http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/2006/02/house-of-coffee-sf/ Rants and Raves on Espresso Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:05:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/2006/02/house-of-coffee-sf/#comment-2837 Espresso News and Reviews - TheShot.coffeeratings.com » Trip Report: Alvin's Scrumptious Coffees & Teas Thu, 07 Jun 2007 06:04:38 +0000 http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/?p=85#comment-2837 [...] is far from pretentious. Cut from the same cloth as Henry Kalebjian of the Outer Sunset’s House of Coffee, Alvin’s is a friendly neighborhood place. And the master roaster will serve your espresso [...] [...] is far from pretentious. Cut from the same cloth as Henry Kalebjian of the Outer Sunset’s House of Coffee, Alvin’s is a friendly neighborhood place. And the master roaster will serve your espresso [...]

]]> http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/2006/02/house-of-coffee-sf/#comment-51 TheShot.coffeeratings.com » Trip Report: Philz Coffee @ 18th St. Thu, 16 Mar 2006 03:37:40 +0000 http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/?p=85#comment-51 [...] Philz brews it in single-serving drip filters — but moderately good places like Plumes Coffee House in Monterey (among a number of others) have been doing that for years now. And while their roasts are pretty good (I took a pound of their Heavenly Blend home anyway), they didn’t strike me as any fresher or better than you could get at The Beanery or, say, his Sunset roasting counterparts: legendary, friendly neighborhood “loners” such as Alvin Azadkhanian of Alvin’s and Henry Kalebjian of House of Coffee. So what’s the secret? [...] [...] Philz brews it in single-serving drip filters — but moderately good places like Plumes Coffee House in Monterey (among a number of others) have been doing that for years now. And while their roasts are pretty good (I took a pound of their Heavenly Blend home anyway), they didn’t strike me as any fresher or better than you could get at The Beanery or, say, his Sunset roasting counterparts: legendary, friendly neighborhood “loners” such as Alvin Azadkhanian of Alvin’s and Henry Kalebjian of House of Coffee. So what’s the secret? [...]

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