Quetzal Internet Cafe
Categories: Coffee & Tea, American (New) [Edit]
Neighborhood: Nob Hill1234 Polk Street
(between Bush St & Fern St)
San Francisco, CA 94109 (415) 673-4181
- Hours:
Mon-Fri 6:30 a.m.-10:00 p.m.
Sat-Sun 7:30 a.m.-10:00 p.m. - Price Range: $
- Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
- Parking: Street
- Attire: Casual
- Good for Groups: Yes
- Good for Kids: No
- Takes Reservations: No
- Delivers: No
- Take-out: Yes
- Waiter Service: No
- Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
- Outdoor Seating: Yes
- Wi-Fi: Free
- Good for: Breakfast, Lunch
- Alcohol: Beer & Wine Only
110 reviews
Neighborhood: Union Square
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Good music, super easy internet access, lots of room to spread out, and if you are not so lucky, the occasional guy asking you if he has B.O even though he does not - which makes for really awkward conversation opener.
Slightly great smoothies too!
Overall, this place will get me by while I await for ATT to install interwebs in my apartment. Bring it on.
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After going to Quetzal for years and years I realized the staff would just never thaw and give me a friendly hello, unless the exceptionally nice owners were there. And for some reason they did away with table service several years ago, which was strange. So... it is what it is.
The food is great for cafe food but I just wouldn't describe it as homey or cozy, and the plethora of people alone there on their computers make the atmosphere unappealing (to me). But they are an internet cafe, and that's how internet cafes are hmm?
However, it's a great place to have a little meeting or grab a bite with a friend, or have a coffee date. The food and coffee are high quality. Their veggie melt sandwich with artichoke hearts is one of my favorite sandwiches in the city, and they serve a nice salad with all their sandwiches. It's pretty expensive, but they uphold their good quality albeit with a somehow very impersonal atmosphere.
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Oh hello new coffee shop friend. You are my new home. Upon initial inspection it was a bit mid-nineties New Age-y for my taste with a highly structured chair arrangement, world music (a bit fuzzy, but if I remember right, yes), Latin American native clothes for sale, and one curt employee who seems to always be there. (Heidi G. below this post used the right word, "snide")
I then had their tea, and oh it is amazing. I can drink it all day. Earl Grey by the way. In the pot. I never pay more than five bucks with enough bagels and tea to make great progress with whatever my shenanigans are for the moment. Also, stable internet, and good people. And that guy, upon further goings to, I think he's just like that. Really good art in the back.
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We were walking around looking for breakfast when the "Organic Coffee" sign in the window lured us in. I was sold upon seeing the breakfast pizza on the menu - scrambled eggs with dill sauce, topped with lox. It was massive - I only managed to eat half of it, even though it was delicious.
The frittata was just okay, but smothered in a pretty good guacamole, so it'll be pardoned.
I'm still coming back the next time I'm in SF. Their Shakes menu looked divine.
I would give Quetzal a better rating, but Robert (or "Bubble," as my coworkers and I used to call him) is always miserable to have to interact with.
He's moody and snide, and is the kind of person that will say something to try and make you sound stupid, but it won't be grounded in anything. His sense of sarcasm is pretty generic - he's the kind of person who will say "I dunno, can you?" If you ask "Can I get a latte, please?" And he'll be morose the whole time, like he hates hearing people ask for coffees.
I think their coffee is pretty good, their blended smoothie drinks and desserts are good, and the other people who work there, especially the two owners, are friendly. It's also clean. I haven't tried their food.
But if you walk in and see a pout, a bowl-cut, a spiky belt, and platform shoes, then be prepared - you're about to talk to Bubble, and he doesn't like you!
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After our breakfast, niece and I walked around the dirty strip of Polk St. and landed at one of many coffee shops, but one of my favorite on that area and street.
I was first introduced to the café's White Mocha by a yelper when I was still learning how to yelp. Now that yelper is at the very end of my friend's list and I hope she is doing well.
Normally, I would infrequently drink a White Mocha. But we had an abrupt thirst for that White Mocha and every coffee shop has their own version and ways of brewing the popular espresso drink. But here, all the coffee and espresso drinks are made from organic fair-ground blend.
