Los Angeles/OC/San Diego 🌈

[mellow sonnet]

Who going moon watching

Might take a phone pic after work today but that's it

[compact hound]

I dont want it to end

Craving this now fffff

[surreal pivot]

Sometimes I just go and get a box of those fries 🤤

[civic crest]

Fried pickles I miss them

[old cosmos]

Too much or not enough?

[compact hound]

Funkmaxxing

[cedar otter]

here, you missed this

[cedar otter]

I really need to release non-funks hahaha

but co-ferments keep calling my name....

[mellow sonnet]

I haven't even opened my lychee dream

But I really want suica

Mame 2023 competition bean was one of my favorites of all time

Also watermelon coferment

[compact hound]

Is aight the funk sells well

[cedar otter]

I realized I need to roast a shitload of coffees next week

so we don't run out of coffee at the shop while I'm gone for 18 days

[mellow sonnet]

My worst coffee I ever had tasted like black pepper

Just don't give pepper coffee and I'm interested for the most part

[cedar otter]

hahaha nice

yeah suica is niiice

it's not a watermelon co-ferment (unless the producer lied)

so it's got this non-artificial watermelon taste to it

kinda like when you get to the green part of the watermelon

[mellow sonnet]

It was like a watermelon jolly rancher

I don't think it was a coferment actually now that I think about it

But I have no idea what it was

[compact hound]

Finca milan = guaranteed sus process

[mellow sonnet]

Also fuck mame containers

They were so annoying to keep

Same w fried hats

They take up so much space

They don't fold flat and sit in my binder

Never ordering them again

[old cosmos]

I ordered too early lol

[mellow sonnet]

Phone pic

[mellow sonnet]

It's full eclipse right now

Go enjoy the moon

[earnest robin]

why there is a line every time i go

[vivid violet]

great blood moon pic !

[lunar fjord]

https://tenor.com/view/raquita-dave-chappelle-tyrone-biggums-itchy-scratch-gif-12224918

@cedar otter that Colombia tastes just like strawberry jam and raspberry lambic

I may have to get more

[tight gorge]

Had an off menu espresso of this at Play and it was fire

[cedar otter]

Ohhh yeah raspberry lambic is an accurate note

I have more lmk

[boreal solar]

@carmine coyote were you the one who bought the Aiden to replace their xbloom at the meetup?

[carmine coyote]

Yup!

[boreal solar]

Worthwhile? There’s an Aiden on Facebook marketplace for $250. Owner says he just received it as a replacement from fellow for his old unit.

I don’t really use the studio grinder and since I’m moving away from the roasting business it seems like a decent enough idea.

[cedar otter]

[civic crest]

congrats haha

lol jimmy butler made it too

[boreal solar]

Oh nice.

Dayglow being nominated for notable roaster? I’ve never bought any of their stuff because of all their imported beans. 🤔

@ornate ingot oh nice

[cedar otter]

Little wolf used to white label for them

And they just hired little wolf’s head roaster and set up a roastery in Massachusetts and roast out of there

[dull adder]

The one bag I bought was straight charcoal

Should have tried smoking meat with it

[cedar otter]

https://sprudge.com/vote

[mellow sonnet]

Ok no world the swan grinder is anything notable

[cedar otter]

Vote for ondo and empirical

[mellow sonnet]

Next year ondo will be a notable roaster 🫡

I went to vote and realized I don't follow any coffee yters

💀

[eternal birch]

no need to tbh

I mean brian quan is good but his videos are too long for my zoomer brain

best to just find what you like yourself 🧘‍♂️

[boreal solar]

I voted for Hoffmann even though I don’t watch a lot of videos anymore. Softspot for the guy as he was one of the only ones out there when I still needed to.

[mellow sonnet]

His vids are fine but there's a big attraction to GAS which I dislike

I never watched keeb reviewers for the same reason

[eternal birch]

shoobs

oh glarses was a cool guy

we had a private server with him when he decided to nuke his discord

[mellow sonnet]

Yeah glarses is fine

All other keebfluencers rely on reviewing new keebs and then it's just GAS

[eternal birch]

same for coffee, exception might be like morgan and hoff

[mellow sonnet]

Hoffman is watchable and doesn't really push buying new equipment

Lance says he doesn't push new equipment but he tries things only possible with non "standard" equipment so u have to buy more stuff anyways if u want to try

[carmine coyote]

I enjoy it more than the xBloom. I found that grinder to not be all that great, and I worried about the long term durability of it with so many moving/integrated parts.

Keep in mind, some people have similar complaints regarding the durability of the Aiden. It also can be a bit buggy for some, with persistent descale reminders, add water warnings, etc. I haven't had many issues, and really enjoy the coffee that I get out of it. If there's a way to transfer the warranty to you, I'd say $250 is worth it.

[dull adder]

I'm fine with long videos but his are just AHDH fueled rants

[eternal birch]

pretty much lol, he does know his coffee though

[dull adder]

Yeah he's knowledgeable for sure

[tight gorge]

Voted!

[cedar otter]

now I wanna win lol

[eternal birch]

spread the word

[tight gorge]

Jimmy gonna post it though

[cedar otter]

yeah most likely

too big of a name

even being a runner-up would be huge haha

[tight gorge]

Where have I come

[cedar otter]

Get their katsu curry

[tight gorge]

Yeah we came here for that, pretty good I must say

Good blend of flavor, spicyness

Chicken cooked well, could be thicker but leaves a nice crunch

[mellow sonnet]

Coffee of the day for my bday 🫡

[crude citrus]

Happy birthday

[eternal birch]

found a dog, trying to see if he's microchipped

very friendly and derpy, dunno what happened

[compact hound]

Where dis

[tight gorge]

Interstellar in SM. Inside is jank af for the $24 per plate price. Its good though

[compact hound]

$24?! I havent had katsu curry in years

Is that the going rate for it now

[tight gorge]

No, prob $15 is a good avg

$15-18

[compact hound]

Yeah thats what i wouldve guessed

[cedar otter]

Happy birthday!!

I stepped out and got major deliveries

Need to go in and make posts

[glossy sail]

Wenzhou mandarin orange

Is a fucking specific tasting note

Lmfao.

Has anyone here been to wenzhou? lol

[lunar fjord]

goddamn is that acid

I just bought from you, I thought I had a month!!!!!!!!

also I don't want to vote for Ondo for Sprudge awards so no one else can take my JP coffee

[crystal osprey]

👀 are those gonna be on the shelf tmrw

[cedar otter]

Its on shelf now

Currently driving back to the shop so I can make the announcement

[eternal birch]

good news is your buyban is expiring

[weary chasm]

From that meetup of yesteryear

Erewhon $26 water pulled as espresso

Quite a workflow.

Ground 15g own roast (rose Tea from Diego burmudez) with ditting lab sweet.

Then used the porcupress on a 49mm basket.

