Gloria Jean’s Coffee Bean

the place is cool. you can get to know employees well. I like tea very much; make it at home. it’s worth going in, it can be good breakfast stop. The bagels are nice. They make the tea just right. The case, you bring home if you get it, is definetly worthy of the place great tea! Also, affordable. family and friends do like it also.

I enjoy the coffee here because it is always just the right temperature. Starbucks coffee is always so hot I have to wait 20 minutes to take a sip or risk boiling my tongue. I can sip this coffee right away which is important when getting my morning started.
The pastry selection is always good too. Overall a good place for a scone and a cup of joe.

This is inside the South Hills Village Mall. I’ve never had to wait too long for my coffee. Definitely fast/​prompt service. There are a lot of different options but I personally still like Starbucks over Gloria Jean’s. There are a lot more ”Chiller” (frappuccino) options here though that are fairly tasty. There was a seasonal flavor — Pistachio chiller — that was really delicious. It tasted like a mix of hazelnut and toffee. It’s not offered now in the late summer. I usually get an Iced Vanilla latte, and that sets me back around $ 4.00.
They also sell a variety of biscotti, pre-​packaged cookies and other pastry items. I haven’t tried any but they look decent.
The store here is really cute with ceramic cups lining the wall. There are only a few tables inside but I’ve never had a problem finding a seat. There’s also free WIFI.

The best coffee! I love this place even more than Starbucks! I absolutely love their red velvet frappes… They are heavenly! They are very fast and have pretty reasonable prices. The serving sizes are big and great for sharing. I love coming here when I come to the mall!

The best coffee ever!!! Definitely is my favorite place to get my coffee and tea for work and for the house. They have very good pastries and cookies!!! Everyday they have different coffee and it’s amazing!

Love the new layout in the store. Great frozen drinks, deserts and ‘best price’ for K– cups especially that you can pick a variety of 22 different ones for 14.95 $. Only drawback is some of the newer (probably seasonal) employees are not skilled in making the hot or complicated drinks.
I used to order an Americano but after 4 separate attempts over a few weeks (when prepared by newer employees) my Americano has tasted like heavily diluted coffee. I have now resorted to only getingt a regular coffee now. Case and point, last Friday I ordered a 16oz Coffee with one Expresso shot and the new (seasonal) employee looked confused and, in the end gave me what tasted like a very expensive cup of coffee :-(
Next time I am going to ask Mike (Owner/​Manager I think) to make my Americano because he knows how. Lately, because of the busy season, he has been working the register and directing the seasonal employees.

This place smells soooooooooooo good, like really delicious fragrant coffee. The store is really narrow and long, so it’s easy to walk right by it in the mall, but if you walk less than 10 feet from all the storefronts, the smell will make you do a double take.
The drinks don’t taste quite as good as the store smells though, but it’s pretty good. I wouldn’t really consider this a coffee shop though, because I’m pretty sure no one gets coffee here. The frozen treats are really similar to Starbucks but there are more inventive options, and at least one with a lot of caffeine (best of both worlds!) — the owner had to warn me and make sure twice that it’s what I wanted. They’re pretty much perfect for shopping fuel. Beware! The drink sizes are above your head when you order at the register, and they are bigger than Starbuck’s! A small here is a grande. (If I remember correctly)
I don’t really remember ever having gotten a warm drink here either, but if I have, it’s just not that memorable. The italian soda here is also really good and sugary and carbonated.
Seems like every mall needs to have a coffee shop, and they’re just wildly popular due to demand for caffein. I’m glad this is the one this mall has though. I’ve seen a lot worse.