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Friday, January 30, 2009

City Voxx Coffee on Eastlake

Posted by on Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 12:52 PM

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This place has good tea, great sandwiches, it's not in denial, design-wise, about being in a newer concrete building, and best of all: there are outlets everywhere. Coffee shops, bars, airport terminals—all newly constructed places designed for sitting and killing time (or brain cells) should have plenty of power outlets. Most don't. Thanks, Voxx.

 

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1
They also have wine.
Posted by Little Red Ryan Hood is a big nerd on January 30, 2009 at 12:56 PM
2
I never liked Voxx - the staff are always pretty snooty towards me. Might just be me though. I love Louisa's but they're not as Laptop friendly - not as many outlets.
Posted by Barky on January 30, 2009 at 12:59 PM
3
Ah, my old block in Eastlake. Still prefer the espresso cart across the street in front of The Zoo -- it's where Eastlake locals get their drips without a spoonful of jerk.
Posted by jackie treehorn on January 30, 2009 at 1:00 PM
4
Duly noted.

--An electrical engineer
Posted by OrganizedLightning on January 30, 2009 at 1:11 PM
5
Outlets. Hmmmph. Fools!
Posted by N Tesla on January 30, 2009 at 1:18 PM
6
THE Dan Savage- in one of the few coffee shops I frequent!--SWOON! Celebrities, they ARE just like us!
Posted by Fortuna Mandolin on January 30, 2009 at 1:34 PM
7
I don't know, man. I'm still bitter that building took the place of the decrepit old building that housed the wonderful Hines Public Market Coffee. Wish I could still buy my beans from them. Sigh.
Posted by i was the one reading The Recognitions all that one summer on January 30, 2009 at 1:42 PM
8
voxx is great and all, until you have to interact with the baristas. if the type of coffee bean is spelled "Koratie", then I'm going to pronounce it sorta like karate. so don't respond by saying "so you'd like one bag of KOH-RAH-TAY?"

ballbag.
Posted by leftover pizza on January 30, 2009 at 2:00 PM
9
Lack of enough tables for laptop users.
Posted by Manuel W. on January 30, 2009 at 2:01 PM
10
It's not called a tabletop computer for a reason @9.
Posted by i dont go to the coffeeshop to sit in an office on January 30, 2009 at 2:05 PM
11
outlet scarcity is one nice way of eliminating the all-day wifi camper.
Posted by josh on January 30, 2009 at 2:14 PM
12
Unrelated, but I want Dan to feel vindicated in his paranoia on inauguration day: a lot of VIP Obama donors were shocked by the lack of security around the president and VP-elect.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/con…
Posted by PG on January 30, 2009 at 2:31 PM
13
I've never had any difficulties with the barristas, and it's cozy and calm in the evening, for now.
Posted by Jude Fawley on January 30, 2009 at 2:34 PM
14
#11 - yep. I'm seeing cafes in my neighborhood cover outlets, and the newest has none at, nor wifi, to discourage laptops (and probably more to-the-point, encourage table turnover).

If cafes want to advertise themselves as laptop friendly, that's fine, but for most, you should never stay longer than the life of your battery.
Posted by Dougsf on January 30, 2009 at 2:40 PM
15
So, once again, those of us who can afford extra batteries and longer-life ones can crowd out the graphics artists who burn through batteries faster?

Man, you must really hate artists. And poor people.
Posted by Will in Seattle on January 30, 2009 at 2:46 PM
16
After that bullshit piece last week from Spangenthal-Lee, here comes Doorknob Danny singling out Voxx on Slog and The Stranger Reader Reviews, hoping Voxx will advertise in The Stranger.
Posted by Is it hypocracy or irony? on January 30, 2009 at 3:08 PM
17
typo: hypocrisy
Posted by Is it hypocrisy or irony? on January 30, 2009 at 3:13 PM
18
shit, Liberty is going to crap its pants when it finds out that Savage has a new hangout...
Posted by michael strangeways on January 30, 2009 at 4:28 PM
19
@5: Good one.

Bring back Wardenclyffe Tower!
Posted by rob on January 30, 2009 at 4:29 PM
20
You forgot to mention they have a couch (where I was sitting moments before you took this picture). Couches are important.
Posted by King Rat on January 30, 2009 at 5:24 PM

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