Barista Brew Cafe

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Location
431 G Street
Hours
M-F 7am-9pm
Saturday 8am-9pm
Sunday 9am-9pm
Phone
(530) 757-7575
Website
[WWW]BaristaBrewCafe.com
Owners
Bobbie Singh & her husband, Rohit Singh
Established
2008-12-19
Payment Methods
Cash, Gift Certificates, Visa, and Mastercard
E-Mail
<info AT baristabrewcafe DOT com>

Barista Brew Cafe is a new coffee place located inside the southeast corner of the Roe Building, on G Street just north of Taco Bell. The cafe opened for business on December 19, 2008. The official ribbon cutting ceremony and grand opening, however, was Monday, January 5th, 2009, at 3 pm.

In addition to coffee and espresso drinks, this cozy little family-owned cafe offers breakfast and lunch items (including some vegetarian and vegan), hot chocolate, tea, smoothies, frozen yogurt, salad, soup... all in a comfortable atmosphere with light music and a flat screen TV... and FREE WI-FI for everyone! Breakfast items served all day. You can pre-order your meal by calling (530) 757-7575.

It was recently given a positive review by the california aggie: [WWW]http://theaggie.org/article/3136

Photos

bbc_outside.jpgOutside of Barista Brew Cafe, Roe Building

yog2.jpgOJ, smoothie, & frozen yogurt station inside of Cafe

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2008-12-29 10:32:16   Was open this morning. Had a breakfast burrito minus sausage. Not too bad for the price, though the salsa tastes like Pace picante sauce. The coffee, however, was excellent, at least as an iced Americano. Obviously a new operation, but lots of potential. —IAmNewHere

2009-01-02 13:32:32   Without the dance music and TV, it might actually be a cozy little cafe. I'll keep peeking in :) —JohnQ

2009-01-02 14:59:31   Looking forward to seeing this place develop into a comfortable cafe. When I checked it out this morning the techno was a little overpowering, and the TV would have been distracting had I stayed. —NoraCary

"2009-01-11 20:57:00"   This is my new favorite coffee shop! The owners are really cool and friendly and they always have Discovery channel on the TV (which I love) and the hot caramel is out of this world! I highly recommend checking out this new family-owned shop. Support local businesses!!! —Cole

2009-01-12 14:16:08   This place has the best coffee in town!! Hands down!! My boyfriend and I went here to try it out last week and now we have come back almost everyday. He always gets their hot chocolate and says it's the best he has ever had. I love their mochas, iced, frozen, or hot. The place is also family owned and sometimes their kids are in the store. Support the family owned business. The prices are the same as other coffee places in town, and the place is never too busy. It's worth coming here!! They also have these new cards, when you buy 9 coffee's you get 1 free. Check it out! —JessicaAdams

2009-01-14 03:23:53   Was in the cafe after 6pm, great location, and very friendly people, I had a panini sandwich and the Barista special yogurt (yogurt with a shot of espresso) both the items were excelent and it was very nice that they have wireless I would diffinetly come back —Glady

2009-01-19 19:40:09   Wonderful coffee, great service and a quiet place to study. Couldn't be happier to have them open. :)

2009-01-26 21:03:25   Their coffee— especially iced coffee— is very good. Their little pies look amazing (haven't had one yet, but come in flavors like curry potato and spinach feta). I liked the cozy atmosphere, especially the refreshing lack of cliche Jazz music playing. Just an all around good place with very friendly service! —epochrpg

2009-01-27 00:36:06   where are you coffee snob?!?! —StevenDaubert

2009-01-29 12:04:00   My wife and I had the pleasure of eating at this place yesterday and it was one the best cafe experiences we've had. To begin, when we entered the shop we were greeted by the friendly warm smiles of the owners which is a welcome sight compared to one of the big chain coffee shops. We ordered the house special which was a 3 meat and cheese panini sandwitch with all the fixings and a side salad. It was one of the tastiest sandwiches I had eaten in a long time and I was actually thinking about ordering one to go. I ordered the freshly squeezed orange juice that is squeezed to order. It very sweet and tasty. My wife order a strawberry smoothie and said it was better then Jamba Juice. For desert I had the chocolate peanut butter dream bar (DELICIOUS) and my wife had the gourmet orange chocolate chip cookie, which was the zise of a dinner plate and tasted devine. We are so glad we found Barista Brew cafe and recommend this great place to everyone we meet. Thanks Paul, Nikki, Rohit and Bobby for opening Barista Brew! We love it! —Kiwikid

2009-01-29 15:18:46   This is a great little place. I went in yesterday morning and this morning and the (owner?) recognized me and that's nice to have a more personal experience like that. The coffee is perfectly brewed and it was just a nice, refreshing experience. —Rachelottlinger

