Inside Riverside's Bold Bean Coffee Roasters

[Timkin]

We need more cool fun places to hang out, agreed. I cannot wait for Pele's Pizza to open up and see the inside of the old pharmacy space.

On another subject, the Mellow Mushroom in Tinseltown is re-opening Saturday with a huge party in the parking lot. They have 18 big screens and 40+ beers on draft, all newly remodeled.

Mellow Mushroom is awesome.  Love that place.    Although, the one at the beaches has this cool old School Bus Shell that you can sit inside and dine.

[MissMinda]

When I lived in Orlando, there was a restaurant named Cafe Tu Tu Tango http://www.cafetututango.com/index.html

In this restaurant, artists sit inside doing artwork as customers eat and their work is also displayed.

I was hoping that CORK would be something like this, if they get a cafe going.

It would be interesting if some of the local businesses, such as Bold Bean, would get involved in something of this nature.

I think of 5 Points as an Artist District. Love to see more and more of it integrated into the local businesses.

On a side note...I don't drink coffee or beer, but if there were artists there...I'd stop by and buy a water or something.

[jason_contentdg]

Thanks so much for all of the comments on the look of Bold Bean.  We enjoyed the challenge of matching the quality of the preparation and of their coffee with a design for the space.

The shop opened this afternoon, and will close at midnight on Fridays and Saturdays - so it's not too late to check out the space for yourselves tonight, or it will be open at 7am in the morning if you're more the early to rise type.

Look forward to hearing your thoughts....

[jason_contentdg]

An image from the first morning...

[Dog Walker]

And every time they open their door, some of that wonderful coffee aroma floats into the neighborhood.  I had the dogs with me this morning and just stood outside the door sniffing along with them.  Wonderful!

None of the photos does justice to the inside.

[peestandingup]

Yeah, its great. Nice mellow atmosphere, cool baristas that actually know what they're doing & an awesome cup of coffee.



I only hope that the area knows what it's got here & doesn't shy away from it because they're used to the "fast food style" coffee that is so prevalent here. Meaning the coffee is handmade & doesn't just pour out of a spigot like many are probably used to, so its going to take a minute or two to get your cup. And its not as cheap as some places either.

But you're paying for quality here & its safe to say it's the best cup you're going to get in the entire city.

[Timkin]

It is really beautiful on the inside. Cannot wait to stop. 

[Ernest Street]

Gonna stop by for some Kona, (or what they just roasted)

This block desperately needs a real permanent urban bike rack.

[Ocklawaha]

The process of Colombian coffee:

Harvested coffee beans
Gathering of coffee cherries:
During this stage, only totally ripe cherries, normally red or yellow, are picked. Green cherries spoil the taste of a cup of coffee. This process is performed entirely by hand.
Pulping:
The same day the berries are gathered, they are subjected to a pulping process, whereby the berry is removed from the bean.
Fermentation:
During this part of the process, the beans are allowed to rest.
Washing:
The remains of mucilage left on the bean are removed and sugars are eliminated with fresh water.
Drying:
After washing, the beans are exposed to the heat of the sun for their humidity to decrease, thus facilitating their conservation. To make transportation easier, the dried beans are then packed in clean sacks made from sisal. Further on, the thin shell of parchment called pergamino is removed from the bean.
Roasting:
The process comes to an end with the roasting of the coffee. The green bean is subjected to a heat source, and delicious aroma and flavor are generated.

Before it ever gets to Jacksonville, the boys will be threading it through Tunnel 13 on the coffee line near Pereira, Colombia, in the 'Zona Cafe.'

OCKLAWAHA

[Dog Walker]

We forget what young, rugged mountains the Andes are.  That first picture is just surreal, like something out of Lord of the Rings.

All of the steps to get a cup of coffee; makes you wonder how it was ever discovered.

[ben says]

Damn those pictures are amazing...That first one especially. South America...wow...

[finehoe]

It was illegal for Christians to drink it in most parts of europe.

In that case, I think we need a constitutional amendment in the US to ban coffee consumption.  Who are we to flaunt traditional morality and ancient law?

[boldbeanzack]

I'd like to thank everyone who came in this weekend for such a warm welcome to the neighborhood.  We are really excited to be roasting and serving hand-crafted coffee in Riverside.  I truly hope everyone who walked through our doors had a great experience.  I know we've had fun!  We look forward to meeting and getting to know many more of you and serving some great coffee and delicious craft beer in an interesting and fun atmosphere.  Also, many thanks to Jason and Greg at Content Design.  We can't say enough good things about those guys.     

[Dog Walker]

We went in on Saturday night after having dinner at The Blue Fish (awesome food!) for the first time.  Were disappointed that you had run out of cookies, but the Peruvian coffee was wonderful and we saw some of our neighbors there with their baby daughter.

Really mellow atmosphere.

You need to make a deal with Bakery Moderne next door and have her make you a signature Bold Bean Biscotti to have on hand.

[L.P. Hovercraft]

+1 

Another excellent foodie addition to the Stockton St/John Gorrie area.  We stopped by Friday evening around 11 and again on Saturday after dinner.  Ya gotta love that you can get great local beer and amazing in-house roasted coffee at the same spot; and extra points for the friendly staff and staying open later on weekends.  Loved the mellow atmosphere, but I think it will eventually be a lot harder to grab a seat at one of the nice cushy chairs on a Friday or Saturday night once the word gets out about this place.

Only thing it still needs (unless I missed it) is one of Dolf's "This is a cool place" stickers on the front door.