Gorilla Coffee on 7th

Based on the flurry of messages in another post, it seems there's quite a demand for a Gorilla Coffee expansion.

I took the liberty of emailing Gorilla and pleading for a new store on 7th. Here's their very prompt response:

hi there. thanks for the link [to the Daily Slope forum]. we'd love to [expand]...need to save up some money first. some day hopefully soon. we'd LOVE to be on 7th ave.

darleen
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Darleen Scherer
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(store) 718.230.3243
(fax) 270.818.3524

Get Gorilla online:

http://www.gorillacoffee.com
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Subject: hmmm...

i don't know... it seems to me so much better that they ARE on fifth although they would alter the flavor, hopefully, of what IS on seventh.

Don't we have more than enough places to buy coffee on 7th?

steve wrote: Don't we have more than enough places to buy coffee on 7th?

not good ones, with the possible exception of cocoa bar.

ozzies = burned sludge
starbucks = dont get me started
connecticut muffin = incredibly bad attitude and coffee

18th and 5th. The hood sure has changed.

Naidre's rocks, and they're on 7th Ave.

I didn't mean to dis Naidre's. I'm in NoSlo, so I rarely get down there for coffee.

8thandPrez wrote: I didn't mean to dis Naidre's. I'm in NoSlo, so I rarely get down there for coffee.

Oh heck, I totally understand! I live in PH (Sterling and Vanderbilt) and only make it to Naidre's now during my weekend morning walks. I just felt the need to throw Naidre's my formerly-living-a-black-away love.

Subject: I want to love Gorilla, but can't....

I have been drinking coffee every day of my life for the past 25 years. I am here to tell you, don't get too excited about Gorilla. It's simply not that great - like Starbucks they overroast their coffee and it tastes very bitter. And it's the same price as Starbucks. Plus side? They have organic/free trade coffee.

Want *great* coffee? Go to the Pacific Northwest.

Subject: Re: I want to love Gorilla, but can't....

Coffeelover wrote: I have been drinking coffee every day of my life for the past 25 years. I am here to tell you, don't get too excited about Gorilla. It's simply not that great - like Starbucks they overroast their coffee and it tastes very bitter. And it's the same price as Starbucks. Plus side? They have organic/free trade coffee.

Want *great* coffee? Go to the Pacific Northwest.

Great, I'll just hop a plane to Seattle.

Subject: Re: I want to love Gorilla, but can't....

Coffeelover wrote: Want *great* coffee? Go to the Pacific Northwest.

True, that. One of my best friends lives in Seattle, and the coffee there is pretty darned awesome. Cheaper, too. However; even with a friend living in Seattle, it's difficult to get there on a daily basis to drink my cuppa joe.

Subject: Re: I want to love Gorilla, but can't....

Coffeelover wrote: I have been drinking coffee every day of my life for the past 25 years. I am here to tell you, don't get too excited about Gorilla. It's simply not that great - like Starbucks they overroast their coffee and it tastes very bitter. And it's the same price as Starbucks. Plus side? They have organic/free trade coffee.

Want *great* coffee? Go to the Pacific Northwest.

Like wise, I failed to see what's the big deal about Gorila. I went there expected to be blown away by the coffee, but came away very disappointed. The coffee was below average.

I find the staff in Gorilla....odd. Sort of skanky and dirty-looking but at the same time snobby.

Subject: Staff at Gorilla

they can't be worse than those at Tea Lounge.

When the heck did "Barristers" (said with an eyeroll) become so self-important?

i think it's the curly wigs and the velvet robes that make 'em so uppity.

Anonymous wrote: I find the staff in Gorilla....odd. Sort of skanky and dirty-looking but at the same time snobby.

Heck, I find it odd that they close at 9PM! For some reason, they give off the vibe that they'd stay open later than that - the music and free wifi and general feel of the place. I was amazed when I was scooted out a few months back at 8:45PM.

Subject: Barrister

Ha! I realized right after I sent that what the typo was, but was too lazy to correct it. Those wigs would piss me off too

I love Gorilla and walk from 7th Avenue in the Center Slope just to get it sometimes. And where's the coffee shop for people who don't want to be bumped into by pushy moms with strollers? Gorilla has less of that so I'd welcome another branch.

Subject: Gorilla

The reason Gorilla coffee on 5th avenue doesn't have those annoying parents with little punks in strollers is, they don't fit in the store. (Well, not literally, but it is a tight squeeze and yes, there is always some idiot parent who brings a stroller in and blocks the traffic in and out.)

But if Gorilla got a store on 7th avenue and it was wider, you *know* the parents are going in their with strollers. I yearn for the days when Park Slope was "dyke slope."

