Wednesday, January 11, 2006

The FlipSide Coffeehouse

Flip Side Coffeehouse in Woodinville has proven to be a great place for both meetings and working alone. If you wish to curl up in a chair and read a book or stand at a bar height table and really crank out some work, the Flipside covers both. Flipsides colors combine the currently popular dark red and warm yellow with a black drop ceiling for a pretty warm and comfortable environment.

The artwork is all local and pretty good stuff as well. Today is a show of original photography.

I have been here a handful of times and have noticed that there is a definite community feel. There are three regulars who have been here every time and who talk very freely to anyone who will return the favor. It gives the place a very welcoming feel. There is music playing regularly. Good volume but could be a touch louder to cover some of the conversations. The baristas are very friendly and interact with guests regularly. Another noteworthy item is the very clean restrooms. I really like a clean restroom. They have even provided a large screen TV with Xbox and very good library of titles. If you don't have a laptop, there is a PC in the corner for public use.

The coffee is medium boldness and has been pretty smooth as either my standard vanilla latte or americano. Good enough to please a coffee drinker but not so bold as to scare off your mocha loving friend.

The Flip Side has free wi-fi which has proven to be pretty reliable and quick.


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Flip Side has proven to be a great place on the east side. I have it on my good places to meet list.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Sounds pretty good, I'll have to check this out some time, my girlfriend just bought a condo in Woodinville... and this is right down the street. =)