Pulled 3-4 bar turbo (or as much as I could). 15g in:52g out

[crystal osprey]

Thanks. I was gonna stop by early for some bags tmrw

[civic crest]

do you know what merchant code your square site codes as? food? restaurant? specialty? just wondering what card to use lol

[eternal birch]

use cash

[cedar otter]

I uh...

hold on

[civic crest]

i just smashed order i'll find out soon lmao

it's food/bev/restaurant

[cedar otter]

food & drink

good to know

[tight gorge]

What you get?

[lunar fjord]

another 100+ buy zzzz

[cedar otter]

U want el mirador too?

[tight gorge]

i want some lambic

[cedar otter]

We’re gonna sell out of Dak tonight

At this rate

[lunar fjord]

ack yea I want the el mirador

can you add me a bag or should I place another order

[cedar otter]

Order one bag for pick up and I’ll add it in

[lunar fjord]

ty

[cedar otter]

Ty ty

[lunar fjord]

it's not appearing on the main shop page so I did that thing again where I went through the direct link

[cedar otter]

Yup yup

Just got it

I'll need to switch over to Shopify sometime this year

when I called Square they were like "uhh... sir... you have a lot of items in your catalog"

[eternal birch]

at this rate you might need a warehouse again

[crystal osprey]

Dam I may as well order for pickup before you guys buy him out lol. Any thoughts between the Subtext and Wendleboe bags?

[mellow sonnet]

A store has items? Wow what a surprise 🤡

[final stump]

@cedar otter did apple pay option disappear?

[civic crest]

gotta hit that free shipping lol. i still haven't been to ondo yet hoping to make it at some point

[lunar fjord]

it's pretty obscene when ondo is probably my most solicited shop at this point and it's across the country

[cedar otter]

No?

[final stump]

Strange, paid last couple times with apple pay, but not seeing it as an option this time from laptop or mobile. Anyone else having that issue?

[civic crest]

i don't see the option

i typed in my CC

[final stump]

yeah did the same before Dak gets sold out lol

[cedar otter]

Huhhh let me look into it

Stepped out to the post office

[mellow sonnet]

Someone threatened to shoot up the hospital

[cedar otter]

whoa

[cedar otter]

hmm in the settings, apple pay was on

[boreal solar]

I just tried out of curiosity and I see it.

[final stump]

I see it working again now. Definitely was gone for a bit. Thanks!

[cedar otter]

Surprised you didn’t get this one @lunar fjord

[eternal birch]

that looks crazy

[lunar fjord]

it was a bit too much for me haha
and I'm already getting a second bag of the el mirador

idk what Acid is known for but I'm guessing heavy co-ferments won't tell me too much about their roasting style

[mellow sonnet]

Strawberry everything

[compact hound]

Pizzeria Bianco is good

But prefer pizzeria sei significantly more

The salad here pissed me off though

[dull adder]

A couple pieces of romaine with a couple shavings of radish? Did it at least come with dressing?

[compact hound]

Literally tasted like straight vinegar

Probably the worst salad ive ordered

The white pizza (Rosa) was good but a bit too rich for me

Leaning towards oily

Good but i wouldnt come back

[cedar otter]

oh yeah their salads are so ACIDIC

iono why

[civic crest]

But it’s from local farmers

[weary chasm]

Anyone need seasoning beans? I have a ton of old beans I probably will never drink. So considering cold brew concentrate. Or seasoning

[tight gorge]

Boomer meme

1 out of 20 is positive ROI

[tight gorge]

The local farmer salad at fia was actually good. I was shocked

[compact hound]

Actually got moment bc the server forgot to charge for my gf’s wine

[dull adder]

Does anyone here have random minerals for water, outside of epsom salt and baking soda

I'm looking at buying a bunch and they come in 1lb sizes so it's multiple lifetimes worth 😅

[crystal osprey]

Any specific ones you need?

I have all of these if you want any

[dull adder]

Yeah some of those and some others I was looking at too

I'm gonna come with baggies lol

And I'll pay you however much

[crystal osprey]

I can give you some if you're free any time tmrw

It's cool. I don't use these much lol.
It's so much that idk how long it'll take to get through them

[dull adder]

I also have these open in tabs
Potassium Chloride, Calcium Carbonate

[crystal osprey]

Oh yeah those I don't have

[weary chasm]

lol.

can probably do some system of linear equations to get a specific amount of K, Na, Cl, and Ca, Mg

or best fit.

hmmm

[lunar fjord]

antimaceration this morning

it's a lot of soy sauce lol

rip

[cedar otter]

Yowza this is a way to put him on the spot lol

[eternal birch]

bruh its on sight for him

[compact hound]

GG i never got to try their stuff

Was it any good?

[carmine coyote]

@devout atlas (or anyone really!) any Oceanside recommendations for shops?

[surreal pivot]

She said they’re still serving tonight so maybe your last chance

[crude citrus]

Didn’t expect to see a grinder on the shelf

[cedar otter]

These never sell

Well actually I sold 6 grinders

But not off the shelf

[carmine coyote]

That's...super messy

[eternal birch]

what store is this?

[crude citrus]

Unincorporated in Altadena

[cedar otter]

I wish they roasted better

😂

[crude citrus]

It’s coal but just wanted to support Altadena

[cedar otter]

(I hope ppl don’t say that about us)

[crude citrus]

I’m sure most of their patrons don’t 😂

[vivid violet]

they are nice guys, and tried to help out as much as they could with Altadena fundraising.

i enjoy their decaf 😊

[cedar otter]

Speaking of roasting, I reached out to my importer for new beans for spro and they said nothing is under $6/lbs rn

Used to be around $4

For Colombia coal stuff for spro

Might need to switch the country

[crude citrus]

They have an interesting side business model and that is leasing equipment out to other coffee shops. They house and maintain some of the equipment at their hq/office now

[cedar otter]

That’s what some roasters do

It’s a way to tie your customers down

Oh u wanna switch roasters? U know u gotta drop 30k instantly to get new equipment

[vivid violet]

good ol’ vendor lock-in

(Oracle)

[boreal solar]

Whatcha selling?

[boreal solar]

I can hook you up if you want. I’m dialing back and still have some green inventory I can sell at cost.

I’ll send you the spreadsheet later.

I’m done dealing with cafes and wholesale(no offense. It’s not you it’s others 😂)

I have the numbers handy but I’m on toddler duty right now. Turned away to make coffee while she’s “washing dishes” I hear a super villain style hahaha and when I look over she’s pouring a cup of water directly on the floor sigh

[carmine coyote]

I gotta try that decaf!

[tight gorge]

aigh I need lunch options so lets play this game.

GATEKEEP SATURDAY

share an absolute heater that you are gatekeeping

I shared this before but must try. Smokes Holbox
https://maps.app.goo.gl/BenQTaGcsQ6r8q838

Tostitos ceviche
atun tostada
Michelada actually fire

[compact hound]

I got no lowkey spots

[compact hound]

Ohh shit dude i totally forgot about this one

Def gotta try it now that ive had holbox

[tight gorge]

you forget a lot of things...

