Coffee Shop:
Hooked on Colfax
http://hookedoncolfax.com
3213 E Colfax ave
Denver, CO 80206
Date Visited:
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
About 2:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Purchased:
12 oz Drip Coffee: $2.25
I ordered a drip coffee, which came with one free refill (all sizes do). I never get more than one refill anyway, so it worked out swimmingly. I drank the first cup black, then put almond milk and sugar in the second. It was pretty good coffee. I liked it. I am not sure that I will ever be impressed by regular drip coffee. I am going to keep tabs on the situation, but it doesn't seem to be the kind of thing I end up loving. This seemed like good coffee, but I just didn't have strong feelings. However, I did like it both black and with creamer and sugar. And this place definitely had a standard for coffee (as opposed to just having coffee to serve so they can call themselves a coffee shop).
Even though I don't seem to have strong feelings on drip coffee, I REALLY liked drinking my coffee at Hooked on Colfax. Because I REALLY liked the coffee shop. It was so nice to sit and sip my good-tasting coffee. The whole shop was really quiet and peaceful. Significantly so - it struck me as I sat down and I still thought so as I left. There were a decent number of people there. Most were alone, but a few were talking. So it wasn't because it was deserted. I also don't think being deserted makes things peaceful...but I think this place would still be peaceful if it was deserted. They have a very nice, relaxing atmosphere. There was jazz music playing and I didn't think it could get much better unless there was actually a live musician playing softly in the corner while we were all chilling with our drinks.
There were a few rooms in the coffee shop. What I would call the main area had some booths and counter space and there were a couple of small tables in the room where the barista was (there were sort of adjoined). The booths were taken up by one person, which was kind of annoying because it was a lot of space for one person, but there was also plenty of other seating while I was there along the counter/bar. I had the sense of it being an awesome, chill bar at the complete off-peak time, so it was super relaxing. Later I saw they have alcohol as well, so maybe this was more true than I knew! There was also a downstairs basement that had ridiculously ornate couches and lighting and things. I was almost overwhelmed by the amount of character.
I checked it out, but then went back to my seat upstairs. Which I loved because the atmosphere of this place was so great and relaxing and nice and peaceful.
I only used almond milk as creamer, but I noticed that they have staggered charges for adding it to drinks: .30/.40/.50 cents for small/medium/large. I have to shout-out because I appreciate the internal consistency. It's not an arbitrary charge, it actually applies to the amount being used. It is also a low surcharge, which makes me think it may possibly be reasonable, depending on the quantities they go through as a business, etc.
The wifi that I was on was slow enough to be annoying, but I also didn't check to make sure it was actually their wi-fi. I think it was, but I didn't care enough to check.
They don't have parking, but I parked a few blocks south on the street, where parking was unlimited. There was 2hr parking in the vicinity.
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