The Boy & The Bear - Gardena

They care about their coffee just a 40 min wait for one drink 😅 I don’t mind waiting but an hour for even a small coffee shop is a lot

Edit: they should staff a minimum of 2 more people in the future what took time wasn’t the quality of coffee but one worker was still learning and one was running back and forth making all drinks and getting more items from the back. Being efficient and well staffed doesn’t affect the body of the coffee.

They took forever to make drinks. Waited about 40 minutes for one drink is ridiculous.

The warm latte was a little cold but the presentation was nice. The croissant was heated and flacky but the middle was cold. It was tasty though. Overall place is nice and looks like it's still a work in progress. Try it, I would give it a 2nd spin.

It's finally open.

The Boy & Bear Coffee locations are always designed and built aesthetically pleasing and their new location at Gardena did not disappoint. The “Blue Store” concept has minimalist modern design and with an open floor concept. However, with so many people inside combined with the background music, the echo was very loud and it did not bring a peaceful cafe vibe.

I ordered hot mocha with almond milk ($9.31) and the quality of coffee was excellent but I don’t know whose idea it was to pour lattes into coffee cups without a handle that looks like a soup bowl. It was awkward and difficult to hold the bowl to drink.

The timeliness of getting coffee was disappointing. Took 25 mins from getting in the line, placing an order and getting my coffee. I would not recommend this place if you are on the go trying to get some caffeine fix.

Parking is street parking only and it is not easy to find parking. People drive very fast on Western avenue.

Given the lack of good cafes in this area, I think they will do well but unless they do something about the price tag of their coffee, I don’t think people will make this place as their routine coffee stop and instead it will most likely be a splurge luxury purchase.

The blue store. Feels/sounds kinda naked inside with all the echos from the open space. Well appointed equipment on display and fancy coffee ware. This is a serious cup of pour over, high quality, socially responsible sourced beans all finished in a paper cup with our boy & his bear. $9 a cup is a splurge, but it is really good cup of joe.

Loved it

Absolutely delicious coffee today at boy and the bear Gardena! We have been going to the Redondo location for years, and we are so excited to have the blue store nearby! Coffee was just as good as the other locations and we can’t wait to return!

Matcha Mango was very interesting, yet sweet and refreshing. And a regular latte. The place is nice clean and cool.

Love the blue. I feel like it’s missing something but I can’t put my finger on it. However they just opened. And I will be going again, you should too!