I'm sitting in Red Rock Bakery, right across the street from Mondo Café, in Moab Utah. I always throw my business at Mondo when I come to town because it used to be so cool. It was small and kitschy, unpretentious, and it had decent coffee. I patterned some of my coffeehouse after the old Mondo. But since then, it has changed. It has grown. It has a big seating area and computers, and a new... well, everything, just about. And the coffee. Well, on Monday when I rolled into town, I stopped in and checked my email (I used to just sit there and write in my journal) and drank two small americanos. Back to back. Not bad. Not great, but not terrible either.
Then yesterday, I went back in after my camp coffee turned out to be less than expected (I think my coffee beans sat in a hot car too long). But the americano was UNdrinkable. I'm serious. I probably wouldn't have drunk it had I spent my last two dollars on it. It was that bad. Like maybe they ran out of the espresso blend and dumped some other crap coffee in the hopper. And I'm sure there were a myriad of other problems in the production of the espresso. All I know is, now I'm across the street.
The breakfast sandwiches here are great. They bake their own breads, even bagels. Yesterday and today, they put a couple slices of tomato on there that clearly came straight out of the owner's garden. Mmm. The coffee here is hit and miss, but at least the miss is still drinkable. Yesterday's americano tasted like mediocre coffee, and today's was better. Mondo uses a two-group La Marzocco and coffee from Batdorf & Bronson. Red Rock Bakery uses a two-group automatic Rancilio and coffee from a local roaster- Fresh Moab Coffee.
I'm planning to ride mi bicicleta through the drive-through coffee place called Wicked Brew on my way to Chile Pepper Bike Shop. So I'll report on that as soon as I know anything.
Hey- you're in luck. DoubleShot Coffee Company is open again today! Drink More Coffee!