It is nice, huh? I can't remember the last time I had a cup out of a brewer - although I am not against brewed coffee via brewer one bit!

It is amazing, however, the differences of the same coffee prepared in different ways. It is worth the try!

Today! Even if though they have the date wrong :)
http://bp3.blogger.com/_6o5PEhLG4J8/SBCoznXHbQI/AAAAAAAAAgU/fjI7jIV4aeo/s400/copyedflywr.jpg

You're right! I did not even notice that after all the days I have looked at those posters!

The latte art demo should be interesting for those that are interested. Not sure how everything else will go.

"doing things themselves"... is this meant to be a negative criticism, is it some how more evolved or something to pay supposed experts to do everything? Sounds like another dependency to pay for out of pocket...The deep philosophical drive train and it's linkages of polished disposable income...Is this a club that is not measuring up or a coffee shop? Flaws are interesting, aren't they..irresistibly so...god bless, rise humans...

what???

I know the owner pretty well. I'm glad she is doing so good. I know she was featured in "barista" magazine awhile back. I never saw the magazine but, as I see if you can make it into a publication under your profession there is something to be said about you.

I guess i'm not as cultured as some, so the "short, double shot cap, dry" sounds to me like a computer terminology. I talked with the owner and she is passionate about "real coffee." And bringing this idea to OKC. She has done alot of research into oklahoma and OKC. I hope she can achieve greatness!

They finally got the new sign up (or I finally noticed). It looks very cool. I saw it in the daylight but it looks like it has neon tubes. The design has a very urban feel so Metro will be pleased as plum even though he hasn't understood a single thing that yadillah nai has uttered on this thread.

Well, yadillah nai IS dyslexic. So there's no telling what he really meant.

dysflexible,I pr3f3r...love you all...be proud of your oklahoma!!

They finally got the new sign up (or I finally noticed). It looks very cool. I saw it in the daylight but it looks like it has neon tubes. The design has a very urban feel so Metro will be pleased as plum even though he hasn't understood a single thing that yadillah nai has uttered on this thread.

Good one. Yeah that person is hard to understand.

I'm glad they got a permanent sign up. I thought I saw it in the far background of another pic someone posted. Hopefully it will help draw people that otherwise wouldn't know it's there. Glad to see AA coming up in the downtown scene. I just wish we had some real retail in AA besides CD Warehouse. They are true pioneers though. AA is perfect for street level retail district, and developers like Ruffin and Banta are trying to turn it into street level offices, stupid!:fighting4

Yes indeed, a beautiful thing. Now we need a grocery store and for the Iguana to be open.... followed by more things to do and places to be of diversity in the great downtown of okc....Allow the aloha to flow like the good water 'steada soda
in your cellulars and melanins. god bless

Went by tonight after a business meeting. A few of us guys got there at about 7:15pm only to find ourselves disappointed that the doors were already locked. They close at 7pm except on Fridays and Saturdays they are open until 10pm.

I'm sure they will stay opened longer as they go forward in business. The more people spend time downtown instead of elsewhere, the better!

It would be great to see them opened until midnight at some point in the future.

ok, me want espresso now... see you there

I've heard a lot of good things about Coffee Slingers, they seem to be creating quite a buzz. Congrats to them and welcome!


We also own a little coffee shop in OKC. Vintage Coffee at 150th and Western. It's not really a trendy and edgy kind of place, more laid back and low key. I can't do trendy + caffeine, makes me irritable! lol.

Come by and give us a shop before you decide on your favorite coffee shop. All of our beans and Teas are organic and fairly traded and taste great, we think they are the best product in the market. We love both brewed coffee and espresso drinks, you'll have to try both and tell us which you like better. We also have great frou-frou drinks for those with a sweet tooth. In fact, we created the Smooffee drink - frozen yogurt and espresso and your choice of flavor. Perhaps you've seen the Sonic copy of it with their soft serve "ice cream" and dehydrated "espresso"?


