Case Study Coffee

I was with some people who wanted coffee, but not Starbucks. We were on Sandy past 110^th and all I could find were drive up coffee huts, so one of my passengers found this place on Unilocal and 50 blocks later we arrived.
They ended up first buying local made chocolate in the shop next to the coffee shop. I like a good cup of coffee, but this trip a bit over the top.
We had six people and there was a guy on his computer in the middle of a giant table, he avoided eye contact, so we couldn’t sit there. The fellow working there moved a couple of small tables to accommodate us which was great.
If I were that guy hogging the table, I would have moved over a couple of seats for 15 minutes, but no this is Portland, the land of the inconsiderate and entitled. (Sorry, but consideration for others is about as low as it gets here. People act like you shouldn’t exist or smile or god forbid ask a question.)
The coffee was good, but coffee has two conditions for me; it’s either bad or good. I don’t want to learn a new vocabulary to enjoy a cup of coffee.
The place fits its name. It’s a study hall for people who think they are in a big public library. The coffee was good and my visitor’s were happy. If you live nearby, bring your computer and hog a table for six with an empty cup you finished three hours ago. It’ a feeling of power that you just can’t get anywhere else for $ 3.95.
If you want a good cup of coffee, you will find it here. It’s not the the owner’s fault that the lord of the giant table was ruling over his domain.

Great atmosphere. I loved the latte that I got! The staff are friendly! I spent many hours studying here. It’s not the quietest place in the world, but worth it to me. Their drip coffee is great too!

I came to Case Study on Sandy to well study, but the music was playing so loud I couldn’t concentrate even with headphones on.
As far as a coffee place goes its pretty nice if I came to socialize and chill with friends it would probably be a better experience, but trying to study with rock music on although I love rock music was near impossible.

AWESOME Costarican Kalita, the place is a coffee house, not a sandwich place with generic coffee. Very nice staff.

This is a great space on a busy street – a little refuge, like so many coffee shops aspire to be. They’re doing a great job at it, too, and everyone seems to know. We checked it out around 10 on a Sunday morning, and we were lucky to find seats.
It’s an older space, with big windows that go nearly floor to ceiling. There are long communal tables and some other mixed seating. Coffee and tea bar off to the left, full lineup, and a decent-​sized pastry case with bagels, sweets, and so on.
The staff here are very friendly and sweet (and caffeinated to a higher power, which should not surprise anyone). Prices are fair – I want to say I paid $ 3 for a bagel and an iced tea. My buddy A got some sort of prepared coffee (I’m terrible with the names) and they put pretty little hearts and things in the foam. Making fun of the bald, goateed dudes in Seahawks gear? Perhaps. Smelled really good, though. And he’s getting married in a couple weeks, so coffee with hearts in the foam is probably the right drink for the morning after his bachelor party.
I’d have to give the parking here one star at the most, but it’s close enough to town that there’s no room to grumble about that. Dig this place and will happily come back.

Amazing cappuccino’s! Josh the manager made them himself. Beautiful foam art and the taste would even stump stumptown. Highly recommend the granola and yogurt. Will definitely be back :)

Found this place by accident on the way to the Tin Shed. The wifi wasn’t working but life is short. Cool small cute shop with awesome staff with a great sense of humour, We finally got some decent coffee and tea after being on the road for 4 hours. They didn’t have any sugar free syrup but my London Fog still tasted great.

Great place to study, read, or hang out with friends. Quality beverages, clean and open space, plenty of seating, and parking isn’t bad. Nice décor– wood everything and minimalist white walls/​counter area.
I read that it’s a nice place to write– and I can confirm this is true! I came here to write a paper and I’m distracted at the moment (but hey, I’m still WRITING, just a Unilocal review at the moment). Tried the lavender cold brew with almond milk– delicious! I think it is seasonal though. I’ll be back to try an almond milk latte sometime.
TABLES FOR GIANTS! Just kidding, they’re probably for more people with more normal height. I’m short (5’1 and a half, yes the half counts) so the tables are too high and they hurt my shoulders. #shortpeopleproblems, but I’m used to this so I can’t complain.

Really friendly staff and nice atmosphere. The music is so good I didn’t put my ear buds in. A large selection of coffee and serving styles. Bagel was good, and cream cheese didn’t have that stiff over processed texture to it. It was light and easy to spread. There are a lot of cafes in town, and this one is worth checking out for sure. Very relaxing time.