2009-02-06 20:51:51   Went tonight with the fiancee to do some studying. Loved the cozy chairs and the coffee was delicious. Fiancee said the mocha he got was good, nothing special, but the fresh baked chocolate chip cookie was great. Owners were very nice. I will definitely be returning to try some pastries and perhaps lunch. —EricaMacGregor

2009-02-19 13:39:20   i went here today. i know many of the reviews here are good. but i am a person of color and i dont want to say anything. but this particular day the owners/workers (?) were kind of rude. well the woman was not rude, she was pleasant. my friend and i ordered back to back, iced teas...her raspberry, me pomegranate. she got hers made right away as she ordered, he made hers. but he never started mine and then 2 customers show up behind me. ok i dont mind only 2 people working and have to deal w/ others i've worked in places like this....he totally forgets my drink and gets the 2 customers theirs before me and tells me to wait. i waited, felt uncomfortable but waited patiently. then i went to check and dude is like, "oh im making a sandwich, just wait" time goes by and my friends start thinking something that u shouldnt think about a place in davis. finally he gets my drink says its raspberry but i told him i didnt order that, but then he said it was pomegranate and chuckles saying, "oh we had to make another batch of it..." and it was hot, with ice in it....(insert straight faced look). places in davis should not make you feel uncomfortable. and this was just my experience. im not starting anything.

i would try it again just to see if it was just a misunderstanding, but looking the owner or worker in the face, just tells me something is very off. but to make sure i may go back so that i wont have to keep this review and be a person who only went once. and the iced tea was not very good in my opinion. —KimberlyMiller

2009-02-20 19:20:12   I like to try different coffee houses in Davis and like to read up on them before I go in. I saw great comments on this particular coffee shop until I got to the bottom of the page, which made me upset because I am a person of color myself. So i said to myself now I really have to go and visit this place. So I went in around 10:30am the coffee shop was busy and there was two customers ahead of me. The man at the register greeted me (He seemed friendly) I ordered a latte and a breakfast bagel and I asked to hold the sausage and he told me it will take about 7 minute..... My food came out in a timely manner and the same person who took my order brought it out to me and he said that he apologized for the wait because they had a presentation there today at the last minute and could not call addition help in... so I started asking him if he worked yesterday and he replied yes and that he worked all day yesterday (Him and his wife). All I can say is if it was that same person which he did say that he and his wife was the only one who worked there all day, i had a great experience I did not see no issue with my color or race. It was a relief because I live in Davis and I would hate to see new businesses coming in and ruining the reputation of Davis has being prejudice —Marcia

2009-02-21 12:39:38   well marcia, may i ask what race you are?? i am dark skinned. i dont know if you are as well. but i meant no harm with my comment, that is why i said i shall go back a 2nd time just to make sure it was no misunderstanding. and the person who was acting funny was the server Rohit. the girl bobbi was very very kind and smiling. i dont want to comment badly about anyones business if they have not done anything wrong. and being a person of color is one thing, but being a person of color who is darker is something else. no offense to you or anyone. i will be going back to see if the treatment is different. im a person who is willing to get to the bottom of things and to correct what i've said if i was wrong. —KimberlyMiller

2009-02-22 12:32:32   I have been to Barista Brew twice now and love the place. Very friendly and conversational baristas. My friend and I have worked as baristas ourselves for over three years and thus are more picky about our coffee drinks. These guys know how to foam milk! Yes! And their espresso is tasty too! I also went in to try their breakfast and got the breakfast bagel, tasty and cheap! Quiet, clean and comfortable. —Jennyk

2009-02-28 11:22:35   OK, ive been looking for a new place to study for a long time. In the 4 years i have been in davis, i have never been better greeted by a coffee shop than at Barista. They have amazing fresh squeezed orange juice, great caramel macchiato, delicious grilled chicken sandwiches and are very friendly people. Me an my friends study there an average of 5 hours every time we go, several times a week, and we always get amazing service, they even go out of their way to hook my internet retarded computer to a Ethernet cable. We have had great conversations with the owners and i feel truly welcomed here. I think the race card some commenter used is funny, since the owners are themselves a minority. They know their customers very well, and if you return there often, they will even have your drink ready when they see you arrive through the window!!! I give this new coffee shop a great deal of admiration for their great customer service and their very diverse menu!! I definitely recommend you guys trying this out!! —cndavid

2009-02-28 12:51:13   Easily my favorite coffee shop in Davis. The owners are very welcoming and friendly. They often are kind enough to pass out delicious samples of their frozen yougurt. They may take a little longer but the coffee and espresso drinks are well worth the wait. The sandwhiches are delicious and well worth the price. I have yet to order anything here that I have not been satisfied and have easily ordered over 30 drinks from here. The owners are always friendly and if you come enough and talk to them they will even greet you by name. I think it is a little crazy that someone wants to immediately pull out the race card because their service was a little "slow". I have been to basically every other place in Davis, this place always has space to sit down and provide a conducive environment to enjoy your drink and study.

