“I'm not a hater, but seeing expensive peaberries roasted as dark as possible, and left exposed to oxygen in open barrels isnt my thing. It's just personal preference.”
H3
6.5/10
AI-generated summary
It's a bean shop first and it's cheap. People go for the dark roasts and the huge selection, and the gets named most. nerds hate that the beans sit out in open barrels and say they go stale. Everyone else says the staff will find you something you like.
“I'm not a hater, but seeing expensive peaberries roasted as dark as possible, and left exposed to oxygen in open barrels isnt my thing. It's just personal preference.”
H3
“for strong + cheap in your radius: porto rico on st marks. they roast their own beans daily and an espresso/americano runs like two bucks. it's the opposite of the watery blank street thing.”
H3
“Honestly, Porto Rico always has a great selection of French Roast and varieties.”
H3
“Matteo, Abraco, Devocion, Everyman (most of the time), Porto Rico..all medium-dark European style.”
H2
“The coffee is good, cheap, and the store is filled with coffee beans”
H2
“Definitely second Porto Rico Importing just for the history and vibe... great beans too.”
H2
“Otherwise I do Porto Rico French Roast.”
H2
“If you like stale beans, sure. There's a reason every roaster sells their beans in airtight bags and not open barrels.”
H2
“if you're looking for the highest of the high quality, your checking roast dates on bags, not scooping out of open air barrels that is probably an unknown mix of roasts from different times....”
H2
“While Porto Rico has a good variety of beans”
H2
“Porto Rico is tasty most days, light roast drip or latte.”
H2
“Porto Rico is amazing and all the employees there are so sweet and helpful, they know their coffee”
H2