Coffee Review : Papacino on Woodstock 3/5
This weeks Coffee Review is Papacino’s on Woodstock. There is a coffee shop on Terwilligar called Papacino, and I have no idea if they’re related (cousins maybe?), so if you’re looking for that one, you’ll have to wait.
But moving on!
The coffee shop isn’t bad, the coffee was good and the staff was pleasant. The atmosphere, however,was a bit off. First it was too cold for me. I don’t know if the door just opens a lot, or if their thermostat isn’t working, but coffee shops should be warm places to spend a good deal of time debating which X-Man is the greatest (in case you’re wondering, it’s Professor X. (Marvel Directory Entry) Not only was he played by Patrick Stewert, who was the best Star Trek Captain (Picard), but he gets a pimped out wheelchair (at least in the cartoon) As far as that last X-Men movie goes I treat it kind of like those last two movies made by the Wachowski Brothers that kinda related the the amazing movie known as the Matrix.).
What does Professor X have to do with coffee? Nothing. But he’s cool.
Back to coffee. Aside from the temperature (I had a hoodie on, so it wasn’t like I was in a muscle shirt), there was an odd lack of seating. The place has several tables, but they were all taken by people intently typing on their computers (like that Family Guy skit where people type in public to look important). They did have lots of but chairs to sit in, and as much as I enjoy them sometimes I just prefer a regular chair. The one table we did find was small for two people and covered in crumbs. mm.. free food.
In addition to the lack of chairs the space felt too big. Or more like the building was the wrong size for the coffee shop. I am used to smaller, intimate setting. This was more like practicing your free throws in an empty gym, a little creepy. In the same vein as empty space almost all of their displays were empty, which either says they are incredibly popular with the’ baked goods (they did have a good almond poppyseed muffin), or that they don’t stock things well. Again, it gave me the feeling of the place being too big, and hence, creepy a bit. Not like ax-murderer creepy, but just off.
Enough with the bad things, onto the good! I could actually taste their coffee (it’s not Tasters Choice), and the hot chocolate was made with real chocolate. The people behind the counter were very friendly, and even let me transfer my in-house drink to an “take away” cup. Definitely a place to go for great service and coffee, no so much if you plan on sitting around though.
If you want to visit Papacino (at least the one on Woodstock) here’s their information!
4411 SE Woodstock
Portland, OR 97206 (Map)
(503) 771-2825 (Phone)