[eternal birch]

lowkey coffee shop iykyk https://maps.app.goo.gl/hApxSAFQqMHHhjM37

[compact hound]

Sounding like my gf right now

[tight gorge]

Cmon @eternal birch I know you got the goods

[eternal birch]

I dont have anything officer 😇

[compact hound]

https://maps.app.goo.gl/p7tK6y8JTuF9zgjM8?g_st=ic

This is my fav ramen

Get the Shoyu

Everything else is mid

Karage is good here too

[eternal birch]

I was about to share my favorite soondae place but I think the guy stopped selling because he was lazy

cant seem to find it anymore

[compact hound]

Bro is just gatekeeping with extra steps^

[eternal birch]

it was on 8th and western, opened at 11am and the guy just closed shop whenever he sold out

oh yeah :/

[tight gorge]

https://tenor.com/view/kendrick-lamar-kdot-superbowl-super-bowl-superbowl-eagles-gif-16622173433977843299

@vivid violet I know you like kdot, you got 5 + 5 on stock

[vivid violet]

any type of cuisine you desire ?

[tight gorge]

Share top 1 that comes to mind

[surreal pivot]

https://yelp.to/MKeJ4dV5jR

Ignore the coal, the arepas are great

[dull adder]

"their roasts are pretty good actually, but their beans are always funky"

What was that Eth on drip yesterday, that you said was your roast. I'm curious about the beans

[vivid violet]

for some reason, this one came to mind:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/keegraDuVTvqqY5K6?g_st=com.google.maps.preview.copy

i also like the Peruvian one down the road from that for Lomo Saltado

i ask them to do Pescado Saltado, and it is AMAZING

https://maps.app.goo.gl/LS8Xf2YwvGFsWaBQ9?g_st=com.google.maps.preview.copy

[surreal pivot]

@tight gorge the mango with the salty cheese and avocado is 🔥

[crude citrus]

Bookmark this one cause they’re not open yet. They almost burned down bc of the fire. Reopening soon MIYA มีญ่า
[phone]

https://g.co/kgs/sb5nbVs

[turbid herald]

@cedar otter is it cool to order coffees for pickup if I might not make it out that way for a few days or even a little longer? Or better to ship at that point?

[vivid violet]

2nd this one. great Thai

[vivid violet]

if y’all prefer g maps:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/9PyCq9dMJFrucjXi7?g_st=com.google.maps.preview.copy

looks so good !

[surreal pivot]

Oh yeah my bad. My brain automatically goes to Yelp 😂

The juices are good too if you’re into that

[vivid violet]

chocolate and arepas are great at Amara’s too:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/BHjtbu9FbGEVvFSHA?g_st=com.google.maps.preview.copy

(and she’s so nice)

[tight gorge]

Locking this in for lunch tomorrow

[surreal pivot]

Nice! lemme know what you think

Owner of Boyblue giving the blow by blow is brutal 😣😣

[compact hound]

Its pretty sad

[surreal pivot]

It’s taking a turn for the worst. Hopefully a friend suggests that they log off for the day

[eternal birch]

doing a childhood resto tour for my gf of shit I ate as a kid growing up

gonna go to Andre's for dinner tonight if anyone remembers ever going to andre's

[tight gorge]

Tease of my pick next time we do this 👀

Sheesh that was fire 🤤

[brave crystal]

Do men in the pizza industry have a reputation?

[compact hound]

Bodega park who?

[tight gorge]

Negative sir

Actually I think I get what you mean lol

Different, but imo better

[surreal pivot]

No idea but the blame one man’s behavior on all men thing was where a friend should have stepped in and said hey just put the phone down for now

[compact hound]

Definitely don’t think that was cool to say but what she’s dealing with is devastating

Wound is fresh and shes just having a meltdown online

[surreal pivot]

Definitely. There’s also two sides. Best to log off

[mellow sonnet]

Oh is unincorporated bad?

[compact hound]

True true

[mellow sonnet]

One of my coworker's son's friend apparently works there

Been meaning to visit just to support altadena ppl

Look what just arrived

Shout-out to @unreal mauve super excited to bring this back to my collection

[boreal solar]

Psst try the Yunnan with it

[mellow sonnet]

Yessir I just finished my onyx

Opening the yunan tomorrow

[cedar otter]

Banko Gotiti G1 Washed

[cedar otter]

I don't know if this spot is considered a gakekept one but they hit the spot everytime:
https://g.co/kgs/Cp6EJ23

[cedar otter]

I wanna roast it lighter (I have been) but it still tastes developed

[earnest robin]

Be ready for $$$

Maybe it's just inflation, $20 for pastrami sandwich

[surreal pivot]

I think that’s the going rate for pastrami?

Langer’s number 19 still undefeated and has been like $22 for years

Johnny’s wasn’t bad though. Didn’t love the marble bread but it’s passable

[tight gorge]

First time in over a year

[compact hound]

Sig drink time?

[boreal solar]

Most sandwiches are $20 anymore. Not that I agree with it. But it’s pretty typical.

[weary chasm]

What's boy blue

[weary chasm]

Langers is probably $30 now

Was $27 in pandemic era

[weary chasm]

What color is that. Amber?

[mellow sonnet]

Yep

I had the amber and used it w kinto sepia

No more kinto sepia but it still looks good on its own

[civic crest]

@cedar otter lol I got my order already

[crude citrus]

It’s not bad it’s just we’re a special group of people

[cedar otter]

I got kinto sepias in

If u need

[mellow sonnet]

Lol I'm using the cafec carafes now

Plastic less spooky

Although it's so ugly for pics

[cedar otter]

@dull adder casually pouring white powder into ziplock bags

[mellow sonnet]

Nice wutang crocs

[cedar otter]

My baristas were confused

[dull adder]

No money exchanged hands

[cedar otter]

[mellow sonnet]

I'm scared of walking around w unlabeled stuff

My friend took this empty box home from the hospital

[dull adder]

It's okay. I wrote in sharpie calcium chloride

[mellow sonnet]

If he gets pulled over w that on him 💀

[crystal osprey]

First times free

[compact hound]

Riip brewery got decent food

[eternal birch]

damn REI outlet in manhattan beach is cleared out

[compact hound]

They had a sale or somethin?

Think ive only stepped inside once awhile ago

[dull adder]

100g is like 1/5 of the bag
So if you want the other minerals I'm getting your welcome to them

And anyone for that matter. I'll post here what I order

[eternal birch]

20% off coupons for outlet and store

also the member reimbursement hit like 2 weeks ago

[weary chasm]

Equivalent to cocaine

Yes

[vivid violet]

some couple who were doing pizza pop-ups:
https://www.boyblue.la/about

but I guess the guy was also doing other popups by himself

[eternal birch]

anyone have thoughts on met him at a bar

[weary chasm]

Was that stated?

Lol

[eternal birch]

oh no im just asking if anyone's been

different restaurant

[weary chasm]

Oh. The restaurant name is "met him at a bar"

?

https://g.co/kgs/JygPP3Z

[eternal birch]

yeah

[eternal birch]

damn good

[surreal pivot]

Where’s this?

