Try a pastry. Pastry a try. Try a coffee. Eee cough a try. Try a latte. A latte or cry. Try a pastry. A pastry, a latte, oh my!
The next time you find yourself in a not-a-lot-of-food-but-really-damn-good-coffee-but-I-could-go-for-light-fare mood, you should head over to Ugly Duck Coffee.
Conveniently located around the corner from (depends on when you are reading this, *sniff*) Hart’s Local Grocers, Ugly Duck offers great coffee and a collection of locally-sourced pastries.
And great coffee pours. Gotta credit the artistry.
The above photo was a peppermint mocha. A pep moch. It’ll give you pep. As much pep as Trucker’s Choice pep pills. Pep pills. They’ll give you pep but’ll make you suspicious. What are you talking about? I don’t need pep pills to be suspicious. If I want to comment on it, I’ll comment on it. Who’s gonna stop me? You, Pep Pill Boy? Pep Boys, pills, Beverly Sills. Oh, boy. Oh, boy. Oh, boy. Uh-oh. Uh-oh. I gotta stop taking those pills he gave me.
Every day, some lucky employee gets to fight temptation and collect fresh baked goods from Scratch Bakeshop, Flour City Bakery, and Red Fern. Bo and Dave had four pastries. The croissants had chocolate / chocolate & pistachio in them. The fruit and granola treats (“cherry tarts”) had fruit (cherry) and granola. All baked goods were very good.
The minimalist furniture is nice and inviting. No clutter. Smooth. The entire interior is reminiscent of the true level floor Rick Sanchez once created:
There were these weirdo Russian old school photos against the wall. They were hypnotic. Like Viggo!
In short, Bo’s experience at Ugly Duck led to an existential crisis:
Overall, this place offered a lively energy (lots of Brownian motion modeled by the entropy of people coming and going). You could probably hunker down with a laptop and some headphones, but seating is fairly limited. The decor is Jony Ives-esque. Even the hooks under the counter where you hang your coats.
Pro Tip: Coffee refills are only a buck. Cough up a buck, ya’ cheap bastard!
Pro Tip #2: No WiFi! So download that novel onto your laptop before you work.
Don’t Miss: All the pastries. Eat one of each.
