Coffee Depot

i am so bummmedd!!! i lovee this placeee! why oh whyy did you have to close & leave mee??? is it because i moved away!?! buttttt… i promised to visit you everytime i came backk but now it’s tooo latee. you’re gonee… :(

UPDATE! SO sad. Coffee Depot @ Riverside Plaza is CLOSING! UGH. R.I.P after DEC. 30^th. The downtown Mission Inn Blvd. location is still alive and thriving! Coffee Depot at the plaza will be missed by the morning regulars! Kristina and the girls on weekday morning shift were/​are GREAT! sniff. sniff. SNIFF. sigh…

I need a drink!!!
Well, that’s what my companions and I said after dropping some monies shopping at the nearby Forever 21. This small little coffee shop, filled with tables and a couch was clearly a hot spot for students. Almost every one there had a lap top doing some work. Lap tops?! Yeah they have FREE Wi-​fi. but just as long as you drop your own monies there with a drink or pastry.
This was my second time having something from Coffee Depot, but my first time actually there. After not being greeted by the guy working the cash register, I asked him «What’s good?» and he mentioned the Chai Latte, Thai Tea Latte, and a few other coffee beverages (I blocked those ones out because I didn’t need more caffeine). I decided on an Iced Thai Tea Latte. «Mmm, thai tea! I haven’t had that in a while.»
As I waited for my drink I noticed a sign talking about live music nights at this place. Sounded kind of cool, if you’re into that kind of thing. Any way, I got my drink after 5 minutes.
It LOOKED like Thai Tea. It SMELLED like Thai Tea. But it did not TASTE like Thai Tea at all. It tasted like sweet milk, without a hint of Thai Tea whatsoever. My Thai-​tea-​eagerness went away. Darn.
But I did taste one of my companions $ 5 Smoothie which was pretty good. I guess I made the wrong order, although the guy working recommended it to me. I also do give this place props for a nice study environment. So a star for that, Wi-​Fi, and the $ 5 smoothie. I really want to say 2.5 stars, because I didn’t like the service though.

I used to go to Starbucks every morning for coffee (iced americano) but got tired of the long lines and outrageous prices. So I decided to try the Depot. I really like the staff that works in the morning, friendly, helpful, and recognize you after only a few visits.
I usually get the iced americano, and what they call a born yesterday scone. Its a scone that didn’t sell yesterday so its half off, and usually still fresh. One day I might try a crêpe, they have several interesting combo’s.
You have a choice of sitting inside, or outside in the plaza area. And I always see lots of people using the free wi-​fi connections for work or school.
Just another place to hang out in Riverside and relax.

I am actually sitting here at the coffee shop at the moment using the internet. Simple and nice place to chill. What i love the most about this place is the free internet! The only thing is you have set up an account, which i thought is a hassle. Gives you a log in pw on your receipt.
The service is pretty cool, because the girls who work here are nice. The place is big, but not a lot of tables. Its never full enough to be overly crowded like starbucks though, at least from what i have seen. This place has all kinds of drinks, bakery and crepes. I only tried there italian soda, which is carbonated water plus sugar flavoring. I am not sure about other foods or drinks though, but the price seems reasonable.
i had a little field trip to the bathroom… i know… i never mention about the bathroom in any of my other Unilocal entries, but i had to mention about this one. grab the plastic bottle with the key, then enter. *urine*. thats what i smelled in there. haha. so… be prepared for an interesting field trip: P
other than my little field trip, over all my experience at the place is pleasant. :)

This is my «study spot»”.
One drink = free internet for the entire day.
The workers are friendly~ the drinks are good and the price is just right for a poor college kid.
I try to avoid certain days. I am not a big fan of live music blasting couple feet away from my sitting area while Im trying to figure out some chemistry equation.
If you get hungry, step outside and u are literally couple feet away from quiznos + oooka sushi.
Im actuallly here right now!

doesn’t beat the coffee depot in downtown riverside, but i like it.
it’s a great study place, but once a movie gets out it’s automatically bombarded with customers.
the cheese danish is amazinnng.

Free wireless they say. But it was malfunctioning when I was there. As always, I got the chai. This is the sweetest chai I’ve ever tasted, like hot melted Frappucino. Bring books or magazine from the Borders across the way, and drink your coffee here.