I have no story to tell about Philz Coffee. The make awesome coffee one-cup-at-a-time. As it usually goes with such shops, they are not very good at much else. The furniture at this location looks (but feels better) like was collected from about a dozen different garage sales. The WiFi works good and the lighting and the atmosphere meet the minimum requirements. The coffee is worth a trip to any of their locations. That is about it. Nothing else to offer.
Tully’s has always been remembered well by me for two reasons: First they have never made me sick (unlike Starbucks and Peet’s) and second I have found unrestricted WiFi at most of their locations. Tully’s reminds me of another chain group. Sometime after 7-11 stores had become a successful franchise, some guy in Texas started a similar chain and called 8-12. Originally when 7-11 were in business their hours began at 7 am and ended at 11 pm. The copycat was sure of doing as well as 7-11 but I never heard of them. Tully’s claim to fame is Mr. Tully expressed his goal of setting up a Tully’s coffee across the street from Starbucks. I think he did not like them. Anyway, I have seen quite a few Tully’s close up or move but Starbucks is as mean as ever. So much for copycat chain stores.
I think Peet’s has much better coffee than Starbucks but less goodies to eat. I have always been a fan of their Marbel Cake. The first time I had it, I experienced a very strange reaction shortly afterwards. But, it wasn’t until the second time that I realized what had happened. About 20 minutes after having a fine piece of Marbel Cake with Peet’s Coffee, I felt a strange wave move up my body, my hands and fingers went numb and I felt shortness of breath and almost dizzy to black out. It went away after a few seconds and left me wondering what happened. I researched and Internet diagnosed it as a panic attack. All the signs fit but why? It absolutely made no sense. The next time it happened, I was able to relate my three experiences and identify the culprit: Marble Cake from Peet’s. It didn’t take long to realize I am allergic or have an allergic reaction to the damn Marble Cake. And I liked it so much.
