I got a light roast blend from Graffeo. The espresso had a good texture to it, with subtle chocolate/nut flavors. No bitterness, but this was a light roast. The store is a bit underwhelming and could benefit from a make over. Also, I paid $23/pound beans, which is in my opinion a bit pricey. Overall 4 stars.
Very dark & oily seems to be the West Coast idea of Coffee. Loses any sense of a Latin / Indonesian origin. Sweetness enhanced, Caffeine degraded, and burnt taste predominates. How did they get so far away from an Espresso roast?
Really good 'light' roast (although it did seem closer to a medium roast to me), very flavorful for espresso.However, I also got the dark roast, and it did look, smell and taste burnt. Tried it a couple of time, and I hate to say it, it was quite awful. Maybe I got a bad batch or it just isn't good for espresso but yeah, I wouldn't buy that one.
Great coffee sold by owner who has spent his life roasting and selling coffee Roasts dark, light and decafe.owner is a fixture of North Beach.
Famous - for decades - people in the know -are aware this of First location North Beach super star -with stores in Marin and Bev Hills... coffee emporium is the best! Serious coffee drinkers pop in and pick up a the best beans....my Coffee Loving cousin orders mutiple lbs...
Only sells roasted beans. They are fresh and make good coffee. I have only had the light roast, which I find a bit on the dark side to be a true light roast. This is quite common though and will suit many tastes.
Great local business selling great coffee
Also a location on Columbus St., in San Francisco. We're shipped these beans to many who really know their coffee beans and hands down, they rate these as THE best ever! No wonder they provide these beans to the best restaurants for their espresso and coffee drinks. We only get our beans from here as we have a commercial grade espresso machine from Italy and the drinks are amazing.
Also a location on Columbus St., in San Francisco. We're shipped these beans to many who really know their coffee beans and hands down, they rate these as THE best ever! No wonder they provide these beans to the best restaurants for their espresso and coffee drinks. We only get our beans from here as we have a commercial grade espresso machine from Italy and the drinks are amazing.
I've been buying coffee here for 30 years.