[eternal birch]

maccheroni republic, owner is our server rn

holy fk these people are paying 18$ for parking with validation

[civic crest]

That’s almost one sammich

[compact hound]

Haven’t been there in so long holy shit

Busy when you went?

[eternal birch]

yeah but I live really close so I just went home and waited it out

[vivid violet]

oh yeah, that place is so good. great when the owner can be the server (also had that experience) 🎉

my wife and i call the place “Ralph Macchio”.

the parking right behind isn’t so bad, and they validate, yeah ?

even to-go, the food is excellent.. but so much better in-person.

[compact hound]

Nice to hear the food is still good after all of these years

[eternal birch]

gg, locked in tomorrow till like 10am

[weary chasm]

Hello La marathon

Wonder how business will be like tomorrow

Probably dead til 10am

[cedar otter]

😭

[weary chasm]

I looked at last years La marathon

Business was terrible. Lol

March 17, 2024

[eternal birch]

i ran that one and proceeded to gain 40lbs after that

[surreal pivot]

I can’t wrap my head around being so public about all of this

https://tenor.com/view/eating-johnson-gif-7486360

[tight gorge]

Arepa spot closed today

[fiery crypt]

Da fuq is going on lol

[boreal solar]

Could head to smorgasburg. Sus arepa is usually there and solid.

[crude citrus]

So much Re Ca Phe talk here that I had to check it out myself

[mellow sonnet]

Finally visiting highlight Pasadena

They have a tablet attached to their linea PB

Budget decent /s

[tight gorge]

How was it?

[mellow sonnet]

When I had ReCaphe I waited over 10min for my pourover and there was no line 💀 but I also had a spro that they gave out pretty fast

[mellow sonnet]

This place got beet juice fried rice. Pink rice but it just tastes like fried rice

[crude citrus]

Great. I forgot exactly what I got now but it was a Gesha from Native

Amazing selection there

[cedar otter]

I just unfollowed them lmao

Okay he cheated on you we heard u loud and clear

Keep your personal shit off your business

[compact hound]

Yeah it was fine yesterday but this is just excessive at this point

[surreal pivot]

Even yesterday was too much. She should have kept all of that to herself.

But him coming out and blaming mental health was lame and predictable

[cedar otter]

He and I are on the same wavelength we seem to carry the same roasters 😂

I’m also getting native

[carmine coyote]

I remember a time, before MySpace, when your personal business was personal. Maybe your friends knew, but not potentially everyone on the internet. Yikes.

[tight gorge]

Weather for Sunday

[compact hound]

Seriously cant wait for it to warm up

I usually hate summer heat but my bones hurt from how cold it is

[cedar otter]

Bruh you’re too young to feel that way

[eternal birch]

my feet get so cold 🥶

[boreal solar]

Especially when it’s like 60…

[compact hound]

House feels like 40 okay

[boreal solar]

Just move a few hours east to Palm Springs. Problem solved

[crude citrus]

I feel like the heat is already intense in the sun now. If anyone has canopies they can bring to the meet I think it’ll be handy

My backyard faces south so there’s isn’t much shade 🫠

[compact hound]

I could use a tan

Ktown pho @eternal birch

[tight gorge]

Damn no one gonna call out earthquake !?!

[eternal birch]

oh what

I was driving

[boreal solar]

You live in SoCal. It’s pretty common place.

[eternal birch]

I could use a bowl too

[boreal solar]

I could go for pho. I made a lazy sandwich after getting back from the airport despite really wanting to stop somewhere.

[cedar otter]

I was walking

[brave crystal]

Aww, I didn't notice it. I think I was giving the baby a bath, so my mind must've been distracted.

[vivid violet]

wow, 3.9 -- didn't even feel it, either. i think i might have been driving.

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/ci41081408/executive

[vivid violet]

that looks delicious. what place ?

[crude citrus]

Got a warning on my phone but didn’t feel anything

[tight gorge]

Felt quite strong here in SM

[cedar otter]

Named ktown pho

[compact hound]

@crude citrus did you already share your address for the meetup on sunday?

[dull adder]

^ Please dox yourself

[vivid violet]

best to DM him for addy

[vivid violet]

sadly i don't have any easy-up tents. will ask around

thank you, LAbrews/Erik, for bringing the power stations to the meetup, and wtfitsperry for hosting. Been looking forward to it for quite a while.

[vivid violet]

oh, if you go to Carousel in Glendale (i almost wrote "Caravan" 😂) and park around there in one of the public lots, make sure you have a front license plate on your car.

they'll ticket you within minutes if you are missing one

[mellow sonnet]

front plate legally required in LA county

My driver's license still says my parents address so I have an excuse for no front plate 🤡

[vivid violet]

i always felt bad about drilling through the bumper cover, so i never added one. just got one finally 😐

[ornate ingot]

Anyone know good coffee spots in Canoga Park, Woodland Hills, Chatsworth areas?

[vivid violet]

not coffee.. but out that way is some amazing vegan mexican food (tacos, burritos, elote) at El Cocinero:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/TyuASo2E32mokpff9

and every Sat/Sun starting at 8am, they have a Thai street food party in the parking lot of the Wat:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/5SRDrL11z6tAfZSZ9

I found the food to be okay, but it was a fun outing.

https://www.yelp.com/biz/wat-thai-north-hollywood-5

and too far west of you in Santa Barbara, i highly recommend this place for Khao Soi Gai (northern thai noodles):

https://maps.app.goo.gl/t5FwdLmkj2iC3SKfA

[brave crystal]

House Roots Coffee has their bakery in Chatsworth. I think the menu for coffee might be a little smaller than the coffee shop in Granada Hills. https://maps.app.goo.gl/ByDYxUG5bn9hh6GA9

Mad Lab closed down their mall spot in Canoga Park, but there's a Verve in the Capital One Cafe. lol

Yonder Coffee is a little further east in Northridge, but they're good people.

Woodland Hills has Blue Bottle if you're into that.

[crude citrus]

Not yet. I’m going to DM everyone on the list later today

[drowsy knot]

I have two large canopies I can bring along with some folding tables

[ornate ingot]

Thank you @vivid violet and @brave crystal ! I'll check em out

[crude citrus]

I sent out the address for the meetup. Let me know if you didn’t get it. There’s a Mike on the list who I’m not 100% sure about. Does anyone know who that is?

[civic crest]

yes

[dull adder]

@earnest robin

[civic crest]

thats @earnest robin

[mellow sonnet]

Tyty

Annoying discord message filtering 💀 at least give notifications for the message

[earnest robin]

That's me.

[crude citrus]

Ok I’ll send you the address now

[opal junco]

Apologies if this is too off topic, but is anyone interested in tickets for Ichika Nito's show in May? I got two extra for some friends who can't make it anymore, will still be going with another EAF member so it'll be a good hang 🙂 https://concerts.livenation.com/ichika-nito-los-angeles-california-05-18-2025/event/09006251227307EF

[cedar otter]

ayyyyyy

new move would be president thai -> mandarin 2

[tight gorge]

Weird location

But nothing can top OG

[surreal pivot]

I dunno it’s weird that you technically have to pay in the og mandarin lot

[tight gorge]

What’s weird about paying for parking ? lol

[final stump]

Isn’t first 90min free or is that just the weekend?