2009-03-05 15:57:47   i think who says that "race card" is funny is ill educated. these people are minorities, of indian descent, south asian. in case u did not know, there was a caste system there. go crack open a book. it is possible that many people are capable of racism or discrimination. And if you were in my skin, then you'd knw what i was talking about. otherwise, there isnt anyone who can relate to me. it is really disturbing that the college crowd are still not informed on various forms of discrimination. it sickens me. and i stick by my comments. it is not a race card, and i was not alone when i was there. i give up on this coffee shop. and that is my opinion. —KimberlyMiller

2009-03-08 12:39:12   OMG!!! i just tried their smoothies due to the amazing weather we have! And let me say that the peach smoothie, with a hint of vanilla was the best tasting i have ever had. As usual, they greeted me super warmly, gave me a place to study, helped me set up my internet and made me an excellent smoothie. Other items i love there include their fresh orange juice, the chicken sandwich and the hot caramel machiato. Excellent stuff. —cndavid

2009-03-19 12:10:51   I agree with nearly everyone here. Best thing to come to Davis in a while. Now my favorite coffee shop in Davis. Try the yogurt with a shot of espresso. OMG!!! Friendly service, clean storefront and bathroom, and excellent selection of drinks and food. Great location too and free wireless! What more can I say? I'll probably never go to Mishka's again. —condemned2bfree

2009-04-30 19:55:00   This is the best coffee shop/cafe in town. Probably the friendliest people I've met in a business after living in Davis for 24 years. Since they opened up near where I work I've gone in almost everyday I'm at work. It always clean, their sandwiches and wraps are delicious, they have fresh baked pastries every day, and they had memorized my favorite drink quickly and would be having it ready by the time I got to the counter. If someone says one more thing about race with these people I'm going to throw up. I am not the same race as the owners of this shop but they treat me better than any store owner has, and they treat everyone else who comes into the cafe exactly the same. The best place in Davis to get your coffee and relax and experience true customer service. —JeremyDutch

2009-05-14 18:37:53   I finally got a chance to try their coffee, a mocha, and I have to say it's the best mocha I've had in the 2+ years I've lived here. It was clean (most have a kind of muddy quality) with no crap on the bottom, and oh so tasty. I love my mochas, have worked behind the counter in my time (52 years,) and this ranks up there with the best ever. —KatyMartin

2009-06-19 16:08:01   I came here for the first time because everyone at my workplace was falling asleep, so the nearest coffee shop was Barista. I grew up drinking coffee, so I love my coffee a little bit on the bitter side and not too sweet; I LOVE CARAMEL MACCHIATOS and this place makes the BEST CARAMEL MACCHIATO I've ever had! Their coffee has a bold, fragrant taste. It takes a little bit longer to make (than starbucks for example), but the quality of their drinks is well worth the wait. The owners of Barista were very welcoming and were very interesting to talk to while I waited for my drinks. I will definitely come back here for the coffee and they also have live music at night (once a week? I have to check back with them) so I want to check that out sometime! LOVE THIS PLACE! —trambajuice

2009-07-14 20:37:50   Great place to stop by for coffee or a quick lunch! Their wraps are yummy and chai tea is also good! —davisgirl10

2009-08-25 19:01:11   This place is the best coffee shop in town hands down. Maybe not for the die hard coffee drinkers, but for everyone else its the best. Besides the great drinks, the menu is really good considering this is a mom and pop coffee shop. I've tried almost everything from soups to sandwiches, smoothies to sweets. Really good and reasonable prices. Another plus is the sarcstic humor the owner has. Some may take it the wrong way, but if you are quick enough to catch his jokes then the wait is well worth it! I'm definitely a believer, a follower, a disciple! —Rntolent

2009-09-23 14:15:19   I agree about the coffee, but I think the star of the show is the food. These aren't just deli sandwiches and salads, but they have subtle ingredients and are surprising good. Every week there's a new special that won't be found on the regular menu, a new creation by Ray who owns the shop with his wife Bobbie. There's also frozen yogurt that's more reasonably priced than anywhere else downtown, and if you like he'll pour a little espresso on it. Great baked goods, pies, smoothies, My favorite cafe in Davis. —jedalexander

2009-10-26 11:02:06   I go there all the time for lunch. Maybe too much. Roy has great sense of humor and loves to "create" for his patrons. I have had some great sanwiches and some good sandwiches, but I have never left dissappointed. Great place! —AIRBORNE

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