play w dak and that's it

[eternal birch]

re ca phe had dak too

[mellow sonnet]

Maybe LA exclusive deal

[cedar otter]

yeah

LA chicago and NY

for 1 year

I reached out to them before we opened last year

and they were like "sorry we JUST signed a 1 year exclusive deal w/ dayglow"

oh man they really don't have clean stuff

[eternal birch]

"coco bongo, milky cake, banana split"

[surreal pivot]

Re had it last week, play had it yesterday, kumquat a while ago iirc

[cedar otter]

Ordered all 3

[boreal solar]

They probably just ordered from the consumer site and upcharged. Commercial clients usually get better pricing and access to larger quantities etc.

That or they dropped the exclusivity contract a month or two ago and were just slow getting out word. Also possible. I’m sure a roaster of their reputation is flooded with requests.

[surreal pivot]

Makes sense

[lunar fjord]

oh

I didn't know dak had an exclusive with dayglow

their washed stuff is excellent

speaking of, time to place my glitch order

[cedar otter]

I was on the phone witn Square for an hour just now

Trying to get this glitch fixed

[lunar fjord]

jeez

[mellow sonnet]

Glitch glitch 😢

[ornate ingot]

Anyone know a shop in LA that DEFINITELY stocks Onyx?

[boreal solar]

Nook in Rancho stocks/stocked it last time I was there. You could try calling the Torrance location to see if they do.

[eternal birch]

torrance one does

I could check for you and buy you beans @ornate ingot

I work like 3 min away

https://maps.app.goo.gl/gXwxd2BFGZBK5Wst9

[ornate ingot]

Incredibly kind, thank you but it's 90 mins away and with my schedule today I don't think I can make it there and back

It's not a necessity but a nice to have. I'm doing a video shoot to then run ads tomorrow with Nicely at Venice Beach and wanted to use Onyx coffee in the ad since it's widely recognizable

[eternal birch]

where are you located currently? if its close enough we can meet somewhere in the middle

I live DTLA so anywhere around there works

[ornate ingot]

I live in Tujunga

DTLA is not bad!

[eternal birch]

want me to get one for you?

I'll be free around 7

[ornate ingot]

That'd be amazing

Can you ping me with a photo of the shelf so I can pick a bag?

[eternal birch]

yes, will do

[ornate ingot]

TYSM!

[eternal birch]

@ornate ingot dm'd you just in case you didnt see

[cedar otter]

Restocked!

[old cosmos]

About to send in my order! I've been brewing it throughout the day and everyone at my work has been stopping by for some.

[mellow sonnet]

Cortado coffee and long black in OC have onyx but yeah I haven't seen any LA shops w it surprisingly

[eternal birch]

I feel like more shops used to have it, but now they're startng to get expensive

• better roasters now

[mellow sonnet]

I am unironically drinking my onyx beans they gave me w the kettle these past few days

It tastes alright imo but they also gave me honey process which I don't normally drink

Washed or something funky normally for me

[manic helm]

Any recs on late night food in Korea town LA?

[eternal birch]

depends on what you want

for drinks with friends that I have a lot to talk about and dont mind waiting I go to dan sung sa

[manic helm]

This looks like the place

In town for the Takanaka show, super hype

Don't suppose anyone here is going?

[cedar otter]

label design is the thing that takes most time

not roasting

:/

[weary chasm]

Maybe you can outsource it. But where is the fun in that??

[cedar otter]

No money

[eternal birch]

filipino artists is the solution

[manic helm]

We're here now, love the vibe

Anything in particular you'd recommend here?

[eternal birch]

nah, go crazy

get some skewers

the foods not like great but its good drinking food

afterwards dessert at oakobing is great too

I've done that combo like 4 times now

[manic helm]

Too late but might hit that up tomorrow night

[manic helm]

It is exactly what I need right now great rec!

[mellow sonnet]

Brewed an oubaitouri and forgot about it. It actually taste really good roomtemp

[eternal birch]

which one? sipping on taiwan jireh rn

[mellow sonnet]

The Columbia

[eternal birch]

oo

[cedar otter]

sign of a well roasted coffee haha

[manic helm]

@cedar otter hotel coffee shop is dogshit so I'm hitting up ondo

[cedar otter]

Shiet

I took off early bc I’ve been working like 20 days straight

[manic helm]

No worries I'll be back again

Turns out I like LA

[weary chasm]

I guess no bring your own coffee travel kit

Can always make coffee at hotel room. But where is the fun in that?