[surreal pivot]

The abundance of free parking elsewhere 😂

[crude citrus]

It’s 90 minute free now. A proposal passed where soon it’ll be free with validation and $1-$5 an hour

[crude citrus]

Tops breakfast burrito and mandarin coffee combo would be goated

[compact hound]

Brought my local taco stand burrito to the brewery

They ran out of green beer

[crude citrus]

Bad news. I promised bringing my favorite croissants from Berry Opera to the meetup but they’re still in the process of moving.

The good news is that they’re moving to the building next to Mandarin

[compact hound]

All good! @eternal birch can just buy more pastries

[crude citrus]

I’ve actually been wanting to try Seed Bakery so I’ll grab some pastries from there

[civic crest]

I might bring something savory like spam musubi.

[left inlet]

@crude citrus I wanted confiim the time of the meetup as being a start time of 10 or was it 11 AM? Thanks

[crude citrus]

10am

[left inlet]

@crude citrus Thanks

[mellow sonnet]

Guys in so stupid

I went to ondo to grab some decaf

I left with 0 decaf

💀

I grabbed suica and 2 of the random samples from the free bin

Lowest altitude gesha I've ever seen too

[compact hound]

Bro!

I literally just got here wtf

[mellow sonnet]

Scammed

[cold apex]

one day i will make the venture out to ondo

[compact hound]

Got to^

[mellow sonnet]

There was so much traffic I forgot how much I hate the 101

[cold apex]

can the roads be completely empty for me so i can get there and back in 45 minutes

[mellow sonnet]

My last few times at ondo was from the hotel and it was close enough for me to drive side streets the entire time

[compact hound]

Took like 40 mins for me

[cold apex]

60-80 minutes is if im lucky

[crude citrus]

Sunday mornings are the best

[mellow sonnet]

Yeah it's like 30min for me from my new place

Hotel was like 20min of side streets only

[compact hound]

For some reason theres a ton of ripped up paper in the restroom

Just spread across the floor

[mellow sonnet]

Oh I forgot to try out the bathroom

[compact hound]

Did you do that @mellow sonnet

Soap smells gud

[mellow sonnet]

I haven't tried out the expensive Aesop soap yet smh

[compact hound]

Oh shit is it aesop

[mellow sonnet]

Apparently so

I haven't tried yet thou

came for the coffee, stayed for the bathroom

[compact hound]

Someone got a kdrama on while they’re “studying”

[mellow sonnet]

💀

The guy sitting next to me was vod reviewing his tennis

The new ondo jackets though? Those are nice

[compact hound]

Should i sneak a sip

[mellow sonnet]

Give it a quick stir

[cedar otter]

it's because of how the paper towel dispenser is shaped... I might need to replace

[vivid violet]

did you whisper "more energy.. more passion.. more Eh-Ner-Gy.."

[dull adder]

That paper towel dispenser hampers the bathroom experience. Can't get them out

[boreal solar]

Toddler used your bathroom without complaint. That’s not the same for most cafes so you’re not bad.

[raven path]

Ey my peeps I just landed in Tokyo, some recs please!

[boreal solar]

Hearts Light, Apollons Gold, Glitch(well duh), Roastery by Nozy

There’s a lot of options.

[crude citrus]

Ogawa coffee lab is an interesting experience too

[cedar otter]

Leaves

[lunar fjord]

definitive if you're willing to travel far and drop $

I liked mameya kakeru too but it's moderately far too

[crude citrus]

This is from a magazine I got at Cokuun

[lunar fjord]

lol

pretty cute

[compact hound]

Mid East Tacos w/ Mr.Ondo

Really solid spot

Falafel and shrimp taco were my favs

Chicken was nice too

[eternal birch]

did you know its run by mini kabob guy

[surreal pivot]

Oh wow. Makes sense as both are great

[tight gorge]

= 7.5 folks

[compact hound]

He told me that as we were eating haha

[earnest robin]

Whenever I tried getting food there I was told "no a la carte today" or " we ran out of meat" 🤯

I think I tried 4 times

Maybe they only work on week days

[boreal solar]

A lot of these places sell out in minutes on weekends in my experience. Its always so frustrating.

The carnitas stand I like in Pasadena is like that

[eternal birch]

took me like 1h30 to get my food for lunch on a weekend

I shopped around elsewhere but the lamb was exceptional

[earnest robin]

There are other good kebab spots in Glendale. I usually just skip them if they tell me there are out

[tight gorge]

Speaking of fire Armenian food, this place only serves one dish and it’s hella dank

https://maps.app.goo.gl/optH8hsQUVdShUp39?g_st=ic

[compact hound]

@surreal pivot ‘s 9/11

[surreal pivot]

I’ve been like 20 times and never seen the free bin. Where is it?

[compact hound]

Yesterday was the first time

Some jackass took 8 bags apparently

This is why we cant have nice things

[surreal pivot]

Smh

[mellow sonnet]

I wanted to grab all 3 oubaitouri bags but was like nah max 2 prob

[mellow sonnet]

Probably to use it in his chemex flowerpot smh

[eternal birch]

probably doesnt even have a grinder tbh

[glossy sail]

hopefully that jackass goes to the meetup to share lol

[cedar otter]

Oh damn

I might be carrying momos

[tight gorge]

Hard to get? Kumquat has them right?

[cedar otter]

Yeah I wasn’t really interested in them bc both kq and dayglow carries them

Just reconnected with a college friend— he owns a business right next door to Momos so he’s seen their growth. He says he’s good friends with the owner and he can make an intro

[vivid violet]

Momos as in.. Nepali/Tibetan dumplings ?

[eternal birch]

i think its the busan based roaster

[vivid violet]

oh wow, cool !

[eternal birch]

but yeah pretty hard to get

getting anything from korea is restricting without a korean phone number (which is tied to your SSN equivalent)

[vivid violet]

I was excited for dumplings.

maybe you can sell momos with Momos.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momo_(food)#:~:text=Momos are a type of,in jhol momo and mokthuk.

#marketingGenuis

[vivid violet]

wow that's nuts. there must be exceptions for exporters ?

[cedar otter]

I have a special way

To get Fritz beans in

That’s why mine is cheaper than Kumquats

[earnest robin]

my mom makes zhingyalov hats too, it's kind of peasants food 😄

it was like "what greens i have in my garden, let's shov them into a flat bread"

my mom made some ishli kofta which i don't think I saw in LA, i can bring some to try at the meetup

[vivid violet]

anyone gone to get Turkish coffee (made without sand) at Boxx Roasters near DTLA ?

https://maps.app.goo.gl/4xfLWssxYgtu8QMT7?g_st=com.google.maps.preview.copy

[surreal pivot]

That’s in the Arts District right? I went in either 2020 or ‘21.

If you can get past the sludge/sediment in the cup it’s not that bad. Definitely a different experience.