I bought a White Mocha and Niece opted for the Caramel Mocha. For $3.80 each, the barista grinds the freshest beans to prepare our respected beverages. Both of our 16oz drinks also comes with "mountain-size" heaping of fattening whipped cream, and her caramel mocha comes with a drizzle of the caramel on top of the clouded cream. Her drink can be mistaken for a gourmet dessert from a fancy restaurant. When we first sip our drinks, we get a piece of whipped cream from our beverage on the tip of our nose (sorry, no pictures). We also split a Blueberry Scone for $2.25. I'm also not a scone-guy, but that pastry was surprisingly very moist and show no taste of aridity. We enjoyed our treat in the lounge area with comfortable sofas and lounge chairs.
Credit cards are accepted here. And being an internet café, they do have Wi-Fi access (duh!) with both Apple and Internet Explorer. They also have a frequent buyer's card: buy 10 drinks, get the 11th free!
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I had no idea this place existed! We were just looking for a quick post gym bite and at first I thought this was strictly a coffee and pastries place but boy does this place have an extended menu. They even have something called a Turkish breakfast which I was intrigued by! Got the homemade cashew granola with non fat yogurt which was tasty and fiancee got the bagel. Service was quick and prices reasonable. Definitely a good experience!
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This place is good. It has yummy drinks and internet access. I would have given it five stars but I'm subtracting a star because they sell heinously expensive sweaters that look like they were purchased at a Guatemalan circus.
The guy that works there all the time, Robert, is hella cute. Snide and sarcastic? Yes, but only to people with an IQ under 5.
I'd only ever gone in this place for coffee. Mocha to be exact. YUM.
Their mocha is the best I've ever tasted in the city. My BF and I used to go to Brain Wash, Peet's, even Starbucks on the way to work for coffee, but finally tried Quetzal and haven't changed since. Their coffee, mochas, lattes are made to absolute perfection, plus they're nice and HOT...just the way I like it.
Aside from the amazing coffee, my mom was visiting awhile back. She had couple hours before she had to leave for her flight. We went to Quetzal for some coffees. I was hungry all of a sudden. And I've had their croissants and muffins before (very good) but I needed something more substantial. I read over the menu and decided the fruit and pancakes with walnuts sounded yummy.
Wow I was soooo impressed when they brought it to our table. Tons of gorgeous delicious fruit piled on top of soft pancakes sprinkled with walnuts and an optional very very light syrup to use. It was so good.
I'm dreaming about it now... *drool*
Anyway, the owner is the nicest man you'll ever meet. They actually care about their service and know almost all their customers by name if not by their "usual" drink order.
Simply the best.
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This place is okay. I don't care for the breakfast here. It's under seasoned, and the eggs don't taste like eggs. The price is a bit high as well. The desserts are better, but not the best. Although, I do like the drinks they serve here. I haven't tried the lunch here yet. The staff is friendly, and this place is convenient for a hang out spot with their free wifi. Dog friendly since they have outdoor seating :)
The coffee is very good, big selection of loose leaf tea that comes in nice iron teapots, good beers and wine, wonderful cakes and deserts, FREE WIFI, lots of electrical outlets and nice and friendly staff. One of my favorite coffee/temporary daytime office in the city.
It can be very packed during lunch hours, but generally quiet and nice place to work during the day. The lunch selection is not too bad either.
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My friend really likes coming here after her Spanish class, so after stopping and City Light Bookstore she asked we come here to read.
Our cashier was perfectly friendly, once we started talking to him...no greeting...but he definitely took care of us the rest of the time. I had the Queztal sandwich - meh - and The Larkin shake, which was good but could really go without the banana. In fact, this was the one thing that bugged me about their smoothe offerings, is that all of them included banana. Call me weird, I know, but the one things I love about Blenders and Jamba is that they manage to make thick smoothes without the nasty banana.
They offered tones of iMacs to surf the web on and there were lots of people play Scrabble and reading. Very quiet overall, a good place for reading and relaxing.
-1 for the bathrooms. Absolutely disgusting and you have to wait to be buzzed in. Boo
-1 for the floors that needed to be swept, the dirty napkin I got with my silverware all wrapped up in, and the not so fabulous sandwich.
This is a great place to hang out on Polk Street. They have Mac computers, which is awesome for an Internet caf. The food is good, but expensive. I found the people that work there relatively friendly.
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06/12/2008
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I use to be customer #7, lived exactly one block away, my apartment number was 7....and then I moved with my stupid ex- boyfriend of 7+ years. Granted we only moved a couple of blocks away, but for one reason or other we just couldn't get our asses for our morning cup of joe. Actually I could get me ass there, but his was rather fat and lazy so...you get the point.