[manic helm]

I did bring q2+pulsar but felt like going to a shop today

That will be for pre dinner

@cedar otter got a favorite glitch bean?

We're also looking for dinner recs. Any omakase sushi places that don't require reservation?

[cedar otter]

Uhhhh

[manic helm]

We were gonna make a reservation somewhere but forgor

[cedar otter]

El mirador strawberry natural

[cedar otter]

Check sushi sasabune in glendale

Also it’s not technically an “omakase” place but I like sugarfish no frills experience

[eternal birch]

sushi gen and kantaro sushi are my recs

but also sugarfish definitely an LA staple too

[crude citrus]

Sushi Kisen in Arcadia maybe?

[eternal birch]

kogane also very good, can probably get same day res

[weary chasm]

You can probably get omakase here on same day

Check out Kurisaki!
https://yelp.to/CJl1ar1Zfc

But it's like probably $120-150/pp

Sushi gen is good too

Never had omakase there

[lunar fjord]

sushi tsujita takes walk ins

[eternal birch]

wtf tsujita has sushi as well?

[lunar fjord]

yea

it's not bad

not great

but I think LA is one of the best sushi cities

(in the US)

[eternal birch]

SF is better

but LA probably 2nd

NYC is probably same quality just way more expensive since its a longer flight

[civic crest]

i don't think they're doing sushi right now (at least tsujita sushi sawtelle), they're rennoing OG tsujita so all other locations serving the tsukemen

i could be wrong though

[manic helm]

So many choices

[eternal birch]

kogane like $300/pp

but in the words of my friend who goes to japan pretty much every other weekend

it would be his alternative to hopping on a zipair flight and going to japan (for socal, he lives norcal)

[manic helm]

No times available at kogane, but it's definitely on the list for next time

I think we're leaning sasabune

[eternal birch]

one of my clients owns matsumoto as well, should be very good quality fish

[surreal pivot]

@compact hound finally getting around to this and not enjoying at all 🤣. Getting this overwhelming limeade Gatorade flavor that is awful

[eternal birch]

bring some to share at meetup

[tight gorge]

Arnold Palmer

[surreal pivot]

I don’t think I can make it for the day you guys picked. Which day was it again?

[eternal birch]

sunday mar 23

[compact hound]

Shit is wack

[compact hound]

I’ll gladly give up the rest of what i have for the meet

Think i have like 60ish grams left

[eternal birch]

gatorade coffee

[manic helm]

Reservation made, very excited!

Thanks for all the recommendations, glad I hopped in this thread

The server at Dan Sung Sa seemed worried when we ordered the spicy chicken wings because they're very very spicy. Idk if they made it less spicy because we're white but it wasn't that bad. But there was a horrific amount of sugar in that sauce and they were swimming in it. Beef skewers and steamed dumplings were the best

[tight gorge]

This is the hidden gem of this server, if I do say so myself

Also did you hit up any breweries?

[manic helm]

Not this time, might plan some visits on my next trip though

[tight gorge]

Two of the best are next to each other which is convenient

[manic helm]

Do tell

[tight gorge]

Highland Park and Homage in Chinatown

Pils and saisons

[manic helm]

Beautiful, will check those out next time

[vivid violet]

my wife and i also really like the omakase at Akinori Sushi:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/YToGxTYw6XFoPCrL9

the sushi chef creates such incredible unique flavor combinations.

(if you tell the chef that you know Rory and Kim, he might recognize us and possibly give you some free goodies. my wife went with her Mom, and we took a friend who is into sushi there.. both loved it.)

[vivid violet]

and thanks, Bryan, for this pointer. 🔖 bookmarked to try !

[tight gorge]

I hearby declare tacos a healthy meal

[dull adder]

Smog City and Monkish

[tight gorge]

Yeah, another good pair. SmogCity a notch down from the other three imo

[dull adder]

They're pretty good at IPAs still. And also like 40% the cost of Monkish

I'll have to check out those other two though for sure

[eternal birch]

is monkish the one by el camino college

[tight gorge]

I really like their grocery store shelfie lil bo pils

[dull adder]

Not really no, maybe 10 minutes from there

[tight gorge]

Monkish was so hype, still a fan of the foggy series. Their sours are ass though

[eternal birch]

ohh right yeah I pass by there

but its near work and not home

[tight gorge]

But yeah, def hit up HLP and Homage, ideally during a bottle release at Homage to get the good stuff. I think their anniversary is coming up and they release their strawberry saisons which is their flagship drop so id visit then

its in June so a bit away. I can bring a bottle to the meetup to decrompress once our hands start shaking

Saisons was my previous hobby, and this is when I realized I should change hobbies.

