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Adam Jones Emerald The Buzz Coffeehouse is one of the more popular places to grab a cup of coffee, day or night. Not only does it have a great campus location on the ground floor of the EMU, it offers poetry readings every Monday and open mic night every Friday, as well. The Northwest's Finest Ladies Excellent menu 16 beers on tap Oregon's only hot tub and shower Feature entertainers Oregon’s friendliest bar staff stage Come for the food, Stay for the ladies. 2620 W 10111 ^ v f ¥ ♦ Monday-Saturday 12f>.M.-2:30A.M If Behind Bliss Steak Ranch Sunday: 6p.m.-2:30a.m. 1 The Quest For Coffee ■ Eugene’s large variety of java joints could keep a caffeine addict buzzing for days By Lisa Toth lack, hot and bitter is the best way to drink it, and deprivation triggers raging 1 S headaches. Coffee is by far my biggest weakness. I can’t function without my morn ing ritual of gulping down at least two cups on my way to class. The smell is intoxicating, and the taste has be come an easily acquired addiction. But the conversations with my friends that accompany my frequent trips to the big purple couches at Star bucks Coffee Co. are just as important as what I’m drinking. Whether in pursuit of the swanky jazz music or the colored lighting, I set off on an ad venture to some of the coffee shops in town to overload myself with caf feine and find out what makes each spot a haven for coffee fiends. Day 1, Wednesday, Oct. 3 Fighting fatigue from a late night party the previous evening, I downed a yummy but sweet 16 ounce iced vanilla latte as the sun shone through the windows of The Buzz Coffeehouse. Freshman edu cation major Hillary Cook said she likes the homey, comfortable atmos phere of the campus hangout and frequents the establishment five or more times a week. “This environment is just easy to study in,” she said. Karman Ratliff, a junior journal ism major, said she is enjoying her new job working at the Buzz. “I was already an addict — now I drink way too much (coffee),” she said. As James Taylor tunes played in the background, Ratliff said a defi nite draw to the EMU location is the artwork by local artists, students and faculty on the walls, as well as open-mic nights on Fridays and live poetry readings on Monday nights. Oregon Daily Emerald Day 2, Thursday, Oct. 4 As I sipped a 12-ounce cup of 100-percent-real Kona coffee, I was immediately attracted to Allann Bros. Beanery and Coffeehouse. The hardwood floors, warehouse-style ceiling, simple but comfortable fur niture, and indoor and outdoor seat ing make it a great place to escape from the college bubble. Along with college students studying in pajamas and business men engrossed in their newspapers, Denise Wendt, 37, of Harrisburg, spent her afternoon at the coffee shop. Wendt was celebrating the pur chase of her first piece of original art work with a lunch of Greek qqiche and a raspberry and strawberry fla vored Oregon Sunset Soda. She said she hadn’t visited the downtown spot for a few years and had missed the “eclecticness” of its location. “I’m also a people watcher,” she said, as she explained that coffee shops provide a great place to work on writing a book. “I get in touch with my creative side—listening to conversations, watching people and looking for ideas.” That evening, I also stopped by Espresso Roma and picked up a medium Chai tea. The quiet loca tion and reasonably priced, strong drinks make it one of my favorite places to sit in a corner and hide from the world with a good book. Day 3, Friday, Oct. 5 Running Horse Coffee Co., in - front'crf Taylor’s Bar and Grill act the A few of my favorite beans Allarm Bros. Beanery and Coffeehouse— 152 W. 5th Ave., 2465 Hllyard St. Cafe Aroma—296 1 5th Ave„ 13 Valley River Center Cafe Paradise— 115W. Broadway The Daily Grind—basement of Knight library Tiia Dunk Stop Espresso Bar University Bookstore EMU—The Grateful Bread and Hie Buzz Coffeehouse Espresso Roma—825 E. 13th Ave. Full City Coffee Roasters— 342 Pear! $1 / Morning Glory Cafe— '460Willamette Go! Of The Fog - 450Willamette Running HorseCoffee Co. — 13th Avenue and Kincaid Street Starbucks CotfeaCo.— 205 E. 18th Ave., 801E 13th AveM . 65 Oakway Center Studio One Cafe— 1473 E. 19th Ave. ' ' corner of 13th Avenue and Kincaid Street , was a quick stop on my way to class Friday morning. As I waited for the owner, DC Cork, to top the lid of my 12-ounce mocha with a cof fee bean, I met senior political sci ence major April Snell. Snell said she visits the stand at least four times a week, sometimes twice a day. The employees don’t have to ask her what she wants — it’s always an Almond Roca latte. “It is very much an addiction, but it is also very much a treat,” she said. Snell said she likes the fact that the stand is locally owned and that it uses organic beans. “They had good flavorings,” Snell said. “I admit it, I get stuck on things. I like to go to the same place to shop and the same place to get coffee. ” Later that day, I snagged two of my friends, Kim Culligan, a sophomore business major, and Lindsey Pilger, a sophomore studying EMS, for a run to Full City Coffee Roasters. ,. Voodoo, a drink comprised of cof fee and espresso, caught my atten tion on the menu. “It’s really heavy duty,” said em ployee Juniper Frazer. “You’re go ing to want to add flavoring. It’s an in-case-of-emergencies kind of drink.” Frazer’s warning that I would be “really jumpy by the end of the day” was right on target. I was wired. I felt like a hummingbird high on nectar — I couldn’t sit still. Culligan went for the Cafe Borgia, a chocolate mocha orange zest espresso with steamed milk and whipped cream. “It took me a minute to get used to it, but it’s good,” Culligan said. Full City Coffee Roasters makes its own chocolate, which intrigued Pilger enough to order a chocolate latte. “It’s rich and creamy,” she said. “It’s a bit much for me, but I can see people liking it.” We all admired the modem pieces of art hanging from the ceiling, pho tos by Bob Keefer on the walls and bright, cheery atmosphere. But now that I have all this coffee in my sys tem, I’m headed to the bathroom for my fifth time today. Lisa Toth is the Pulse/features editor for the Oregon Daily Emerald. She can be reached at lisatoth@dailyemerald.com.