Anywho, Quetzal's has the best coffee around. Now I don't go in there as often as I used to, but every time I do I realize the only thing I miss in the past 7 years is there coffee. Next time I go in I'm buying a bag to bring home. Oh yeah and they have internet access :)
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The coffee is very good, good breakfast and lunch selection, the guys that work there are GREAT and so nice and friendly, Thanks Quetzal for wake me up every morning.......mmmm also every afternoon zzzzz....just one suggestion when you guys will have Colombian Coffee?
Hi my name is Carlos from San Francisco. Today, I walk into Quetzal Internet Cafe Shop and Robert was at the register. He did not greet me or welcome me into the store. I asked if free internet was a valuable, he replied with a rude tone, " you didn't see the sign outside?".I said, "no i did not, so I guess that means YES". He was completely dismissive. I wsent outside to get my labtop and proceed to walk into the store, as I did. He stop me and scream with a ugly face and said, "if you want to use the internet you have to buy something."I replied, "of course".I sat down and the table was sticky, I returned to the register to ask for Robert's name. Once again he gave me a mean face and replied with a rude tone. Then I order a berry slice pie, he didn't thank me, instead I thanked him. He also didn't welcome me......I am not even gonna mention about the internet password.
I wanted to share this....to whom may this concern because I don't think it is fare that customers should be treated this way...maybe because I am young and wearing a durag. In conclusion, I will rate this place from 1 to 15.............a 2. I am sure you understand why...So If you want a friendy customer service place..Quetzal is not for you. Thanks.
Carlos Pena
Quetzal provides a good space for meeting friends with free wi-fi, lots of seats, a complete booze and food menu and, yes, even coffee. And though that $1.60 bagel just barely hit the spot, Quetzal offered me something more important: a lesson in modern society...
*talking with a friend about Noise Pop when a guy from another table suddenly leans over*
Guy: Say, are you a registered voter in San Francisco?
Me: Yeah... (shit, wrong answer)
Guy: Great, what district are you in?
Me: Uh... (think fast, Keane)... Alameda?
Guy: Oh, okay.
*pulls out another clipboard*
Guy: Would you like to sign a-
Me: NO.
*he gets up and walks away, but leaves his phone on the table and it starts ringing loudly*
Me: *sigh* He's disruptive even when he's NOT here...
What the fuck, man? I'm up for saving most anything, including chickens, which I pretty much eat everyday... but don't solicit me in a fucking cafe. I will pretty much automatically go against ANY cause you throw at me. "Save Baby Seals Stuck in Afghanistan for Democracy?" Fuck you. I'm eating a scone.
(NOTE: I'm not against saving seals or democracy, and I don't even eat scones... unless they're low-fat, vegan, and, uh, free-range or some shit.)
What ever happened to social decorum? I swear it's extinct, because this happened right after...
*second LOUDER phone rings behind me... obnoxious loud girl picks up, walks away, then walks back*
Girl: ...on MySpace... should I message him? No, on MySpace... On MySpace... Sorry... I'm in a cafe.. I'M IN A CAFE... Should I send it to him? ShouldISendItToHim?! HAHAHAHAHAHA! Oh my God... *sigh* Little boys... He's cute. This boy is 19. That's so wrong...
I totally agree.
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My coffee lover in the guise of a large white paper cup filled to the brim with something strong, hot and steaming.
When I'm in this neighborhood, which is almost every weekend, I find the intimate urge to step in to this cute slightly Bohemian (think Au Coquelet in Berkeley) Internet cafe for my orgasmic shot of the day. It has gotten to the point where the barista's glazed look takes on a slight sparkle of recognition whenever I order my double cap. Add in the occasional slice of chocolate pound cake or the banana strawberry strudel.....
In addition to offering a warm environment for street escapees, the establishment is quiet and serves to a variety of folk plugged in the virtual world as well as their iPods. Buy your stuff and everyone leaves you alone. I've purchased several pounds of the caffeinated love potion here and it leaves a a scented reminder in my car of those recent trysts.
In addition, I'd like to extend my thanks to W for introducing me to this place, because now I will hit this place even during a massive downpour for my fix.
Liquid affairs.
Les dangereux ;o)
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Superb internet coffee shop. Spacious, strong coffee, enough outlets to satisfy even the most hard-core peripheral junk. Music is not too loud or obtrusive, super-friendly staff, great food (loved their selection of power breakfast), and clean. In short, your ideal office-for-one-day.