Great espresso drinks, friendly service, and a relaxing atmosphere. I’m glad there’s a high quality coffee shop in the neighborhood now!

It must have been a bad day for the place with my last update. We have been here several times since and it was great!

You had and have me at Cascara Soda. So perfect for this hot Summer.

Why are the employees here so rude and humourless? If you really don’t want to serve people coffee then please go do something else. Stop telling people they can’t have what they ordered because «that’s not what’s on the ticket». Stop acting as if it’s beneath your dignity to make people’s coffee.
I really wanted to like this place. I’ve supported it for years as a small business in my neighborhood but I just don’t want to go there now. There are so many places in town that seem actually pleased you’re there.

This is going to be short and sweet:
THE BEST ALMOND MILK LATTE I HAVE EVER HAD. Ever.
That’s it. It was so smooth and creamy. I took one sip and had to stop walking and mutter «Holy shit,» because it was that good. The almond milk seemed to compliment the coffee rather than fight the flavor. The beans are high quality making for a high quality drink and the baristas looked very experienced.

Coffee is the reason why I get out of bed. I take it very seriously. Coffee is my bae.
And this is real coffee, not a coffee drink drowning in sweeteners and flavorings and sprinkles.
They take their time to steam the milk for each order, which can make the drink take longer to make, but it’s the right way to do it and you can tell in the taste and quality. Plus their customer service is pretty great too. There was a long queue on a busy Saturday morning, and this woman took my mocha order thinking it was hers. So i was waiting for my drink for at least 10 minutes before I asked about it and when they realized somebody else had taken it, they made my drink right away and gave me a voucher for a free drink, which I thought was pretty cool.

I would give another star should they start offering a few more substantial food items. This place, i have been driving by for years and have always wanted to try it. The black coffee I ordered was delicious and unique to other coffees. My fiancée ordered a caramel bourbon drink and i tried it, it was also very good. Their yogurt and fresh granola was probably some of the best I have ever had from a coffee house.
Cheers to the little man making it in the big world! Keep up the good work!

After hitting up Pitch Dark next door, we needed somewhere to duck out of the rain, sit for a bit and plan our next move. Case Study fit the bill perfectly. It had that coffee house feel one would expect to find in PDX.
I went with the White Chocolate Ganache Latte and my husband ordered the Cascara (coffee cherry) tea. My latte was delicious and truly made with a chunk of ganache rather than some super processed syrup. I watched as the barista lovingly made sure the ganache melted into the espresso.
Great little shop on Sandy Blvd and will definitely have them on our list if/​when we are back in Portland.

Okay, so if you’re not a hipster, writer, artist, or some other typical person who’d be at a super pretentious café … Don’t go here!!! The 3 stars is all for the coffee and food. It’s similar to Spielman’s on Division but 100x’s more full of themselves. The cashier couldn’t look more put off to be serving. At least the barista (short haired woman) smiled and thanked me. And made good coffee. The cashiers «looking down at you» attitude was so off putting… I will NEVER come back! Although 90% of the people has similar facial expressions. It was very depressing to be honest… And who knew North portland was hiding so much indignation and snobbery. I thought all those clowns kept to the Pearl!

LOVE this coffee house. The atmosphere is wonderful, open space with long tables, window seats, and wooden floors. The service is really friendly.
I ordered one of their special drinks, a Burnt Caramel Latte. This has to be one of the BEST coffee drinks I have had, ever. I was worried it might be one of those overly-​sweet, cloying drinks, but it was NOT that at all. Just the right amount of sweetness.
I ordered the smallest size but then, when I saw the size of the cup, I changed my mind. So the server gave me the next size up and didn’t charge me. WHAT? Amazing. I will definitely come back here.

2 words: COFFEE. SNOBS.
I understand being a coffee lover and being well cultured in the coffee world, but nothing compares to the asshole with the beard behind the counter who was «too cool» to make my coffee because I wanted a vanilla café au lait.
I recently returned from my trip to France and heard that this was the place to go, asked for a vanilla flavored café au lait and got told they «don’t make that»
…literally coffee with milk and vanilla flavoring… Srsly… Ok…
Also, place was loud as shit and there was no place to sit because every table was packed with people on their MacBooks.
One woman had TWO tables to HERSELF with FOUR CHAIRS and was sprawled out all over the place. I understand «case study» it’s a place to study, but at least be self aware and try to contain your mess instead of staring blankly at me when I’m CLEARLY looking for a place to sit down.