Gasoline Alley Coffee

I often stay at the tiny SoLita SoHo Hotel right across the street from this pocket-sized coffee stop. I guess everything is "South-of" something down here. Even though the hotel offers a discount coupon for the Starbucks around the corner, I still come here because I'm a maverick, a rebel who throws caution in the wind and laughs fear in the face. OK, I'm not but I do like the roasted Intelligencia beans they use here. There's only two seats in the place usually occupied by young smartphone-obsessed girls oblivious to their surroundings. I got my $3.25 Americano (photo: http://bit.ly/2tjrrtC). Life is good.

COFFEE - 4 stars...the caffeination is solidly effective here
AMBIANCE - 3.5 stars...it's really just a closet with windows
SERVICE - 3.5 stars...a bit harried
TOTAL - 4 stars...is it named after the old-timey comic strip?

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Saturday afternoon, stopped by this coffee shop for a quick pick-me-up. Limited seating inside, however there is a small bench outside to sit down after ordering.

Not too many pastry options behind the glass, yet felt like getting something sweet to balance out the drink. Decided on the Iced Coffee ($3ish) and a Chocolate Chip Cookie ($3). Coffee has a strong bitter flavor, yet still was tired after an hour. Cookie is pretty good, balanced amount of chocolate chips and semi-soft.

Not bad overall for a grab and go spot.

I stumbled across this cute little coffee shop to get my iced coffee fix ($4). The workers were friendly and I got my drink very quickly. It's a bit pricey for an iced coffee, but it was quite caffeinated compared to the iced coffee that I usually get from the Starbucks.

To note - not that much room to sit, but a decent place to stop by for caffeine.

Some other things to note: they have a coffee card that you can get stamped everytime you make a purchase! Also they have "happy hour" from 7ish am to 10am where their drinks are half off.

Terrible customer services and RACIST manager, Neville Ross. We went in to get breakfast and coffee, but the staff was very rude and refused to toast the pastry. We wrote a negative review because of the bad service. The business manager wrote back a racist comment saying they remember us, we were upset about our Asian name being pronounced wrongly, and we should chill out because in the original review we misspelled "customer". Wow he must be very proud about his piece of work. Anyway, the mispronounced name thing didn't happen to us. Sounds like they are rude and racist to someone else, and confused us with that victim. Not surprised.

Overall, very NASTY owner. Don't go to this racist place.

Overpriced compared to other shops in the area. Service is slow during morning rushes because there's only one person making drinks. My chai latte always comes out good though, can't complain about the quality of the drinks.

If you want a shorter wait time, cheaper prices and the same stuff, go around the corner to Project Cozy.

Staying at the Solita Soho across the street was made even better with this tiny coffee shop across the street. I only delighted myself in the iced coffee, however, my friends who had one of the confectionaries said they were delicious, but the must be eaten fresh.

Coffee was good and they do have skim, just ask for it and they'll supply it in a little cup. The baristas were all really nice, the place was clean and well-kept and that delicious smell of coffee permeates even the most hungover soul. It's city-priced coffee so just go in knowing about the sticker shock.

1. I recently switched from cows milk to a non-dairy. I ordered an oat milk latte and OMG there's a $1.50 fee for oat milk. Are you kidding me? So a latte here will run you about $6. That's cray cray crazy!

2. I saw the owner's response to a racist yelp comment that apparently a barista made to a customer. Right or wrong, the owner's response was sarcastic and unnecessary. Get a clue.

3. They don't even sell the amazing cookies they used to sell.

Why am I counting? 3 strikes and you're out.

I heart this place already and it was my first time here. The customer service was superb and the staff was so friendly, a sweet.

I got a hot chocolate with (Oat Milk) and it was delicious. Now the price was $5 for a large -- which most place would be considered a small. But the taste well worth the price.

I'll be back here or to their NoHo location.

Ordered a large cappuccino for $5.25. Not insane in NYC. It was insanely milky and more like a latte. I asked the "barista" if he could adjust it by pouring half out and putting another shot In. I was told that the large cap is actually a latte and that I'd have to pay an additional 1.75 to have my beverage prepared to my liking. Pretty crappy attitude if you ask me. That brought my drink up to $7.

I sat down to tap out an email while I drank my cappuccino only to hear that same barista tell another customer how gross he thinks almond milk is(yes it's what I had in my drink). He said it loud enough to be heard through my noise cancelling headphones.

I usually don't write bad reviews but this is unacceptable in a city where there's exceptional coffee on every block.

Definitely a nice little coffee shop where they can do your soy lattes right; their espresso is a little dark as they very reminiscent to stump town coffee and intelligentsia flavors. The baristas give off a very Portland demeanor, which is refreshing to see as it's not so common to find such warm and relaxed personalities in the area.