Snapshot: Metropolis (Chicago)

I'm at Metropolis Coffee in Chicago.  The need to make a WaMu bank deposit finally motivated me to brave the traffic.  I thought this would be a decent drive compared to Intelligentsia a couple miles south on Broadway, but that was not to be.  As always, I found myself getting off 41 in Skokie, driving through ever-denser inner-ring suburbs, then driving east on W. Devon St. through the international bazaar (Yulinka Cooks has blogged about it), which was hopping on this warm Sunday and thus hellish to drive down. 

I must confess that the logistics were enough of a pain for me to think: "This better be good!"  And it was.  The espresso (pictured above) had racing stripes down the side of the cup.  Look at that crema!  The espresso had a lighter-roasted taste than Alterra's, but was either equally good or just a hare better.  Currently playing on the sound system is Simple Minds' "Promised You A Miracle", which followed U2's "With or Without You."  That's a one-two punch I would never expect to hear in a coffeehouse.

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[Tony Dreyfuss]

Thanks for stopping in - I'm really glad that you enjoyed.

Take care,

Tony
co-owner
Metropolis