We have couches - tables - bar stools, free wifi, fresh baked goodies from Brown's Bakery and sandwiches from Kolache Kitchen. We also have a drive-thru when you are on the go.

Anyway, sorry for advertisement, I guess I'm just jealous of the buzz that these guys are creating. :redface:

So start a thread for Vintage Coffee and get people talking about it.

I've heard a lot of good things about Coffee Slingers, they seem to be creating quite a buzz. Congrats to them and welcome!


We also own a little coffee shop in OKC. Vintage Coffee at 150th and Western. It's not really a trendy and edgy kind of place, more laid back and low key. I can't do trendy + caffeine, makes me irritable! lol.

The operative words in that sentence are: 150th and Western. Much of Coffee Slingers' appeal is what it represents for the downtown urban core, where many of the posters here live, work, and/or play.

I happen to live in your neck of the woods, and have tried your shop. I wasn't wholly impressed at the time (I believe I did try the Smoofee), but am certainly willing to try it again. I've been to Coffee Slingers on multiple occasions because of its convenience to where I work. I hop right off the highway, run in, and have my cup of joe to go to work on.


Anyway, sorry for advertisement, I guess I'm just jealous of the buzz that these guys are creating. :redface:

Buzz is a funny thing. In the case of Coffee Slingers, it was built of the excitement this new concept brought to downtown. Again, many of the folks on these boards live, work and play downtown, so the buzz got going. As you can tell, however, buzz also goes both ways.

So start a thread for Vintage Coffee and get people talking about it.

Sure!

But only if you'll come in and then contribute to the thread! :bright_id

but am certainly willing to try it again. We certainly look forward to meeting you. Let me know how things go, creative criticism is welcome! We try real hard to put out the best product in Oklahoma.

buy Everlast's "Love ,war and the ghost of Whitey Ford" in late september...check the single "Letters home from the garden of stone" on the video section of martyr-inc.com....made me want to cry if i could cry...

..now me want to dance in me pajama for the bountiful tragedy inside the comedy of all our repetitive intrusive thoughts....after a four shot americano squeezes into the crowded subway system of my morning brain i can spit out talkative passenger thoughts for 40 minutes straight without bothering to check which stop is who's and still get them all right in the pocket and on time....may the gods bless america and the world that supports us..... rise humans,rest us not long on the fattening cushions of our beloved pettiness,petting the skin off of our kenneled pet peeves.....good night

hmmm, cryptic.

Not really...Just make sure you've had your coffee before reading his posts. :D

So start a thread for Vintage Coffee and get people talking about it.

I wasn't trying to sound snarky when I wrote that. I realize now it may have come across that way. I should have thrown in a smiley or exclamation point.

But it worked! There's a new thread for Vintage Coffee and people are leaving some good feedback.

I wasn't trying to sound snarky when I wrote that. I realize now it may have come across that way. I should have thrown in a smiley or exclamation point.

But it worked! There's a new thread for Vintage Coffee and people are leaving some good feedback.

I didn't read snarky into it, at all. It was a good idea actually.

:tiphat:

Looks like someone was really upset and threw a chair through the front window of Coffee Slingers this morning. Glass went everywhere. Police were called in. All because they wouldn't serve a blended ice coffee drink to the guy (i.e., Starbuck's Frappuccino style). Argument ensued between the barista (the owner?) and this guy about coffee philosophy. Guess that didn't go so well. Man, all this extreme heat really is affecting the way people think. Caffeine withdraw could have been a contributing factor too. I know I'm grumpy before my morning coffee, but am sure I would never go that far. :)

wow... i enjoy a frappe and haven't gone there mainly for that reason... but sheesh, that's crazy.

-M

..I'm sitting here now and the guy is here to measure and replace the window...

I wish I had as little to worry about has someone that thinks it is worth it to throw something through the window...

Is that actually what happened or did you just make up a funny story to go with the broken window?

That's just amazing. Please say that the identity of the nutjob is known. Someone that volatile does not need to be out on the street.