But as usual, the gays made the neighborhood great and then hetero bimbos come along and want it to look like a mall ("oh god i hope they put in a baby Gap where Regina's Bakery used to be!")

Anonymous wrote: I find the staff in Gorilla....odd. Sort of skanky and dirty-looking but at the same time snobby.

Hmm - everyone looooves Seattle coffee but hates skanky, dirty-looking and snobby baristas? Honey, you ever been to Seattle, cause that's what every barista looks like.

I lived in Seattle for 6 1/2 yrs and even pulled espresso for a couple of years (although I never really had the gift for making a decent latte). As a seasoned Seattle coffee snob, I can say with confidence that Gorilla has the best coffee in New York City, hands down. It's at least as good as Vivace in Seattle.

8thandPrez wrote: [quote=Anonymous]I find the staff in Gorilla....odd. Sort of skanky and dirty-looking but at the same time snobby.

Hmm - everyone looooves Seattle coffee but hates skanky, dirty-looking and snobby baristas? Honey, you ever been to Seattle, cause that's what every barista looks like.

I lived in Seattle for 6 1/2 yrs and even pulled espresso for a couple of years (although I never really had the gift for making a decent latte). As a seasoned Seattle coffee snob, I can say with confidence that Gorilla has the best coffee in New York City, hands down. It's at least as good as Vivace in Seattle.

Yes, I've been to Seattle and enjoyed it there. I don't remember the baristas looking particularly unkempt. Maybe I didn't notice because they had a better attitude than the Gorillas.

Subject: "unkempt"

Screw all these posters who complain about the people who work at Gorilla Coffee looking "unkempt". In my experience they're all very nice to the customers. Even if they did look unkempt, the coffee is better than any other shop's in the Slope, without question. The poster who said that their coffee is just as expensive as Starbucks is wrong. A tall/small at Starbucks cost $1.79 (including tax). A small coffee at Gorilla is $1.50, and the coffee is better.

Subject: Re: Gorilla

Yay4caffeine wrote: The reason Gorilla coffee on 5th avenue doesn't have those annoying parents with little punks in strollers is, they don't fit in the store. (Well, not literally, but it is a tight squeeze and yes, there is always some idiot parent who brings a stroller in and blocks the traffic in and out.)

But if Gorilla got a store on 7th avenue and it was wider, you *know* the parents are going in their with strollers. I yearn for the days when Park Slope was "dyke slope."

But as usual, the gays made the neighborhood great and then hetero bimbos come along and want it to look like a mall ("oh god i hope they put in a baby Gap where Regina's Bakery used to be!")

Get a grip.

It's only intolerance if your particular group is being dissed. Right?

Subject: viva vivace!

of course, i haven't been there in 13 years but back then, it was great.

and the starbucks in seattle sucked then too. talk about bitter!

gorilla is the best coffee in NYC.

it actually IS the best coffee locally. Plus they're being friendlier to me now. It might be because I've been looking rather dishevelled (sp) myself lately.

i remember when i had my first cup of gorilla coffee

my heart felt like it was on a coney island ride

it's not as strong anymore. or i've built up a tolerance

it's damn good coffee

FACT

hmmmmm. iced coffee season coming 'round...

and i don't think the staff is "unkempt"
i mean the dress is casual. jeans and a t-shirt
the girls go all out tho'

there's one young full blonde who wears '50's style frames
she's always looking quite spectacular

i think the staff treats you the way you treat them

maybe we should interview them? :shock:

Subject: Re: Gorilla

Yay4caffeine wrote: The reason Gorilla coffee on 5th avenue doesn't have those annoying parents with little punks in strollers is, they don't fit in the store. (Well, not literally, but it is a tight squeeze and yes, there is always some idiot parent who brings a stroller in and blocks the traffic in and out.)

But if Gorilla got a store on 7th avenue and it was wider, you *know* the parents are going in their with strollers. I yearn for the days when Park Slope was "dyke slope."

1. Plenty of lesbians with kids here.

2. So what's it like never to have been a child? When they assembled you in the factory, did they use rivets, or just solder everything together?

quijibo wrote:

there's one young full blonde who wears '50's style frames
she's always looking quite spectacular


maybe we should interview them? :shock:

wait a minute...does this belong in the dating thread?

Subject: Re: Gorilla

linusvanpelt wrote:
1. Plenty of lesbians with kids here.

2. So what's it like never to have been a child? When they assembled you in the factory, did they use rivets, or just solder everything together?

They sprang fully-grown from the head of Zeus. Or perhaps they were such quiet and well-mannered children that no one around them ever even noticed their existence. They walked everywhere from birth and never needed strollers. Their parents never took them anywhere, kept them barricaded inside their suburban homes in fact, for fear that they might inconvenience others with their very existence.

And yes, lesbians have babies too.