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Seattle Coffee Shop Reviews

Street Bean Coffee Roasters – Belltown

posted on : May 25, 2020 posted by : seattleunexplored@gmail.com 0 Comment

****NOTE: This review was done prior to the Covid-19 outbreak. Of course, things are much different at the moment, but we hope things will get back to normal soon and hope you will continue to support these local businesses****

 

Street Bean Coffee Roasters – Belltown

Street Bean Coffee Roasters

Description on  Street Bean Coffee Roaster’s website: In 2009, Street Bean was borne out of a need to provide supportive employment training for the young people of Seattle. Young people need more than just a job to move beyond street life; they need the opportunity to form a new identity and the chance to discover who they are and can become.
 
Neighborhood:  Belltown
 
Address: 2711 3rd Ave, Seattle, WA 98121
 
 
What we ate/drank: Cortado
Street Bean Coffee Roasters
Cortado
 
Comments:  Street Bean Coffee Roasters is a part of a non-profit organization, New Horizons,  that helps Seattle youth in need. The intent of the Street Bean is to provide training as a barista, so that the trainee can build a sustainable career and go on to work at other coffee shops.  And what better occupation to lay the foundation for a new life than a barista in Seattle. There are ample opportunities in Seattle moreso than any other city in the US due to the
 
Street Bean Coffee Roasters
We had no idea, but Street Bean Coffee Roasters has been around for over 10 years.  The space is on the outskirts of Belltown north of downtown Seattle very near the Space Needle. It has a simple L shaped design with wood benches and tables, white-washed wood ceilings floor to ceiling windows that open to the street. There are ample outlets for working/studying, but the wifi was spotty.
 
Street Bean Coffee Roasters
 
They have limited pastries(noticed they had Mighty O Donuts) and they roast their own beans.
 
Street Bean Coffee Roasters

According to their website, Street Bean Coffee Roasters has partnerships with many of the local coffee spots. Among them,  La Marzocco Café & Showroom, Caffé Vita, Herkimer Coffee, Counter Culture Coffee, Storyville Coffee Co, Anchorhead Coffee Co and Seattle Coffee Works.   The partnership includes hosting coffee or job education field trips to supplement apprentice training , working alongside Street Bean to provide job readiness skills for apprentices, working with Street Bean to find job opportunities for graduating apprentices, commiting to hiring a certain number of apprentices on a yearly basis and donating educational materials and or resources to help run our apprentice program.  It’s great of these local companies to support the community like this.

 

Street Bean Coffee Roasters

 

While I admire the principle behind the cafe, Street Bean Coffee Roasters is in a location out of the way and unfortunately the ambiance and quality is not quite the draw to make the trip out there on a regular basis.  

Ratings(1-5)
 
Favorite Thing: Their cause and goal of helping troubled Seattle youth learn an occupation that can potentially lead to a career.
 
Atmosphere:  4.00
 
Service: 4.50
 
Food Options: 4.00
 
Overall: 4.25
 
Eavedropping  Convo: Guy talking to a girl at the coffee bar. It seemed like they were acquaintances, but didn’t really know each other that well.
 
Guy: You still live in Northgate, right?
 
Gal: I‘ve never lived in that area.
 
Guy: Where do you live again?
 
Gal: Hesitantly….. I live in Renton
 
Guy: You’re still DJ’ing, right?
 
Gal: No. I don’t DJ. Do you have me mixed up with somebody else?
 
Guy: Nah, it’s you. I thought you were into music in some way
 
Gal: I played the piccolo in 6th grade.