[lunar fjord]

monkish is good

[cedar otter]

Oooh one of our regulars work at monkfish. He drops off a bottle here and there

[tight gorge]

🐟 beer

tell him to drop off Foggy Window next time they release it. So good

Also the best texas bbq in LA stops by Monkish/SmogCity every now and then. Usually when I visit https://www.instagram.com/aglscraftmeats/?hl=en

[cedar otter]

Best texas bbq in la used to be ray’s. RIP 🙏

[tight gorge]

Dang, never went. Ill stop by just to check it out/support

[cedar otter]

Yeah it’s in huntington park which doesn’t scream good food lol

The story was kinda sweet. There was a guy who was selling pulled pork nachos and stuff from his backyard

[manic helm]

Lovely meal!

[cedar otter]

He got shut down 3 times

And after that the city actually proposed him to open a brick and mortar in a strip mall

He was doing so well and I dunno why but he switched to halal meat

And he got a lot of pushback from the locals

Unnecessary

And ended up killing himself

His sons took over but not the same

[tight gorge]

damn, tragic

[cedar otter]

My dad and I had a warehouse in vernon so we used to go every now and then

[tight gorge]

yeah brisket pics look a bit dry

[cedar otter]

His briskets were goat

[tight gorge]

yeah, you gotta try agls

I think nowadays he does beef cheek instead of brisket, but just as good

[compact hound]

@tight gorge knows his beers

[crude citrus]

Beer and wine was my previous hobby. And then it was too expensive so I got into coffee /s

[compact hound]

Enjoyed the pilsners so much at HLP i had 3 that night

[cedar otter]

The brews stands for other brews

[compact hound]

I usually never have more than 1 beer

[tight gorge]

Wine is too much money... that said I forgot I ordered a fall release from Andremily until this week when I got the shipment notification. That was $$$ fml

[mellow sonnet]

U all went from beer and wine to coffee

[eternal birch]

keeb to coffee pipeline bro

[mellow sonnet]

I went from 4 cans of red bull a day in pharmacy school to dropping out and going into coffee 💀

Am also a keeb to coffee but now all my keebs are gone 💀

[eternal birch]

cupertino friend went from keeb to artisans

he is fukt

[mellow sonnet]

Thank fuck I never got into artisans

Those bongo collectors are wack

[eternal birch]

I have a few but nothing rare

[mellow sonnet]

Esp during covid

[eternal birch]

bongo

[cedar otter]

Oh btw keeblife x ondo beans dropping next month

[mellow sonnet]

👀

[cedar otter]

It’s gonna be a blend

[eternal birch]

is keeblife happening next month

[cedar otter]

Keeblife at ondo happening

[mellow sonnet]

I'm trying to get a regular schedule in my life and then I can start going out on the weekends soon

[eternal birch]

oh wha

[mellow sonnet]

I have 2 unbuilt keebs I got from keeb friends they gave me

[eternal birch]

I might drop by then 👀

[cedar otter]

🤫 🤐

It’s gonna be a meet up + bag of beans + coffee served by moi

[mellow sonnet]

I will rock stock mx browns 🥴 and dry stabs that are tuned at least

[cedar otter]

Super small

[mellow sonnet]

Upper floor meetup?

[cedar otter]

Yee

[mellow sonnet]

Sheeesh

Oh I keep forgetting I have my s7 elephant still

I left it in my car to take pics and now it sits in my trunk

I should bring it in my place now

[compact hound]

Moos craft was mid when i tried it

[tight gorge]

Yup very mid, don’t understand the hype

[eternal birch]

I thought it was very good

[tight gorge]

I’m you defense most bbq here is mid and moos is mid+

[eternal birch]

I've had texas bbq and I thought moo's was better

franklin's, terry blacks, and pecan lodge

[compact hound]

@tight gorge about to blow up

[eternal birch]

LOL

[tight gorge]

Man kinda shook rn

[compact hound]

Im not the biggest fan of texas bbq in general tbh

Just too heavy for my liking

[eternal birch]

which style do you like most

[compact hound]

