Hal Heinze

Just tried the Bad Waitress Coffee Shop and had great food and a great time. I especially liked the old sci-fi & horror film posters on the walls and ceiling. You fill out your own order ticket and take it to the register to pay, but after that the wait-staff take pretty darn good care of you, even if they are “Bad”.

Daniel Spils took me to see the Robot Co-op office and when we got there all the Robots were out to lunch. My mental image of the Robots slaving away 24/7 having to order in pizza and sodas so that they could keep the websites going was shattered in an instant. Guess things run pretty well without the Robots monitoring constantly.

The office is clean and has a great view. I am glad to see that the Robots do not waste huge dollars with an over-the-top corporate office (receptionist, artwork, coffee mugs with the company logo, etc). I guess they survive on their brains and rugged good looks.

A little later walking through the local park with Daniel I met Laurel, Josh and Buster. It appears that Robots need the occasional coffee/tea boost to keep them going before returning to the office for their “power” meetings. Keep up the good work Robots !!!

Although Caribou Coffee is a chain, it is a Minnesota based company and they roast and serve some excellent coffees. While I am always on the lookout for an independent coffee house to sample I will on purpose go past numberous outlets of that “Seattle-based-chain” to get to a Caribou for my latte.

This particular Caribou on Cty Road 101 is my favorite due to being close to my house and the friendly staff that works there.