Taft Street Coffee

05/29/09

Great atmosphere to chill/get work done!

by svenc at Citysearch

Taft is a great place to relax and get some work done. The staff is wonderful, some of the most friendly people I have met in Houston. There is a great selection of teas, coffees, soda, odwallas, etc. They also have some wonderful pizzas that they make on site. the cook is a real friendly guy and he even mixed a few ingredients for me to create a custom pizza! The Buffalo Chicken pizza is my favorite one!

They also have poetry readings on certain nights and often have artists play on Friday nights. I believe they have a number of other events on weeknights as well, things like salsa dance lessons. They also have a central city co-op that meets on wednesdays and sells organic fruits and vegetables! It really is great! I think I spend too much time there!

• Pros: Good Tea Selection,Friendly Staff, Great Food!
• Cons: none

09/08/08

Feel better about your caffine addiction

by WestBellWriter at Citysearch

There are so many positive things that can be said about this place, but I think the most important thing is the coffee at Taft Street is very, very good. I order the straight, normal latte. I think that this is a good benchmark for evaluation. It is easily better than Starbuck's, like legues better.

I also love that this coffee shop is at the heart of a community center. Last Friday, I went to a cook-out at Taft Street Coffee (not sure if they were the sponsors). It was on their patio, though. They moved a lot of the tables outside the fence so that there was sidewalk dining. To respond to the few people that felt like they were preached at, I am very sorry to hear that. I don't think the people there want that at all, but we are all human and sometimes people feel passionately about things and want to share that passion, and they end up offending people. Sorry you had a bad experience. My experience has always been very different. In fact, I went to the cookout (mentioned above) because they were giving out free St. Arnold's beer. That didn't feel churchy at all. I later found out that the food is all made on site. It was amazing. A little pricey, but probably because the quality of food was so good.

The staff really seems to care about all people. I have been to Taft Street Coffee on Sundays, around the time of church services, and the people there are from all walks of life, and I think that they come there because they are drawn to kind-hearted people. I was amazed to see kids from the neighborhood coming into this, in some ways very urban and cool, coffee shop with dirty clothes and hands and kind of getting into the free water and making messes like kids will do, and no one said anything or even looked as if it was a big deal. To Taft Street Coffee patrons and staff, that sort of stuff isn't a big deal. It's life and it's beautiful. They have successfully married compassion, outstanding coffee, art, and community.

• Pros: Coffee, Community

07/30/08

Best place for good stuff and hang time

by RazorBlaid at Citysearch

Great place to get drinks and some light food. Art is cool and the place has a warm feel. A lot of events happen here. Ecclesia does meet here on sundays. Bands do play here and if you show up on a sunday most of the time Robbie Seay plays. have a great time like I have.

• Pros: Good people
• Cons: parking at times can be hard