UnUrban Coffee House

When I first walked in to UnUrban Coffee House, I thought I fell down the same hole that Alison did in Alice in Wonderland. Mismatched chairs and tables. I couldn't identify the decor of the place at all. In the beginning I was somewhat uncomfortable. But wait, don't stop yet, keep reading.

I came here for a meeting that I was having, and my partner and I wanted to try some place new, so UnUrban it was. After the initial shock and awe of the place, we settled down to enjoy our sandwiches. The place has a lot going on. On the day that we were there, there was a group playing board games. In the back room we had people playing the piano, a trumpet (I think), and  singing, Or just sitting around enjoying the free wi-fi.

All around I had a pleasant time in the UnUrban Coffee House, and I actually look forward to going back.

I love this place! I used to come here a lot like six years ago. They would have a lot of performers and stuff. There are a lot of coffee houses in the south land, but I always found the vibes here to be better. The food is better too, especially the pastries and all. They know how to make a proper tea also. Any time I have gone here I always felt more like I was in the Bay Area. I'd have this feeling that if you walked around the corner you'd see City Lights Books and Bukowski or Ferlinghetti or Trout Fishing in America. It's a cool place to be in an uncool place, because I don't really like the tail end of Santa Monica and feel UnUrban is too good for this neighborhood. It out to relocate to the Woods of Ingle. Ho-Tep! Sha Na Na!

Unurban is sooooo un urbane.  But it's cool, because that's the vibe they are going for.  This free wifi brew house looks more like the furniture section of a thrift store, but without the funky odors.  No two items in here are really the same, which creates the vibe.

There's a foot high stage with piano in the front corner of the shop that I was told is used for coffeehouse open mic nights.  During the day, a table with plenty of sunlight from the bay windows occupy the space.

Now the coffee at hand was alright.  For a black coffee drinker, who isn't a coffee connoisseur, such as myself, I'd see this place as more of a spot to use the wifi to get some work done.  But if I were a coffee snob I would consider checking it out to get off the beaten path and chain options.