Thursday, May 04, 2006

with apologies to edward hopper


hey! i hate the new addition (detraction) to our quaint little downtown as much as the next guy, (ooh, and i just cringed, picturing the river of farmers' market goers flowing in and out of the place on saturday mornings and tuesday evenings, dropping seven dollars on a latte.) which is why i wanted to give a shout-out to the other recent addition. the one a little to the left, er, west of the aforementioned, er, aforereferenced business, er bloodsucking bully. i'm talking about CITY BREW!!! i have to say i wasn't all too excited to see it going in, either, because missoula needs a new coffee shop like it needs a new, what, bank? unemployment agency? its decor, too, bears an uncanny resemblance to its napoleonic neighbor (hey that's pretty good!)with even a circular green logo. nevertheless, my eternity-in-coming point is this...they open at 5 am, are right on the way to the hospital, and have the friendliest baristas in town. (sorry l.p.) not only have i not gotten an unfriendly coffee-maker yet, they have all been unusually and sincerely friendly. and at 5:50 a.m. this is no small thing.

1 comment:

Lance Fisher said...

When we went there on opening day we were all surpised by the friendly, energetic baristo. Later, I knew they only hired the most chipper baristas when I met Kaylee working there.

p.s. That painting is one of my favorites.