The Mean Bean

Great local coffee spot. They also have some cool local artwork and the staff is very friendly. I would definitely recommend this place over Starbucks.

I love this spot! I’m not much of a Unilocal reviewer but this place just stands out to me. Its got its own thing going on and I’d rather support a small local business like this than a Starbucks. I usually go inside but went through the drive-​thru the other day and got a spicy dirty chai. The guy who made it asked me to taste it first to make sure he got the right amount of spice in it. I thought that was cool. It was delicious by the way :) I had a breakfast sandwich there once too and it was so good and fresh! You rock Mean Bean!

Good place to hang out and drink a cup of coffee!

Definitely go here instead of Starbucks! They make all of their food fresh for you the coffee is amazing, the flavors are ridiculous, and they have like six different kinds of milk alternatives. The art on the walls is really good and really modestly priced.

My favorite place in the neighborhood. Recently introduced new sandwich’s which are delicious and fresh! Try the smoothies as well, really nice on a warm day. Really though it’s the excellent customer service that keeps me coming back!

Friendly baristas and the coffee is pretty good. I had a toasted marshmallow latte and my husband had a mocha — both pretty good. I think it may have been our barista’s first day too! The outside could definitely use a little work, but the inside seating area was welcoming and comfortable. The walls are covered in art and there is a decent bit of seating. I shared a muffin that was filled with some kind of fruit jam that was very good, but did not get to try any of the other food. Now that I see they serve Santiago’s burritos I’ll probably return for that alone though!

Cool lil coffee spot in the hood. Very nice staff. Good art work. Got a chai tea, tasted watered down. Coffee is super strong.

Great coffee and a very kind barista plus wifi! Definitely a nice place to stop and work/​relax.

wonderful coffee house with perfect coffee’s and interesting art work to ponder while enjoying your favorite hot or cold beverage. Service dogs are welcome without question. my German shepherd Service dog and I give it 5 stars.

I’ve NEVER been a huge fan of Starbucks… but I love the Mean Bean! I hope they open more locations. Great coffee and trendy and comfy inside.

Love this place! White chocolate mocha was awesome, pumpkin muffin was delicious! Give this place a try.

This is the only coffee shop within a mile of our place. Thank goodness it’s great! The staff is very friendly and the prices are awesome. I had the breakfast sandwich and my husband had a Santiago breakfast burrito. We both ordered coffee. Not sure where it’s from, but it’s great. Can’t wait to come back!

Hate Starbucks and always prefer local coffee joints? Give this place a try. Their mocha is pretty good.
Haven’t tried their other stuff, but I love how small this place is.

Friendly staff, cool local art, but staff smoked weed a bit after I arrived and it stunk the place up. I understand it’s legal in CO, but like cigarettes, please don’t push your habits on other people, especially customers. TIA!

The coffee is good, the décor is awesome, the baristas are beyond friendly & helpful, and it’s quiet/​spacious for studying/​working.

Nice little stand alone shop with pleasant customer service. Menu is a little hard to figure out, but my drink was perfect. I’m in this area fairly often for work and drive by so I’m glad I gave it a try. I’m looking forward to coming back and grabbing lunch and a flavored latte next time.
It’s always nice to try something different than the big chain, so I hope this places continues to succeed.

We get the blended coffee drinks here which are actually very good. We’ve also tried both the Santiago burrito (spicy) and the breakfast sandwich. The Santiago burrito is what you’d expect (meaning good) but the breakfast sandwich was laughably small for the price. As a result, I don’t order food when I go to The Mean Bean.
The place itself isn’t very conducive to sitting and working while drinking your coffee, which is what I look for. The staff is generally nice. The guy who sings on the weekends is too loud and will drive my whole family out of there, fast. The drive-​thru is nice, even if it takes a little while to get your drinks.
Okay place; check it out for yourself.

I was especially early for work this morning so I decided to look for the closest coffee shop with the best rating, this place came up. I ordered the latte and it was actually pretty good, not burnt, scolding hot, and they even put in the proper amount of sugar. A definite benefit, aside from the fact they were open that early, was the fact that they had a drive through and made it nice and convenient. The customer service was pretty good and the young lady was fairly nice. Since it was early in the morning the place wasn’t full or anything so it was fairly quick. Because I went through the drive through I don’t know about the inside or facilities. I did notice that they also serve Santiago’s breakfast burritos so if your hungry there is always that as well.

This is a cute little shop with nice artwork on the walls and a few comfy chairs scattered around the room. It is comfortable and the music was good. The coffee is roasted by Picky Bean, which I haven’t heard of before. Their espresso is roasted dark and tastes pretty good. They have a drive thru window.

My friend raved about this place, too bad I don’t agree with her more. First of all, I think they need to put effort into making the exterior more like a coffee house. I mean, they even went as far as building a drive through! The space is big since it’s stand alone building. And the restroom is clean.
I was excited to see so many syrup flavors (like 20 of them!), albeit only typed out on a piece of paper and taped to the back of the espresso machine. Another thing I don’t get: they have a perfectly good looking board menu, why not put the flavors up? I asked for a «flavored cappuccino» (since I like more foam than milk) with Almond and Butterscotch syrups, but not too much since I didn’t want it to be a dessert. But what I got might as well have been an unflavored cappuccino. Compared to my recent latte experience at Caribou Coffee, this one was less tasty but more expensive. However, I will give them a star for letting me have free brewed coffee refill to go. And I appreciate seeing those individual International Delight coffee creamers sitting out, that’s much better than just plain old half and half.
Perhaps it was the barista that day, perhaps it takes more visits to get the right cup of coffee, my friend sure has figured out her way: after adding half and half to her coffee she asked for whipped cream on top, which technically doesn’t come with regular brewed coffee but the barista was happy to comply and didn’t charge her extra (which I’d think is something Starbucks would do, urgh!). No wonder she’s one happy customer.