The antithesis of a corporate coffee shop. Great service, custom, roasted beans for sale, and great coffee. Mellow easy-going vibe included with your coffee.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Avocado Toast
Sofia Barandela
Nice selection of pastries. Good coffee and beautiful music
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Inas Bashnak
Was going to this place for more than 2 years, but will not be coming back. Seems like the staff changed and the quality of service sucks. Arrived at 1:50pm on a Sunday to order the famous avo toast and was notified the kitchen was closed. I double-checked, as I made sure to rush there before 2pm. I asked again “are you sure?” and got a different response: “we are out of avocados.” The barista would not even stop talking to his colleague while I was addressing my question. Very disrespectful and rude. I am pretty sure he was just lazy to step out from his conversation to the kitchen to prepare the toast. So disappointed as I was driving 20 minutes to enjoy Jpg’s quality and called beforehand to notify what time the kitchen is closing. Extremely disappointing.
Ken Ohlson
Best coffee shop for miles - everything about jpeg is first-rate. The baristas are serious coffee pros, and the drinks they make are among the best I’ve had. They roast on-site of course, and the variety and quality of the beans guarantees your next bag of jpeg will be yet another new adventure. We are Lucky to have them here in town.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Drip, Hand Pour Coffee, Batch Brew, Pour Over, jpg
Sofie
I love this place, especially the staff! I even dare call myself a regular at this point, and as such I’d like to suggest a few things to make the place more accommodating:
Install a changing table! It’s a no-brainer, really. There is room for it. It’s a one time cost. To not have one indicates that it’s a place by and for men only, in my mind.
Put something gluten free but not sweet on the menu.
I like the slightly quirky name and decor, but no outdoor furniture indoors! It’s cheap looking and not comfortable enough for your prices.
Also, some bigger, not too bright, lower hanging round lamps over the tables would make the room feel less sterile and the furnishing more intentional. It would also make the acoustics at least slightly better!
Let your artsy staff and their friends curate art exhibitions on the nice but empty white walls!
More outlets would be welcome.
Consider benches outdoors, along the facade, and to put tables where the shelves are. Those shelves could instead fit across the counter.
Jeremiah Wang
Hot chocolate was delicious, but don't come here if you want to get any work done. The walls and floor are concrete and anyone talking echoes so it gets loud easily. A gaggle of giggling people sat at the very other end of the room and I still had to leave because of the noise.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
p86111
Nice cafe with some seats to work Also sell some snoopy stuff The latte is not bad! The salmon toast is normal The environment is clean, but there is one fly very annoy Its def a good cafe to chill talk in the area!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Willem Van Der Rest
Their strawberry coffee tastes amazing.
Vegetarian options: They have dairy free milk
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nigel Harsch
Fantastic, best in SGV, maybe all of LA. Great espresso drinks, inventive menu but can do the classics right. Friendly and knowledgeable. Always high quality.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lee Trent
Went here on a whim! Nice place, lots of seating, pleasant staff :) I got a vanilla lavender latte. The staff uses a la marzocco, would love to ask where they source their beans next time I go. The merchandise is nice, lot of coffee equipment
Absolutely perfect espresso and perfectly steamed cortado (aka Gibraltar or Piccolo). The hot cocoa was also a hit. Clean and unassuming space, nice and cool interior on a hot day. Great, competent staff, no annoying forced enthusiasm. My kinda place!😍
*** I saw a review complaining about the temperature not being hot enough. Having your espresso machine hotter than 200 makes bad espresso, steaming the milk over 140 explodes the nitrates and changes it from delicious, sweet perfectly structured steamed milk to a gross scalded mess that can irritate people’s stomachs. Stop trying to ruin good, properly crafted espresso you monster!
Sam Khandelwal
Incredible Coffee Shop in the beautiful town of Sierra Madre.If you are in the Pasadena/San Gabriel region, this coffee shop is a must visit.Aaron knows his coffee and is connected to many of the specialty roasters. They do an incredible pour over and have an excellently curated rotating selection.When I heard they carry El Paraiso (one of the best coffee's IMHO), I was sold. The staff was so friendly and knowledgeable, and you could tell they take their coffee culture seriously.I had an excellent full bodied brew of La Papaya Typical from Ecuador, a washed coffee.Tip: If you purchase a bag of coffee beans, you get free cold brew or drip coffee.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Elina Oliferovskiy
The coffee was fine, but the atmosphere was lacking. I like places that feel cozy, for the chairs to be comfy, for the walls to be decorated full of pictures. This place feels a little sterile. We really like this location and were looking for a café to regularly visit, but this one didn’t feel like it was going to be it.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 5
TravelingMerm
Simple, delicious little coffee shop in adorable Sierra Madre. I was long overdue for a visit - been hearing about it for ages. Thanks so much to Yelp coffee aficionado @SamB for showing me yet another awesome spot! I wanted to get a cappuccino for National Cappuccino Day - haven’t had one in ages - and theirs was one of the best cappuccinos I’ve ever had. Basic, smooth, and full of flavor with a perfect amount of milk and lovely design on top. Staff were friendly and helpful. The menu is small but has some interesting items and drink flavors - their seasonal Strawberry Latte will be my choice on my next visit! And the had a lot of delectable looking items in their pastry case too! Prices are very reasonable and the vibe is quite, down to earth, simple chic with great views of the San Gabriel mountains. It’s a little further up the main downtown area but it’s nice bc it’s a little quieter. Parking is mostly street parking and ample. I really enjoyed my experience and look forward to my next visit!