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I give four stars because of the sheer amount of power outlets lining the walls for you to plug your mechanical child into. Oh, and the coffee? Not half bad... but the SIZE... jesus h. christ! I thought I had walked into that cafe in So I Married an Axe Murder... seriously, they were comically large (and mucho appreciated!). Centrally located at Bush & Polk, Quetzal seems like an ideal place for getting some work done or in my case, just killing a few hours drawing with Michi while she recharges. It's not too far a walk down to the BART stations that dot Market, but is far enough removed to provide a barrier against the horde of tourists that teem like locusts around Union Square.
And if you don't like their beer selection? So what. The Hemlock is a hundred feet away and they'll be more than happy to liquor you up.
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All you need to know: Breakfast pizza. Seriously.
Eggs, lox on a soft pizza bread. Heaven.
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Lauren hates lox and this thing was awesome. It was only $7 and could easily feed two. Her fritata was also huge. I would definitely suggest sharing.
The space is nice and the staff were very friendly. I was going to share my smoothie and he offered to give us two cups, which I thought was a nice gesture.
I think they're going for the whole andean / "we do fair trade" theme. It's a great roomy space. They also have free wi-fi and computers that you can use.
There is NO doubt that I will be going back .
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better than Starbucks, better than Peet's, before than your local coffee houses...with it's fantastic staff, delicious coffe drinks, yummy shakes and fantastic food - Quetzal is my favorite place to meet friends, have lunch or catch up reading my newspaper.
Wish there would be more locations. 2 thumbs up! Keep up the good work.
(The review begins with the requisite pointless bit of Yelp review dialogue that shows how far I have to go as a humorist)
Scene: Quetzal Coffee Shop.
Man at the Table Next to Me: Boy, I sure like drinking coffee!
Eric: Could you keep it down, guy?
Man at the Table Next to Me: Excuse me, I have to answer my ringing cellular phone and talk loudly about personal things. Rest assured, my speech will be filled with profanities, as I am completely unaware of the elderly women sitting at the table next to mine who probably aren't too jazzed about starting their Sunday mornings hearing a stream of obscenities.
Eric (to audience): That's okay, I was going to leave anyway. (exit stage left)
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While I am bugged by the constant din of people in public on their damn phones who seem completely oblivious to humanity(because I am secretly an old man), I can't say much of anything negative about Quetzal's, which expertly serves up slightly more than the average coffee shop (or cafe, whichever sounds more pretentious).
The main draw for me here is the atmosphere, which is conducive to an atmosphere slightly slower than the average coffee shop bustle. They offer internet at several computers, which seems generous.
On the negative side, they get my order wrong sometimes. And I don't even order the silly complex stuff, just normal coffee or a bagel. But I don't fault them, I'd do a much worse job.
This is a good place to unwind or wait for the mental blocks to dissipate.
went there today after looking at some scary apartments for rent in the tendernob. it was nice to climb out of graffiti-land and suddenly find ourselves at such a cute clean cafe. i had an apricot scone. it was surprisingly dense and tasty without being loud in a buttery or sugary way. shanghai smoothie had a really nice fresh strawberry taste, but the texture was a little weird, almost slimy. coffee unremarkable. and it was kind of annoying trying to find a table-- the place wasn't busy but almost every empty table was covered in dirty plates and mugs, and the dirty dishware was still sitting out when we left half an hour later.
3 1/2 Stars
Convenient and semi-nearby, I come here pretty often to read/study/do my laptop thing here.
PROS:
-Their Chicken Cesear Salad is the bomb diggity
-Free Wi-Fi!
-There's a huge selection of drinks. They even have yummy ice cream blends!
-Super nice MACs are available if you need computer access.
-There's lots of seating w/ tons of discreet outlets to hook up your laptop. (Major Plus!)
-Most attentive coffee shop service yet. They bring your drinks/food out & the manager helps you out if you have a question/prob.
CONS:
-A little drafty w/ its high ceilings & industrial-like ramp. The place could be much cozier.
-A bit on the pricier side
-Neglected bathrooms. I understand why they've gotta do the whole bathroom buzz-in thing to keep out the crazies, but it's a major pain in the butt.
Overall, Quetzal caters to pretty much everything I need to get the job done- a place that will always have seating for me, a nearby outlet, wireless, & a variety of snacks to keep me satisfied. I just wish it were a little more comfortable.
NOTE: Beware that this is not a social meet-up spot. This is more of a "get your shit done here" kinda place.
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The mochas here are SO good. After awhile, they end up knowing your name so that's cool, too. Actually, what they remember first is your membership number hahah. Then they refer to you by your name. And if you come in here often, like I do, and get the same thing every single time, they'll sometimes have your coffee ready for you by the time you pay. I love places like that!!!