[lunar fjord]

how are fritz and momo's? My gestalt is that Korean roasters are darker but I haven't tried any

[cedar otter]

They are usually darker

[vivid violet]

alright, who did it..

[cedar otter]

Sorry

[boreal solar]

They read the sign as Endorphin and were looking for a release.

[dull adder]

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHYslBaC-sO/

samosmrke

Dry ice espresso.

Likes

149

Instagram

[mellow sonnet]

That's what I wanted to do

Ice cold drink without dilution

Dry ice bubbling would also aerate

[cedar otter]

👀

My wife just sent this lol

[old cosmos]

I just finished this last week from momos. Very juicey with strong banana notes.

[mellow sonnet]

I love momos bags

Always so pretty

[vivid violet]

guess it's time to speak Urdu at Ordo, before getting coffee at Ondo

[tight gorge]

3 of the 4 I had were duds💀

[boreal solar]

Those are some expensive berries…

[tight gorge]

Looks nice, very juicy, but tasted like the color white

lol

[boreal solar]

I can’t afford those with how much a toddler eats in a week 😂

And my coffee consumption puts that in perspective

You’ll learn 😉

[tight gorge]

My wife already buys organic raspberries

[crude citrus]

I had a box that was really good but $15 good? Not sure about that

[weary chasm]

Better than $19 for one strawberry right?? /s

[lunar fjord]

I used to find them cheaper at bristol farms

like 12 a box?

and they had discounts all the time

[eternal birch]

$19 for all this holy

[earnest robin]

just sprinkle some sugar on costco strawberries and you're good

i usually marinate in sugar for overnight in fridge

and then you can make a lemonade with the juices from the bottom

[mellow sonnet]

Anybody go to April brewers cup last year?

Is it worth going to as a spectator?

Actually JK I think the April is one of my few brewers I'm not interested in repurchasing

[boreal solar]

I was really underwhelmed by their showroom in Copenhagen /random.

[surreal pivot]

Sheesh 😅

[eternal birch]

guessing a lot of restaurants are getting first say in which berries they want

so us plebs just get the scraps

[tight gorge]

I mean they looked the part so who knows. That’s def a thing with Andy’s but they tell you once they sell out and start selling seconds.

[cedar otter]

Someone rammed their car into my barista’s parked car

That’s how much the car has moved

From the impact

[left inlet]

@mellow sonnet I went to April brewers cup last year its like watching other coffee competitions. Going to chear on my freind Shaheen that placed second last year. Also enjoyed trying some of April coffee bar take over the day before as well. I had fun.

[cedar otter]

And they tried to run away

[mellow sonnet]

🤡

Good thing u caught them

My car got hit when I first started working at Walgreens and the manager didn't do anything

Hated that guy

[tight gorge]

Wild Crust. It’s a skip

[compact hound]

Where

[compact hound]

Can you bring the “100 paper planes to fold & fly” on sunday

[tight gorge]

Next to Fondry

[cedar otter]

bad pizza shops next to kq/lq is a thing I guess now

[brave crystal]

I'm so triggered by pizza lately.

[compact hound]

What have you had recently?

[brave crystal]

Nothing. The boy blue drama is still fresh in my mind. haha

[vivid violet]

Caesar's ?

[cedar otter]

gonna go to the potential shop site tomorrow w/ the designer/contractor

wish us luck

[mellow sonnet]

Sheeesh

Fast expansion

[eternal birch]

everyone take on a shift when it starts

[surreal pivot]

Shins catching strays in the afterlife 🤣🤣🤣

[boreal solar]

Bummer. I usually love Neapolitan pizza.

[civic crest]

my mara's last week were also duds

[cedar otter]

woohoo

[weary chasm]

? Site inspection went well?

[dull adder]

He's celebrating $15 strawberries being duds

[cedar otter]

Lol I actually forgot why I was yoohoo’ing

[cedar otter]

Oh yeah I remember now: we’ll be featuring Ondo Coffee at Slayer Espresso booth in SCA

[eternal birch]

@cedar otter holy

the keeblife tickets sold out immediately wtf

oh I wasnt on top of my instagram posts

[cedar otter]

Haven’t gone into sale yet

[eternal birch]

ohh

I just joined the discord

[mellow sonnet]

Bro u scared me

Monday

💀

[weary chasm]

oh. where at?

your own roasts.

[cedar otter]

SCA

Houston

My own roast for 45 mins haha

[mellow sonnet]

Keeb friends sent me switches

And mga

Can't use via on iPad

[crude citrus]

How to avoid tariffs, a Lagom Mini costs $59

[mellow sonnet]

My lagom 01 was a 400$ coffee grinder

[vivid violet]

oh yeah ! I love that Ö1 grinder

[dull adder]

Is a solid tube of aluminum, not machined, even that cost?

[cedar otter]

🤫

[crude citrus]

Out of curiosity I checked and it costs $54. So China will turn a solid tube of aluminum into a Lagom mini for $5

[boreal solar]

https://www.mischiefworkshop.com/product/mischief-mini，electric-grinder/ I thought they did it for $150?

[glossy sail]

Probably comes from same factory lol

[vivid violet]

ChatGPT is taking their jobs, undercutting..

possible from same factory there was story of some guy in Shanghai who "borrowed" the lego molds, then moved across the street and started making "blocks" (which even had "LEGO" on the inside). made millions, then shut it down..

[eternal birch]

thunderbird, super good

[compact hound]

Im a sucker for cute or funny packaging

[eternal birch]

drinks were good, friend told me this is a top 10 bar in the US

drunk as shit now from all the bar hopping though

[knotty spire]

Asia definitely goes all out on packaging. Just got back from Taiwan, Bean Barn packing pretty legit

[tight gorge]

@crude citrus do you still need more canopy’s / tables?

[crude citrus]

if it’s not too much trouble could you load it into your car so we have it handy?

just judging by the amount of equipment everyone is bringing we likely will need it

[tight gorge]

Sure thing!

@ornate ingot you still bringing water?

[ornate ingot]

Yep

[tight gorge]

Blessed. If some people can bring kettles since that’s sometimes a bottleneck

[eternal birch]

I'll bring mine! dont think people have used intasting before

works fine, pretty cheap

[mellow sonnet]

I can bring my Stagg studio

There's a few things I want to see if they fit on a regular

They make nice QoL upgrades

[ornate ingot]

Can someone DM me the address for Sunday's meetup?

[mellow sonnet]

@crude citrus

[crude citrus]

sent. If anyone else needs it feel free to DM me

[mellow sonnet]

Having a water supplier at the event honestly sounds so good

Sounds so fun

[tight gorge]

I main his water and it’s guuud

[mellow sonnet]

I had a bottle I got from mandarin and was going to start using it once I got more settled when I moved in

That never happened bc I never settled 🤡

[dull adder]

I'll also bring RO and some concentrate

[mellow sonnet]

I want to make concentrates

I already tried making my own water using hospital supplies and it def worked

I can't be "borrowing" 500ml sterile water bags everyday thou

[civic crest]

i'll bring mine

[vivid violet]

does everyone mix two parts Hydrogen with one part Oxygen ?

