I saw a post on here disparaging my 2nd home! I felt I must write :)\r
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Octane is hip, no doubt. But never smug. The staff there are about the nicest people you'll ever meet. Truly. But here are a few other things that keep me going back.\r
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The place. It's warm, it's cool, and it is very social. For some reason people there just get to talking. And it's a crazy mix from artists and hipsters to business folks. Talking and hanging out. With people unlike themselves. Imagine that...\r
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The coffee. Well, this is where I learned to be a coffee snob. I used to think Starbucks was just fine - good in fact. Now I'm spoiled. There are a lot of reasons that it's better, but here is one few know about: They pull thier espresso in a technique called ""Ristretto"" (yeah, that's where I stole my screen name...). In short that means that the espresso is naturally sweeter and richer. The concentration of beans to water is double what it would be at a chain and it's just a hard expensive thing to do. But once you have had it? There is no going back.\r
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The beer. Huh? The BEER?!? Yeah, it's another little secret. Octane has the most desirable selection of hand-crafted high gravity beers in Atlanta. This is also where I became a beer snob (boy, I have really turned into a snob!). But once you have had the glorious monk brewed beers of Belgium, it's hard to go back.\r
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Octane is one of those places that makes your day just a little bit better. And what could be better than that?
Pros: coffee, ambience, service
Cons: parking
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