Is that actually what happened or did you just make up a funny story to go with the broken window?

Not sure what about the incident was funny. Scary actually. Well, maybe it was my wry (and maybe inappropriate) comment about caffeine withdraw.

I'm not sure what exactly happened. I heard it third hand from a friend of a friend who for whatever reason finds it fun to listen in on the police band early in the morning. I'm interested in crime - so I've got friends who are just like that and tend to spread the word when something interesting happens. Anyway, I drove by after I heard and saw what could reasonably be a chair shaped hole in the front window of the store that wasn't there when I bought a latte yesterday.

I guess the details could be embellished or just plain wrong, but I have to say that I believe it. I recently read a Washington Post article about a disgruntled coffee shop patron in DC who was refused service when he asked for a triple shot of espresso served over ice. Apparently the ice sours the espresso, so it was a quality control issue. The patron went and blogged about the incident where he threatened to burn down the place with matches and kerosene. The owner then retaliated by threatening the blogger in the comment section of the blog with physical violence. Crazy!

Here: I found the article:
Espresso, Extra Bitter - washingtonpost.com (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/16/AR2008071602018.html?sid=ST2008071602122&pos=)

When googling for other info about this, I found that in Cafe Evoke's blog (http://blog.cafeevoke.com/) that they have a picture of the window. The Coffee Slinger's website says nothing about it unfortunately.

From A Thought Over Coffee: Here We Go Again... (http://blog.cafeevoke.com/2008/08/here-we-go-again.html#links)
http://blog.cafeevoke.com/uploaded_images/Photo-11-716194.jpg

If that's what really happened, then no, it's not funny. But if it was a made up story then it was surely to make fun of the slightly snobby attitude that Coffee Slingers has about their coffee.

If that's what really happened, then no, it's not funny. But if it was a made up story then it was surely to make fun of the slightly snobby attitude that Coffee Slingers has about their coffee.

In my original review at the top of this thread I railed against them and their philosophy. It's amazing, but I've been converted. I love their lattes. Best I've ever had. However, I still stick with my comments. The coffee they serve is awful. Portions too small, not nearly hot or strong enough. However, the espresso drinks are wonderful. Should be Espresso Slingers not Coffee Slingers -- for sure.

There wasn't any argument, they got broken into last night. Whoever it was came away with about $15 in change. Sucks about their window though.

I just called one of my good friends who is a barista there, and that's what she told me.

There wasn't any argument, they got broken into last night. Whoever it was came away with about $15 in change. Sucks about their window though.

Oh well. Guess I got suckered into believing the Frappucino story. However, it seems really stupid to break into Coffee Slingers given how open and visible their store is - right on Broadway too. Smash and grab just doesn't make sense. Moreover, what store leaves any money laying around at night? Plus, the place is probably alarmed. I'm not sure I believe anyone is that stupid. I suspect an ulterior motive. Ok, I know I watch too much CSI.

I had a latte there the other day. And it was good. But just good (for my tastes at least). It had just a slightly tangy aftertaste kind of like diner coffee. Not bad, just not the best.

Interesting...the same thing happend to a coffee shop called Murky Coffee in Washington DC. The guy wanted his coffee a certain way and Murky wouldn't serve it, so the guy went ballistic. People really need to chill about their coffee (no pun intended).

Oh well. Guess I got suckered into believing the Frappucino story. However, it seems really stupid to break into Coffee Slingers given how open and visible their store is - right on Broadway too. Smash and grab just doesn't make sense. Moreover, what store leaves any money laying around at night? Plus, the place is probably alarmed. I'm not sure I believe anyone is that stupid. I suspect an ulterior motive. Ok, I know I watch too much CSI.

So I went to the source of this story, a friend of a friend, who listens to the police band. To the best of his recollection he heard the police called in over a violent dispute involving a chair being thrown through a window. He swears up and down on this but admits he was paying attention to another police call for a shooting near a school. Apparently, the Frappucino Theory was a construct of my friend to get me interested - knowing I like Coffee Slingers, even with their no frappe some-call-it-snobism policy.

