Dangerous Expresso Places

[Syekick]

Have you ever bought expresso and were pretty certain it was not going to wow you?

I work in the big city but live in a small community of 5,000 with all the associated farms, ranches, and livestock. I had to stop by and pick up some meds today from a local pharmacy, well OK, the ONLY pharmacy in town. To supplement the business, they have a lunch counter, (good sandwiches and salads), ice cream, and coffee. To be exact they have a Rancilio Epoca E2 Automatic Double Group Commercial Espresso Machine. See [SIZE=3]Linky[/SIZE]. A serious machine. I've never had coffee, let alone expresso from them. While there, I decided to give them a try.

Me "I'll have a double shot expresso"
She (teenish/twenty something cute chick) "Expresso?"



Me "Yes, Expresso. Two shots or a double."

- I glance up the the menu board and see all types of coffee flavored drinks but expresso.

She "Small, medium, or large?"
Me "Expresso, two shots, straight from the machine."
She "No milk or cream?"
Me "No just straight up."
She "OK" And gives me a look like I'm from an alien world.

She finishes and hands me the expresso in a small disposable coffee cup. It looks fine. I pay up and while waiting for the change, take a sip.

^%#&!! - Boy is this nasty, bitter expresso, I think to myself.

No point in saying anything to her, I knew the risk before I started but didn't know the penalty. When I got out to the truck and poured the expresso onto the ground. Then, headed over to McDonalds for a cup of their coffee to wash the taste out. Mission accomplished!


I would bet that they need to do some major cleaning on the machine. Those getting coffee drinks with loads of milk, sugar, and flavorings don't know the difference. I'll stick with their drugs, ice cream, sandwiches, and salads in the future. Too bad I didn't get free drugs with it!

[ghostrider]

Probably has as much to do with the type of coffee/grinder they were using, as it did with her lack of experience with it.

[Mister Moo]

It breaks off a tiny little piece of what remains of what passes for a heart each time I see a brilliant espresso machine being abused. Snif. Damn. Bad things happen - bad things happen.

[ResIpsa]

Originally Posted by Mister Moo

It breaks off a tiny little piece of what remains of what passes for a heart each time I see a brilliant espresso machine being abused. Snif. Damn. Bad things happen - bad things happen.

I agree wholeheartedly. Bad espressso.....peh..

On the other hand, in the "baristas" defense........I don't know that I would expect world class espresso from a lunch shop pharmacy counter. Not to say that somewhere in the universe there is not some unknown coffee illumininatus brilliantly passing out double shots at some corner gas station.....just saying it's pretty unlikely to run across him/her.