Octane is basically a hip office space that happens to serve great coffee, nibbles, and booze. I am not fan of working among 25 other laptopers with white chords dangling from their ears, so I get my java and get the hell out of there.
This morning (on Editor Jonathan Baker's recommendation via twitter) I tried their croissant with benton's bacon and tillamook cheddar cheese. It was pretty good, but strangely light and fluffy with little sign of cheese... yet I could taste it. Maybe they baked it in the croissant? Every bite with the bacon was pretty much perfection.
While it was good, but I have to say I think the ham and swiss croissant at San Fran is better. It's overly buttery and slightly greasy and you can really tell the difference between the ham, the swiss, and the flaky pastry.
In the croissant battle, I think Octane actually loses. Which is ok, because they pretty much win at everything else.
Pros: great coffee, great pastries, they serve booze
Cons: crowded, too many laptops, lack of parking
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