I don't really know this guy well, but he has passed on accurate and timely info before. That being said, and having thought about it some more, I highly doubt even the stupidest criminal would smash through a big window and crawl through glass shards for the hopes of finding money in a coffee shop on a brightly-lit well-trafficked street. Much more likely a smash and grab attempt would have targeted the bike shop next door. Those bikes sell for close to $1,000 and wouldn't necessarily be that hard to offload. A bike would make a good get away vehicle too.

Mcbee04, I bet that the barista you called was probably told by the owner it was a break-in, especially if it was the owner in the altercation, to avoid the embarrassment.

My money is on a violent dispute (over coffee?), or just someone with a (coffee?) grudge vandalizing the store. Straight up robbery is very low on my list of reasonable explanations.

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My money is on a violent dispute (over coffee?), or just someone with a (coffee?) grudge vandalizing the store. Straight up robbery is very low on my list of reasonable explanations.

Straight up robbery may be low on my list of reasonable explanations too, but even lower is the story about a guy getting enraged over ice coffee and taking a bar stool and crashing it into their window, right in front of them...

So I went to the source of this story, a friend of a friend, who listens to the police band.

OKCCRIME, what is your friend using to listen to the police band radio?

My grandfather used to love to sit and listen to the police band. Even more so than the TV or radio for his entertainment.

However, a couple of years ago he put the Radio Shack scanner away because OCPD had gone to a different technology. Gramps inquired with Radio Shack but was told there are no retail police scanners that will now pick up their dispatches.

I'd love to surprise him this Christmas with a radio that will do the trick. Any ideas?

BailJumper,

RadioShack is no longer a place you can expect to find anyone who actually knows what they're talking about. Trust me. I worked there for over 8 years. There are people who know, but they are now few and far between. At any rate, after a quick bit of Googling, I have the solution from a pretty credible source. I'll credit the answer to Skip Sanders on the Radio Reference.com board.


What they're telling you is that no scanner, including yours, can receive 'provoice' signals. It's a modulation/encoding scheme that's not public, not licensed to scanner makers, and available only by buying a commercial radio designed for it.

IF you buy a Pro-Voice capable commercial radio, and IF you can get all the programming info you need for it, and IF it can be programmed on the particular system to receive without ever transmitting to the system to affiliate (some systems, this is not possible), and IF they aren't using special features like ESK that prohibit even a commercial ProVoice radio from working unless it has the special secret key they have for the system, and IF they aren't encrypting the signals on top of everything else, you could monitor the system.

Expensive, and tricky. And may or may not be possible.

-- He has a HAM license, so I assume the man knows what he's talking about.

Mcbee04, I bet that the barista you called was probably told by the owner it was a break-in, especially if it was the owner in the altercation, to avoid the embarrassment.


I'm sorry, but your friend is incorrect. The window was intact when Coffee Slingers closed that night and broken when my friend (a manager) opened the next morning. She just spent this morning convincing FOX news that their source on the incident was unreliable to say the least.

I'm sorry, but your friend is incorrect.

Friend of a friend. Like I said. I don't know the guy very well.


What is your friend using to listen to the police band radio?

Absolutely no idea, and from what I understand he's not interested in sharing. Hell, for all I know he could be getting his info through a friend in the force. Or he could even be making it all up. I wouldn't put it past him.


Straight up robbery may be low on my list of reasonable explanations too, but even lower is the story about a guy getting enraged over ice coffee and taking a bar stool and crashing it into their window, right in front of them.

:sofa: Agreed, I think I fell for the Frappucino Theory. A normal dispute ending in a chair being thrown through a window seems much more reasonable.


She just spent this morning convincing FOX news that their source on the incident was unreliable to say the least.

If getting tips from OKCTalk is FOX news' approach to investigative reporting, that's sad, very sad indeed.

Really now, what do you expect from FOX 25?

They obviously didn't listen when Barry Trammel clearly explained what BBSes are all about.