James Jiang
Coffee.jpg is an absolutely lovely coffee shop! The atmosphere was great to meet with friends and get work done. The London Fog and Smoked Salmon Tartine were delicious!
The antithesis of a corporate coffee shop. Great service, custom, roasted beans for sale, and great coffee. Mellow easy-going vibe included with your coffee.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Avocado Toast
Nice selection of pastries. Good coffee and beautiful music
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Was going to this place for more than 2 years, but will not be coming back. Seems like the staff changed and the quality of service sucks. Arrived at 1:50pm on a Sunday to order the famous avo toast and was notified the kitchen was closed. I double-checked, as I made sure to rush there before 2pm. I asked again “are you sure?” and got a different response: “we are out of avocados.” The barista would not even stop talking to his colleague while I was addressing my question. Very disrespectful and rude. I am pretty sure he was just lazy to step out from his conversation to the kitchen to prepare the toast. So disappointed as I was driving 20 minutes to enjoy Jpg’s quality and called beforehand to notify what time the kitchen is closing. Extremely disappointing.
Best coffee shop for miles - everything about jpeg is first-rate. The baristas are serious coffee pros, and the drinks they make are among the best I’ve had. They roast on-site of course, and the variety and quality of the beans guarantees your next bag of jpeg will be yet another new adventure. We are Lucky to have them here in town.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Drip, Hand Pour Coffee, Batch Brew, Pour Over, jpg
I love this place, especially the staff! I even dare call myself a regular at this point, and as such I’d like to suggest a few things to make the place more accommodating:
Install a changing table! It’s a no-brainer, really. There is room for it. It’s a one time cost. To not have one indicates that it’s a place by and for men only, in my mind.
Put something gluten free but not sweet on the menu.
I like the slightly quirky name and decor, but no outdoor furniture indoors! It’s cheap looking and not comfortable enough for your prices.
Also, some bigger, not too bright, lower hanging round lamps over the tables would make the room feel less sterile and the furnishing more intentional. It would also make the acoustics at least slightly better!
Let your artsy staff and their friends curate art exhibitions on the nice but empty white walls!
More outlets would be welcome.
Consider benches outdoors, along the facade, and to put tables where the shelves are. Those shelves could instead fit across the counter.
Hot chocolate was delicious, but don't come here if you want to get any work done. The walls and floor are concrete and anyone talking echoes so it gets loud easily. A gaggle of giggling people sat at the very other end of the room and I still had to leave because of the noise.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nice cafe with some seats to work
Also sell some snoopy stuff
The latte is not bad!
The salmon toast is normal
The environment is clean, but there is one fly very annoy
Its def a good cafe to chill talk in the area!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Their strawberry coffee tastes amazing.
Vegetarian options: They have dairy free milk
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Fantastic, best in SGV, maybe all of LA. Great espresso drinks, inventive menu but can do the classics right. Friendly and knowledgeable. Always high quality.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Went here on a whim! Nice place, lots of seating, pleasant staff :) I got a vanilla lavender latte. The staff uses a la marzocco, would love to ask where they source their beans next time I go. The merchandise is nice, lot of coffee equipment
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Absolutely perfect espresso and perfectly steamed cortado (aka Gibraltar or Piccolo). The hot cocoa was also a hit. Clean and unassuming space, nice and cool interior on a hot day. Great, competent staff, no annoying forced enthusiasm. My kinda place!😍
*** I saw a review complaining about the temperature not being hot enough. Having your espresso machine hotter than 200 makes bad espresso, steaming the milk over 140 explodes the nitrates and changes it from delicious, sweet perfectly structured steamed milk to a gross scalded mess that can irritate people’s stomachs. Stop trying to ruin good, properly crafted espresso you monster!
Incredible Coffee Shop in the beautiful town of Sierra Madre.If you are in the Pasadena/San Gabriel region, this coffee shop is a must visit.Aaron knows his coffee and is connected to many of the specialty roasters. They do an incredible pour over and have an excellently curated rotating selection.When I heard they carry El Paraiso (one of the best coffee's IMHO), I was sold. The staff was so friendly and knowledgeable, and you could tell they take their coffee culture seriously.I had an excellent full bodied brew of La Papaya Typical from Ecuador, a washed coffee.Tip: If you purchase a bag of coffee beans, you get free cold brew or drip coffee.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The coffee was fine, but the atmosphere was lacking. I like places that feel cozy, for the chairs to be comfy, for the walls to be decorated full of pictures. This place feels a little sterile. We really like this location and were looking for a café to regularly visit, but this one didn’t feel like it was going to be it.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 5
Simple, delicious little coffee shop in adorable Sierra Madre. I was long overdue for a visit - been hearing about it for ages. Thanks so much to Yelp coffee aficionado @SamB for showing me yet another awesome spot! I wanted to get a cappuccino for National Cappuccino Day - haven’t had one in ages - and theirs was one of the best cappuccinos I’ve ever had. Basic, smooth, and full of flavor with a perfect amount of milk and lovely design on top. Staff were friendly and helpful. The menu is small but has some interesting items and drink flavors - their seasonal Strawberry Latte will be my choice on my next visit! And the had a lot of delectable looking items in their pastry case too! Prices are very reasonable and the vibe is quite, down to earth, simple chic with great views of the San Gabriel mountains. It’s a little further up the main downtown area but it’s nice bc it’s a little quieter. Parking is mostly street parking and ample. I really enjoyed my experience and look forward to my next visit!
Coffee.jpg is an absolutely lovely coffee shop! The atmosphere was great to meet with friends and get work done. The London Fog and Smoked Salmon Tartine were delicious!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Avocado Toast, Smoked Salmon Tartine
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