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2009-05-31
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The cafe is a part of a boutique so it benefits from the nice decoration.The coffee seemed to possess traits of artisanal/local roaster and not the Italian style one could find at Coco, Fuel and other Italian brands. My ristretto/espresso from four different occasions during early February 2009 and early May 2009 showed signs of good coffee but was short of body and other tastes I enjoyed elsewhere.I think the word 'hollow' explain quite well my feeling toward espresso/ristretto at Initial. I b
The coffee seemed to possess traits of artisanal/local roaster and not the Italian style one could find at Coco, Fuel and other Italian brands.
My ristretto/espresso from four different occasions during early February 2009 and early May 2009 showed signs of good coffee but was short of body and other tastes I enjoyed elsewhere.
I think the word 'hollow' explain quite well my feeling toward espresso/ristretto at Initial. I believe the weak and watery taste of the coffee had nothing to do with barista as my cup came from three different barista over different occasions. Not that it was really bad but this is probably the style of the bean which is locally roasted. It may also come from the dose and the freshness of the bean. BTW, lot of coffee drinkers I read about likes this style of bean and the coffee at Initial.
For my cappuccino, the milk/coffee taste combination was good. Initial is famous for its latte art and it didn’t disappoint me at all on this front for the past three times I’m there (no milk drink for my 4th time there)
Nevertheless, I’ve never felt its milk texture velvety, just ranging from a little bit sweet at the right temperature to way too hot almost scald my mouth. I felt as if one frothed the milk to microfoam consistency then add water. The foam cap felt weak/fragile at best.
Initial also offers filtered coffee. However, I didn't see anybody order one so I doubt about the freshness of the bean for filtered coffee. I think they carry Ethiopian Yirgacheffe, Yemen Mocca Mattari and one more bean I can't remember (Maybe central america like Guatemala or Colombia?) Anyway, if you want to try, ask the barista how fresh the bean is.
So, it might be worth it to drop by for a nice combination of boutique and coffee, particularly if one does not want to go to Time Square for Cafe Corridor or it's way after 10PM when Crema Coffee closed.
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