I don't watch t.v. but did someone say that on the news... that's really funny... the truth of anything is usually very banal and run of the mill...It was just a robbery of very small change in the middle of the night....It doesn't even matter who or what...alarm laziness rectification is in order i suppose.....

and a folding chair,flimsy as they are would never go through double panes, each a quarter of an inch thick with a space between them....wierd how the spicing of boring stories is almost a reflex of ours in this here modern world of instant ill communication...It's interesting to see where the collective mind goes with things....lie the old school yard "fight ,fight, fight"...where?

Yeah I had a feeling it was a severely embellished or made up story from the beginning.

and a folding chair,flimsy as they are would never go through double panes, each a quarter of an inch thick with a space between them....

I've seen chairs at coffee slingers that aren't folding or flimsy. Something went through that window. If your window specifications are correct, it would have had to be something big.


It was just a robbery of very small change in the middle of the night

For the reasons I mentioned before, I don't believe that is a plausible conclusion at all. Someone would have to be an idiot to break such large and hefty windows for the slim chance of finding cash on the premise after closing (when people typically deposit any cash in a bank, or in a locked safe!). Plus, the criminal would have had to literally crawl through tons of broken glass shards to gain entry, especially given the size of the hole. Nope, even the stupidest robber would have gone for the bike shop next door - same chances of finding cash (low) but much higher chances of getting valuable merchandise.

and a folding chair,flimsy as they are would never go through double panes, each a quarter of an inch thick with a space between them....wierd how the spicing of boring stories is almost a reflex of ours in this here modern world of instant ill communication...It's interesting to see where the collective mind goes with things....lie the old school yard "fight ,fight, fight"...where?

You just don't know how to throw one properly.

I have had 2 windows broken by vandals in the last 30 days in or near the downtown area. The glass company told me they had over 100 calls in July to repair these types of break-ins...all downtown to NW 23rd.

Crimes like this always increase when the weather heats up.

I have had 2 windows broken by vandals in the last 30 days in or near the downtown area.

Your place on 23rd is in a really bad part of town, so I would reasonably expect vandalism. I have the impression that Broadway is much safer - more secluded from low income - high crime neighborhoods.



The glass company told me they had over 100 calls in July to repair these types of break-ins...all downtown to NW 23rd.

Interesting. I guess that I will have the revise my initial impressions of crime in Automobile Alley.



Crimes like this always increase when the weather heats up.

Thus the plausibility of the Frappucino Theory. :)

Most areas in the metro have bad areas for borders. These guys broke these windows from Reno to nw 23rd / Classen to Broadway Extension. Very amateur and petty.

I think if there was an arguement, and someone threw something through a window the police would have been called and there would be a report. There also would be one if there was a break in. Might start there.

Most areas in the metro have bad areas for borders.

No - not really. Here's the crime map of Broadway for all crimes in 2007:

http://okccrime.com/broadway.png

As can be seen, the areas around Coffee Slingers (10th & Broadway) - and Red Prime - have pretty low crime rates. There is a slight elevation in crime rates for Automobile Alley proper. Automobile Alley is really quite safe. Especially compared to the area around Cheevers (near 23rd and Broadway). The area beginning at 23rd & Broadway and continuing NE to Paseo is just not safe at all.

well that stinks. hopefully they were able to repair the window for a reasonable price.

whatever the reason, it's a frustrating expenditure for a new business. well any business, really.

drugs are expensive,people are desperate...

No - not really. Here's the crime map of Broadway for all crimes in 2007:

http://okccrime.com/broadway.png

As can be seen, the areas around Coffee Slingers (10th & Broadway) - and Red Prime - have pretty low crime rates. There is a slight elevation in crime rates for Automobile Alley proper. Automobile Alley is really quite safe. Especially compared to the area around Cheevers (near 23rd and Broadway). The area beginning at 23rd & Broadway and continuing NE to Paseo is just not safe at all.

One must go NW from 23rd and Broadway to reach Paseo.