Um

Kowean

[tight gorge]

Tx over Carolina

KC coo too

But I like the sauce

[compact hound]

Idk the differences

LMAO

[eternal birch]

mustard binder, vinegar, etc etc

[tight gorge]

Except when I make it myself, I turn into a purist

[compact hound]

Lemme try

[tight gorge]

Since I moved to SM I haven’t smoked brisket or ribs 😦

My patio is next to apartments so I would smoke out the neighbors for 16 hours lmao

[compact hound]

I like the bark

I want to bite

[eternal birch]

I'm about to throw out my bike and put a smoker

idc if my neighbors get smoked out, they keep smoking in a no smoking apartment so might as well

[compact hound]

Fair

[eternal birch]

smelling bbq smoke would be nice

[surreal pivot]

Good lord 🤤

[tight gorge]

Wynd doing a glitch takeover again this weekend

[crude citrus]

I’m going to add the grill as equipment for the meetup

[boreal solar]

The old lady next door gets annoyed whenever I smoke brisket on the wsm. 😅 she complains very loudly.

[tight gorge]

My move is to do it early Friday morning and let is rest overnight for a Saturday lunch meal. People are at work so less guilt. That said, once I buy a house idgaf

[dull adder]

What smoker did you have

[tight gorge]

Char-griller gravity fed. Allows me to use charcoal and wood, fan makes it much easier to manage temp. It’s a janky smoker but with the right mods it works really well

[dull adder]

A YouTuber I watch has put wood splits in a gravity fed and that made me go 👀

Looks like it was a Masterbuilt

So super cheapie but food quality seems like it could be good if you're running a wood fire

[tight gorge]

I did that once, it created hella creosote

[tight gorge]

Yeah mine is the same type and build quality. The electronics are hit or miss and I got lucky with mine

Would recommend if you don’t get a lemon

[dull adder]

I think he started it with charcoal so maybe that prevented it

I have a Kamado, I don't have space for a dedicated smoker so I wanted a swiss army knife.

[tight gorge]

I put chunks rather than the whole split. Plus there are ways to put chunks in the ashtray which I prefer as it’s a more controlled burn.

Mine can go up to 600 f so good enough to sear or make smoky carne asada

[boreal solar]

I love the 14.5” Weber Smokey mountain. It’s a perfectly scaled down version of the competition Smoker and doesn’t use much fuel. It’s also small enough I can move it around freely and keep it to the side of the house when I’m not using it.

[dull adder]

WSM is legit. I was considering that when I was first looking

[cedar otter]

Just had manhattan’s shoondisa natural at highlight altadena and it was very good

[tight gorge]

Frank really knows how to dial for Manhattan/diego ime

[cedar otter]

Yee like if you look at their setup you wouldn’t expect a good cup

Kalita wave and old Japanese kettle

[boreal solar]

Meh, nothing wrong with the kalita wave. It might not blow you away but it’s one of the more consistent drippers I’ve used.

I haven’t tried the new version of the wave yet though. It’s on my to do list.

[cedar otter]

Haha I know. It’s just that you don’t really see that at coffee shops anymore

It’s all origami or april

Frank is an OG and I respect him a lot

[boreal solar]

I see some April drippers around here too.

[cedar otter]

I think his shops and my shop are the only ones without an ek43 😂

Anti Mahlkonig team

[tight gorge]

funny thing is I bought a kalita, papers to try and replicate at home. They were giving their shop water for free if you bought a bag of beans. I failed, so thats what led me to buy ratchet expensive grinders since they use a ditting.

[boreal solar]

I’m really curious about the mino. Do a minoevent, so I can have something come up for causing me to miss it after I plan on going all week.

[cedar otter]

Ironically I’ll be demoing the new Mahlkonig grind by sync grinders today

[boreal solar]

My throat is a little scratchy

[cedar otter]

It’s how u get started lol “why can’t I make the same coffee tasting the same at home??? Must be the grinder”

[crude citrus]

Was thinking about going today too. They just barely reopened this week I think?

[cedar otter]

Yeah last week I think

[crude citrus]

@cedar otter influenced me. Got the Letty. Excellent cup

[cedar otter]

Jack was serving diego bermudez hachi so I had to stop by

Very weird experience

[tight gorge]

I was curious how was it

[cedar otter]

Drinking a funky coffee at endorffeine

[tight gorge]

Yeah this is the cup that made me buy $3k grinders lmao

[cedar otter]

It was a washed chiroso so I guess it’s not that wild

The cup was good

[crude citrus]

For me I know it’s a skill issue

[old cosmos]

@cedar otter Banana Seoul only recommended for spro or do you serve as xbloom/brew also?