We were coming from the bar (good thing they sell beer)
I had a salmon and brie sandwich that was fantastic!
Great coffee, friendly and efficient service. Could be a better lay out for sitting in. Tables are very close together. I usually get mine to go though so am pretty happy!
Terrible place for coffee! Their desserts are terrible, too. Dry, stale, and icing piled on ... it gives me shivers to think that I even tried, not one, but two desserts. Oh, the horror!
Service is very slow. The prices are too expensive.
The only good thing about this place is that you can people watch, but that's about it.
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My general loathing for what I consider to be learned societal behavior has grown greatly in the time I've lived in San Francisco. For example, when there are three double doors leading into Westfield Mall with just one door propped open, why does everyone line up to push through the one open door instead of simply opening one of the five other doors?
Is it so difficult to break out of the pattern that everyone else is setting? Have people really become such a bunch of fucking lemmings?
Another stupid thing that I hate is when I'm standing in line and when the cashier becomes available the person behind me (or to my side if that's how the line goes, like in Quetzal) waves me forward, saying "oh, you can go." I guess it's some weak attempt at niceties, but the fact is I KNOW I got in line before they did, and I'm not some passive weenie standing there with my thumb in my ass waiting for someone to allow me to place my order for a cup of coffee. Don't do me any favors, asshole.
Anyway, I have always found the drip coffee here to be a little weak, which is even more intolerable than the fact that most people don't seem to possess much in the way of independent thought. So today I ordered a cup (yeah, I know I'm in line ahead of you, after all, I did get here first) with a shot of espresso, and it is actually damn strong.
Now, writing this, I can feel the affects of the caffeine tingling through my body as well as my general intolerance for people dissipating slightly, and I can't help but wonder how this bitchy, mean spirited review is going to affect my fan count. Waaaaaaait, don't go, I'll go back to writing about my cat and my sex life... I'll even hold the door open for you...
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Things I love about Quetzal:
1) Fantastical caramel lattes with just the right amount of foam on top
2) Located around the corner from my ridiculously unpredictable job which has driven me to consume ungodly amounts of caffeine
3) Joining their frequent buyer club means getting a $1 coupon everytime you spend some undetermined sum. It's actually not undetermined. I'm pretty sure its determined. I just don't know it. I do know it makes me really happy when the guy ringing me up says, "Oh! And you've got a coupon today!" Yay for me! But that's not even the best part. The best part is that the coupon says "thank you thank you" along the top and "sexy sexy sexy" along the bottom. I mean, who doesn't want to be told they're sexy? And not just once, but three times!
Things I hate about Quetzal:
1) Serves crazy expensive food that I can't afford because I work with homeless teenagers and which leads me to
2) The fact that I have to walk by 10 of my clients hanging out on the corner smoking a joint on my way to get my own fix
3) You have to be buzzed into the bathroom like they're afraid that you could be a cracked out junkie looking for a quiet place to take a hit. Which is probably exactly what happened in order for them to take such precautions. And it was probably one of my clients. Sigh.
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So, this guy I know has a birthday today. He's kind of the anti-social type, so trying to get him to agree to parties or a dinner in his honor is pointless. Sometimes I actually believe him when he tells me that I'm his only friend.
We made plans a couple of weeks ago to have dinner; but, he bailed because he threw his back out thrashing at some punk show. We rescheduled; and, I bailed because I was sick. We rescheduled AGAIN; and, then we both agreed that trying for dinner was pointless (because, something always comes up) and that we'd just do coffee over the weekend instead.
The thing is: this guy's weekend is comprised of Sunday and Monday, as opposed to Saturday and Sunday... because, well this guy is kind of odd. Like odd in that he doesn't want anyone to remember when his birthday is. Except that I do. Remember. Always. Because I love him.
You know someone has to be special if they can convince me to deal with sitting in traffic on Muni for an hour just to have a cup of coffee with them.
You know that I care deeply about that person if I'm willing to do that.
You know there must be one hell of a history between us if I'm willing to do that AFTER I've been in class for four hours - having been up since five a.m. - and, there have been time limits imposed up on the amount of time which we spend having said cup of coffee (I said that this guy's a little odd, right?)
'Cause that's what I did today. I went all the way to the Tendernob to have a cup of coffee with this guy on his birthday when I'd been up since five a.m. and in class for four hours. I went all the way to the Tendernob - it taking an hour to get back to my house from State, drop off my computer and then get down to Quetzal - when the guy only had a half hour to hang out with me.