Or sometimes like to double up the Oxygen when mixing water ?

[mellow sonnet]

I prefer using RO water mixed with equal parts of OH and H3O for extra ions personally

[boreal solar]

I was debating bringing the xbloom just to open conversation a bit. But the kettle is probably more fun 😅

[dull adder]

Now I'm curious about brewing with deuterium oxide (heavy water)

[mellow sonnet]

I thought it wasn't stable

Apparently it is

[vivid violet]

xbloom is pretty stable. unless you use the yoga ball mount.

[weary chasm]

The tea update just got pushed too

[boreal solar]

I also considered bringing the linea mini but it might be too power hungry. And I’m feeling so lazy.

[crude citrus]

I’ll have a gallon or two of distilled water. There’s rocks in the backyard if we want to readd minerals

[glossy sail]

Bring the linea mini! I've never used one lol

[boreal solar]

@tight gorge just saying

[tight gorge]

You don’t want to see how much I spend on stone fruit and mangos during the summer

[compact hound]

Put me on game

[tight gorge]

You’re too young, don’t speed run the game.

[compact hound]

Actually fair

[tight gorge]

Anybody want to group buy gout and co. Would prob want to max at three so $50 pp to hit the $150 free shipping min

[boreal solar]

I’m mostly teasing. We buy those for the kiddo a lot to snack on but she also usually eats $15 worth of berries from the farmers market every Saturday morning when we take her 😅

[tight gorge]

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1K0C4L8IaXFNr63oKVUdUCjDkT9XNf3EIDaFYUJB9gnM/edit

[cedar otter]

Got us a whole ass freezer for the shop

[vivid violet]

it was so good before, but i got too much coffee now still. perhaps next round.

[surreal pivot]

Damn I missed the last group buy and grabbed some from Mandarin a few weeks ago

[surreal pivot]

But I’m of age 🤣. Put me on

[boreal solar]

Premade breakfast burrito time?

[cedar otter]

More frozen beans and brown butter

[boreal solar]

Brown butter 🤔

[cedar otter]

We make brown butter to make guinness butterscotch sauce from scratch

Which goes into the sig bev

It’s a lot of labor and love

It honestly should be a $10 drink

[boreal solar]

Ah interesting.

I’ve really looked at your specialty drinks. I gravitate more towards the pour over menu. I should try something sometime.

[tight gorge]

Wongs mangoes. They also go to the Pasadena farmers market. $15 a pop

[compact hound]

Do they do samples

[tight gorge]

Nah foo, only samples of the yellow watermelon

[mellow sonnet]

When mandarin employees see me they prep the kettle for my pourover order 🤧

[crude citrus]

For a second I thought you were preparing for a coffee mameya style course offering

[cedar otter]

loll that's the dream

maybe after we set up shop no. 2

[boreal solar]

No pizza shop?

[mellow sonnet]

Just open a bad pizza place next to lowquat

[boreal solar]

Double double

[cedar otter]

looks like triple double

the man has metabolism of a god

[cedar otter]

not unless the landlord wants to front all money

[compact hound]

I lowkey want another

[obtuse laurel]

So where am I going to get the best pour over in San Diego?

[cedar otter]

rikka fika if u wanna wait

[compact hound]

Just make the drive to LA

This sunday

Meetup

[obtuse laurel]

That would be fun! Bring the nautilus in passenger seat buckled in

[civic crest]

Gotta buy the case

[compact hound]

Ngl those are some beautiful looking mangos

I thought they only look like that in cartoons

[civic crest]

Very short season maybe get 5 weeks lol

[compact hound]

Dessert

[boreal solar]

Heh now I want in n out

[tight gorge]

How much does a case go for?!?!

[boreal solar]

Probably steady state in Carlsbad.

[civic crest]

10lb $66

they keep going up

You can preorder too lol

[tight gorge]

Not horrible. Yeah, Christina told me she has seen you waiting for a case haha

[civic crest]

My kids are ruined

Reject all other fruits

[tight gorge]

Hella mango though, where peaches I’ll crush three a day

[civic crest]

Yeah peaches so versatile

[cedar otter]

I get all my fruits from coffees

[boreal solar]

Better for the blood sugar.

[compact hound]

Dont bother with these

Twin snakes way better

[mellow sonnet]

I bought a bag of haribos and my eczema broke out 🥴 pretty sure my eczema is diet related so now I'm cutting all processed sugar

I still have half the bag idk what to do w it

[surreal pivot]

You on a Bulk or something? 😂

[mellow sonnet]

I was convinced it's stress related but I eat like shit when stressed and the fire and moving every month basically has not been good 🤡

I finally felt like my life was coming together and bought a bag of haribos and for the first time had bad eczema without any major stress 🥴

[compact hound]

Ehhhh sorta-ish

More like i just randomly binge for fun

[eternal birch]

also @tight gorge count me in for gout

[compact hound]

Was here during vday and they did this too

Cute

[knotty spire]

Yes, steady state is great. The crew at Necessity also does great espresso and pour over, roasts at the same facility so fun to compare. If you’re south, hard to beat Rikka Fika, kind of Japandi multi-roaster. Most similar to Kumquat - they’re featuring Prolog right now and had Raw Sugar roast from Tokyo last month. It’s definitely the most EA friendly cafes here

[raven path]

At Glitch. They served me tea by mistake!

Jokes aside, the coffee was good but insanely overpriced. Also surprised they used a light roast in their latte. That was not so good - tastes as weird as when I try it at home. Milk and texture was 👌 tho

[boreal solar]

Did you do the yen conversion? I was pleasantly surprised when I was there after I worked it out

Then again that was pre US economy woes

[lunar fjord]

Had one of the best PO I’ve enjoyed in the country at Rikka Fika
Glad they’re getting recognition

[mellow sonnet]

Me freaking out thinking the meetup was today 💀

22nd tomorrow

[cedar otter]

lmao

[compact hound]

I’ve had 3 brews and was pretty underwhelmed with all 3

[boreal solar]

Your homeless people are so much less friendly than in Rancho.

Reminds me of being in the Bay Area

[lunar fjord]

I had two and one was meh and one was amazing

Ice wine and florals

[glossy sail]

Did our USBC stop by at ondo? 😂

[mellow sonnet]

Am at dumbstruck coffee in city of industry

No pourovers or slowbar smh

At least the beans look medium roast

Def not light but not dark

3 group slayer

[eternal birch]

oh ay I went there

[mellow sonnet]

Looks mid

[eternal birch]

yeah, go get boba

[mellow sonnet]

I was expecting a slowbar but owell I got a hot latte

The latte tastes like milk

I wonder if it's a single shot of spro

I was going to get a shot of spro but I didn't trust them lmao

[cedar otter]

Yes. And the former one stopped by last week for his birthday haha

I might bring a lagom 01 with 98 titus brew burrs to the meet up tomorrow

[cedar otter]

That weird wooden thing on the ceiling is SO not health department approved

[mellow sonnet]

U mean the dust collector?

Nobody cleaning up there for sure

[carmine coyote]

Is tomorrow’s meetup at capacity?

