Jurassic Magic Coffee

Weird vibes. The barista had a line of people while chatting with the customer ahead of me. He was making drinks simultaneously so I chalked it up to them managing the line. When it got to me, he quickly took my order and then the two orders after me before making my drink. The charm for the previous customer was absolutely gone and he seemed pretty uninterested in any small talk with me. I love the midcity location and since this one is closer to my place, I figured I’d check it out . I was going to stay and read but the energy was so oddly tense. I just left, despite paying for parking. To top it off, my cappuccino was sour. I saw another posters comment about subtle racism and while I can’t attest to that, as the only black person in line, it did feel like general dismissiveness. My take on this is its proximity to MacArthur park potentially makes the space a little hostile to people who don’t look like the baristas. There’s a psychology study in there somewhere.

Fantastic espresso, great vibe, nice people. My new favorite coffee shop. Update: the matcha is amazing too!

Honestly, I was disappointed. Their website was deceiving. Their cafe is nothing like is shown on the website. Yes the barista was very welcoming. The place was empty. He mentioned his boss had asked if any "Mexican" customers had arrived. I would say Hispanic since we Hispanics are from different Latin American backgrounds. I hope everyone else has a better experience. The add they did on Instagram claimed the owner was A Honduras owner. I just felt lied too. 2 coffees 2 breads 32.00 I expected to see Art or books from Honduras. I expected the owner to be proud of his culture but I saw nothing of that. I saw the same normal coffees and Lattes younl would get at a Starbucks. I expected to see some coffee drinks from Honduras or dinosaurs related. I guess it was just me expecting too much.

Eh, humans being humans. No acknowledgement when i came in. Kept talking. Coulda said hi ill be right with you. Every coffe shop i go to acknowledges me existence. N if needed i have seen em greet a customer and offer them a menu. They welcome the customer. So i started to set up my computer to get to work. Took me a few. I got up ready to order. As i ordered he looked at his watch a few times as though hurrying me. Order already!!!!! Well next time aknowledge the customer. It jus takes a sec. Ill never be bck there again, jus too ackward. Im sure its a misunderstanding.....Ur experience is jot my experience and so forth. Happened before 1:45pm.

Not my first time to Jurassic Magic as I have been a fan of its Mid City's one. So knowing they're having another outlet surely excited me especially this one carried just different ambience. To my surprise it wasn't that busy on Sunday, making it easy to find a seat and the service was also speedy. I got their signature cold brew with vanilla syrup and almond milk. I loved how their cold brew tasted bold yet had smooth finishing and their house vanilla syrup also tasted outstanding.