[glossy sail]

Trying this hachi

Need to dial in better for the hachi

But was okay for first brew.

Hachi kitsusuki washed pink bourbon

[cedar otter]

You can do both

[old cosmos]

can you share your xbloom recipe?

[cedar otter]

You can use lychee dream recipe hehe

[civic crest]

when are athey coming

[eternal birch]

sushi GEN

[lunar fjord]

dang

[eternal birch]

my 6th time here for lunch maybe? after I went for dinner once I can definitely tell dinner is a bit higher quality

but still insane value

[lunar fjord]

do they still have the special?

[eternal birch]

yeah

[lunar fjord]

heck yeah

[eternal birch]

sashimi special bottom right is 26$

[cedar otter]

Friday

[civic crest]

i always want to go but never have been. always see people waiting outside whenever i'm at tea master

[surreal pivot]

100% worth it.

[boreal solar]

Save some money and go to Imari Sushi out in Upland. You can thank me later.

Amazing hole in the whole rated as the number two sushi in the country on Yelp.

[eternal birch]

i went at like 11:10 and waited 25min on a rainy day

[civic crest]

Upland is another planet

[tight gorge]

Takeout only too

[tight gorge]

Counter seating during lunch

Little to no wait at open

[eternal birch]

party of 4 and we were talking

with just my gf I definitely go counter

[tight gorge]

Makes sense

[boreal solar]

Really good though. 😂

[cedar otter]

Colors came out so retro

[crude citrus]

You should replace the slow bar menu Mac with this one for even more retro

[old cosmos]

Retro is in

[cedar otter]

There is a way to mount the new mac mini inside old imac g4

[eternal birch]

so many lemons

[cedar otter]

Ooh dtla omni hotel?

[eternal birch]

yeah

[mellow sonnet]

Verbal plays geoguessr-LA Only or something

[cedar otter]

I’d be so good

[vivid violet]

"the best lazy river in downtown LA"

[old cosmos]

Any good recs for coffee in DT long beach?

[cedar otter]

DT…

[compact hound]

Not downtown but so sentimental pop up is decent

Sala coffee has good batch brew

I dont think thats considered downtown either though

Dont think theres any other notable options in LB

[dull adder]

Confidential coffee

[old cosmos]

I don't mind driving around the area.

[dull adder]

Confidential is pretty solid.
If you're expecting Ondo/endorffeine/re ca phe, there's not many shops at that level and probably going to be a drive from LB.
Re Ca Phe is 25 minutes from DTLB

[compact hound]

So Sentimental got identical weber set up as Re IIRC

Doubt their spro would be as good though

But probs not bad

[dull adder]

I haven't heard of them, next time I'm in LB in the morning I'll see about checking them out

[old cosmos]

Thanks for the recs. I'm local but have to be there for a few days for work.

[eternal birch]

oh my lord its so cold

[weary chasm]

California cold

[civic crest]

anyone going to the meetup want seasoning beans? I have 10 lbs and don't see myself getting any new burrs (2 bags 5 lbs each)

[crude citrus]

I’ll take some actually. Waiting for my Lagom mini

[civic crest]

they're sealed did you want all 10 or just 1 bag of 5lb?

from loquat lol

[eternal birch]

mini + casa + p64 + p100 all lined up 🔥

oh wait theavatar has 3 of them already

[crude citrus]

I think 1 5lb bag should be plenty for those tiny burrs. Appreciate it!

[boreal solar]

078s and Philos as well.

Oh, I guess he was talking about lagoms complete line and I just didn’t catch it. I’m listening to a boring webinar for work.

[dull adder]

No P64 though 😭
I keep telling my wife "next job" for these big wants lol. I know I'll make a good deal more at my next job so it'll be easier to justify more purchases

[earnest robin]

It's his travel setup

[eternal birch]

@boreal solar did it frost in rancho as well?

[boreal solar]

Nope. Got some nice nice hail coming down right now though.

[surreal pivot]

The fact that Howlin still hits like it did when they first opened and the workers are still as friendly as they’ve always been is impressive

[mellow sonnet]

Guys we getting a lunar eclipse tonight