[left inlet]

Is anyone planning to bring a UFO dripper and or a Melodrip Column?

Would love to try brews from them to see how its different from brewers I aready use.

[glossy sail]

the pinned excel doc has a list of stuff

but yes looks like someone wrote that down

[glossy sail]

@crude citrus

[left inlet]

Tried Lynx Coffee in Sherman Oaks today and enjoyed it.

[mellow sonnet]

I can bring a colum

[left inlet]

@mellow sonnet great thanks really wanted to try it

[mellow sonnet]

I like it but I hate the workflow bc it's 3 parts to clean afterwards 🤡

And I also realized I don't use any recipes with tall water levels outside 3284

[mellow sonnet]

Sheeesh

I miss the crate

Was so nice

[cedar otter]

Finally the time for full Ondo experience has come

[lunar fjord]

I won't rest until ondo east is opened in NY

[mellow sonnet]

• kettle that I'll just bring in separately I guess

Oh and 2 carafes

I can bring a cart to roll the grinder right? It's heavy 💀

[cedar otter]

Those crates look nice. Are they the ones being advertised all over my instagram story?

[mellow sonnet]

Probably?

I just like stackable crates w lids for organizing

Dividers don't really matter imo but are a nice to have

[tight gorge]

Bring it, I was debating bringing the same setup

[glossy sail]

We all packing for tomorrow?

Lol

[mellow sonnet]

I'm harvesting foam from the box that my nautilus came in

[mellow sonnet]

Including the right foot in the pic is mandatory I guess

[glossy sail]

Gotta flex with the Yeezy slides lmao

[cedar otter]

Sometimes my belly gets in the shot too

[old cosmos]

I am so glad you picked it up. If you didnt I probably would have

[crude citrus]

Nope. If you’re interested in coming DM me for address

[crude citrus]

I literally sent this to @old cosmos yesterday. Such a good deal

[glossy sail]

https://www.timeout.com/los-angeles/news/one-of-l-a-s-best-restaurants-faces-backlash-after-owner-voices-support-for-elon-musks-tesla-diner-032125

Republique is cancelled now??

[eternal birch]

ya

open to your average huntington beach and beverly hills crowd though

[mellow sonnet]

People really need to learn to separate the car and the person 💀

[weary chasm]

Probably can't do that

Like an actor and their movies.

[crude citrus]

I heard this was a food group

[cedar otter]

This tostada was so good

[boreal solar]

Oh I tried sqirl today because I accidentally put too much money in the Ondo meter. It was pretty solid. I forget who it was here that suggested that 😂

Felt a little busy though.

[compact hound]

Where

[compact hound]

It is

Pho 87 in chinatown

Lil better than thien huong IMO but ktown pho better

Generous with the meat tho

[surreal pivot]

He had every opportunity to avoid the subject and declined it. What an idiot

The attempt to recant was even worse 🤣

[glossy sail]

They can rebrand and call themselves "republiquan" 😂😂🤣😂

[vivid violet]

dang it, they are so freakin' good

[eternal birch]

oh bruh I just walked past there

[crude citrus]

I’m looking at the grinder list for tomorrow and we could make another end game grinder YouTube vid

[eternal birch]

I'll bring my camera

[cedar otter]

socal area coffee club

sacc

[civic crest]

Y’all skip out on coffee until the meetup?

I’ll already be up for about 5 hours before I get there not sure I can make it

Is it BYO cup

[crude citrus]

If you can please do. I’ll have a water pitcher to rinse cups

For everyone coming tomorrow, I live next to a church and that could impact street parking. Just drive down the street a little more and there will be parking

If you have equipment feel free to unload it in the driveway

[tight gorge]

I do. Worst part of a meetup is doing a PO for my wife in the morning while I abstain

[crude citrus]

Once you get here just go straight to the back on the left side of the house

[glossy sail]

We challenging Brian Quan.

[glossy sail]

Baeareacoffee getting a challenger

We should work on a catchier name though lol 😂

[cedar otter]

Best coast coffee club

[glossy sail]

Oh shit. Shots fired. I like it. Hahah

[earnest robin]

And we still buy Volkswagens

Literal Nazi machine

I can bring my p100 with 98mm Mizens if there's an interest. Last time I brought it has 98mp and there was another one with it lmao

[earnest robin]

Are they selling them at SM?

[civic crest]

No that picture is from last year

They’re in season usually right after apricots

[earnest robin]

I was buying mangos from Costco recently
There are decent after about week or two

[earnest robin]

Oh, I thought it's early season lol. I messaged them in panick

[civic crest]

Poor Jason

[brave crystal]

I'll go to a meetup one of these days. 😭

[dull adder]

I can maybe do that for cars already on the road. But new purchases.. you're funding /that/

[dull adder]

Yee that was me.
I know it's a pain but I'm kinda interested

[lunar fjord]

wew

acid is strong

[boreal solar]

I’m actually a little relieved I didn’t end up buying a Tesla. We were looking at the model 3 as a second vehicle but were worried about stroller storage when my partner was expecting. Now I’d be worried about vandalism if I had one.

[mellow sonnet]

I just realized I have no idea what time the meet is

💀

[turbid herald]

10 - or at least that’s when I set my google calendar for so I hope that’s right.

[mellow sonnet]

That's what I have too but I don't think I saw it written anywhere

😂

Good to know I'm not crazy

[cedar otter]

I had to ask perry last night too 😆

Will bring pepe sidra washed

[crude citrus]

10am yes

First come first served

[mellow sonnet]

Perry like less than 10min from me

[boreal solar]

I’m not even sure I signed up correctly. Hopefully I’m not crashing. We need to get better at logistics. 😅

[crude citrus]

You’re welcome to come earlier if you’d like. 10 is just a reasonable time to allow people to wake up and drive here

[mellow sonnet]

Loll I will come like 9:45ish maybe

[civic crest]

My musubi order had a snafu so i need to pivot with chips guac and salsa 🥲

[crude citrus]

My cat took this seriously and there is now 1 less croissant

[cold apex]

probably gonna be there at 1030 ish , can't wait to see you guys again

o7

[eternal birch]

big accident 134E I think

standstill traffic

[vivid violet]

bringing some CAR Artisanal chocolate croissants too.

will be there a bit after 10am

[compact hound]

Will probs be there at like 10:40ish

[tight gorge]

10am for me

[dull adder]

Parking is rough 😬

[tight gorge]

Let’s hope mass gets out at 10 lmao

Let’s hope Arby doesn’t follow armo time lol

[compact hound]

Fml!!!

[compact hound]

ETA 10:50

See ya guys soon!

[cedar otter]

Coming with L-theanin

[civic crest]

Stuck in kidspace line be there soon haha

[ornate ingot]

I just woke up

ETA noon

[earnest robin]

That was so much fun! Thanks @crude citrus for hosting!

[civic crest]

Great meet up y’all.

[mellow sonnet]

ty perry! was fun

[eternal birch]

thanks for hosting @crude citrus !!

[compact hound]

Can you please send me more photos if you have more!