You know that I must either be crazy or crazy about this person to go through all that for a cup of coffee. I might be both, actually.
So, I had coffee with the guy - who would get pissed if I typed his name in a Yelp review because he likes being anonymous - gave him his birthday mix CD (because I'm poor and I care.) He blushed. We avoided talking about the unholy drunk mess I was the last time we were hanging out. That time when I confessed certain things that I shouldn't feel anymore that I still feel - things that I don't know if he feels back - he might, but he's so set in his way of being a loner/anarchist/iconoclast asshole (his label, not mine) that he would never, ever, ever, ever in a trillion years admit if he did. Because, you know love and attachments make you weak.
Didn't know that, did you?
Yeah, well... they do. Love and attachment and having to be responsible to another person don't allow you to be as political and edgy and iconoclastic and weird as you possiably can be. It puts limits on those things because there is always someone who's gonna give a shit if you don't show up or call or if you get arrested or if you're dead.
But, there is always that one person (me) who holds out a little, tiny, minuscule iota of hope that the person in question will eventually realize what a moron they've been for the past two and a half years in turning down free, pure, *completely accepting love that has no limits and continues on even when it is beaten down and starved and thrown in the trash or told to go away. It remains. It lingers. Sometimes it blossoms back into the healthy flower it once was. Sometimes it's just a seed in the soil waiting for it's time. Sometimes the flower is plucked by someone else who enjoys it for a brief time. But, it is ALWAYS there. Waiting. For the intelligent odd awesome individual who's birthday is today to realize what a dumb shit he's been all these years.
And, he's been a complete dumb shit, let me tell you. Nobody loves him like I do. Nobody does.
What was I saying? Coffee? Yeah, right... I had some coffee today with a guy I know for his birthday at this joint in the Tendernob. It was coffee. There was free WiFi and hipsters. I think they also sell food and hemp clothing. It was fine.
*big dorky tear running down my face*
*And, it is completely accepting love because I know him - good, bad and very ugly - and, I still love him. Further, I don't ever make him tell me that he loves me too. Which most women would do. I just go on with my life. Living it best I can without him holding my hand like he used to.
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I come to Quetzal a lot. Why? Well, usually I'll be somewhere around Market & Van Ness when I decide that I'm really hungry. My next thought is "Hey Polk street is right there! There's lots of places to eat on Polk Street." This is true, but not really true in the Tenderloin/close to Market section of Polk. So I end up walking all the way up Polk St. until I get to Quetzal, at which point I'm so hungry all of there food tastes amazing. Now, it might not taste as amazing if you haven't just walked 20+ blocks to get there, but I couldn't tell you.
Usually I enjoy a toasted bagel with cream cheese and raspberry preserves because it's only $2.00 and it's fast and filling. Their Chai ice cream smoothies are really really good too.
The staff is super nice and eager to serve, and they might let you use their computers without paying if you're nice.
LINGUISTICS AND LANGUAGE FAMILY HISTORY 201
It's common knowledge that a "quetzal" is a bird with resplendent plumage found in Central America. Etymologically, it means "large, brilliant feathers" and derives from the Nahuatl language of the Uto-Aztecan language family.
In the Indo-European lanuguages, however, "quetzal" means "blueberry scone drier than the ass nuggets from a constipated shitter."
And that ends today's lesson.
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Quetzal is one of my favorite places. The coffee is excellent. And I've lived off their Meaty Fritata's (My spelling is probably off on that one, but the food is worth walking in the rain for. )
I've never had a coffee shop, before now, that offered to hold a croissant just for me for my Sunday fix.
I'm still trying to figure out how they fit my four dollar and fifty-cent 20 oz. smoothie into a 12 oz. cup. Maybe it has something to do with the 8 oz. of smoothie that was leftover in the blender...
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Nice place to people watch while you're having coffee outside, but I have had better brewed coffee. Staff were somewhat surly....
I used to study here with my ex... A few things that come to mind: the tables were semi-wobbly, the seats seemed lower than the tables, and the Internet was super spotty... The most annoying thing: little flies that would buzz around our coffee and water.
Seems a bit fishy, no? Nowadays, I only come here if I'm desperate for somewhere to study.
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Love this place! It's a regular place I patron, usually after going to the gym. Their lox and bagel plate is fresh and filling, and their orange juice and coffee hits the spot. The fish has not been fresh once in I'd say two years, but that still keeps me bringing myself and friends back for more. It's the perfect spot for coffee and chatting, or just being along reading a book or magazine. The waffles with fresh fruit are quite good too.
