Tongues Coffee

Went out last night to see Dave Martin ( <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Fshineyheadmusic.com&s=95df058cb8e9cfa66fee663947a0052622ce7a40bbea4c66174f3cbea8d5bd1f" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://shineyheadmusic.c…</a> )perform. Had a great mocha and wife had an amazing latte. Crowd was friendly and warm.

Fantastic coffee.  Chilled-out atmosphere without pretension.  I love the fact that I can look at the menu board and not get confused by coffee drinks named so esoterically that unless I am on the bleeding edge of 22 I feel clueless.  You can get your favorite coffee or tea (and a few cold sodas) here and have a sitdown in the soft gloom and just.  Relax.  For a while.  

There is no pressure here, and there is plenty to look at if you are more of a looker and less of a chatter.  The building is very old, lovingly maintained and filled with small artworks and a sturdy set of bookshelves that house roughly a thousand interesting books.  Sit at a table at the front near the natural light of the windows.  Sit at the back and listen to the conversations in the sofa pit next to yours.  And there are always a few interesting types hanging about, if you are into people watching.

They do a brisk business, but they don't seem to deal in the same type of caffeine junkie that frequents the chain stores like Starbucks.  People that go to Tongues go for the excellent coffee because they want to take the time to appreciate everything else that goes into it, not just the cream and sugar.

One of the few places in the world where I actually enjoy myself.

Very enjoyable.  Good coffee.  The only place in Wyandotte that has an acoustic piano.