Beanstalk Cafe

Richmond (District) Coffeehouses ~ #35b

(Still no official-type web-site thing.)


Place: Beanstalk Cafe

Location: 4555 California Street (on the corner of 8th Avenue); phonicular contact: (415) 742-4101

Hours: open Monday - Saturday at 7:30am, Sunday at 8:00am

Meal: Mina's Veggie (uggh!) ~ avocado, shiitake mushroom, PJ cheese (as in "Pepper Jack", I asked; I had to make sure they were not sneaking any of that "Peanut-butter & Jelly Cheese" into my sandwich), "the vile white goop" (which I probably coulda had 86-ed, but left in for the h*ck of it), chili sauce (more specifically, the Korean chili sauce ~ gochujang), onion, cucumber, tomato, lettuce, arugula, apple (yes, apple); and to drink, a cuppa pour-over Contraband Coffee - Black Market Blend

http://www.contrabandcoffeebar.com/

(As far as I know, there are no EweToobular juxtaselections with this song. I dunno, maybe this Bryan Adams guy or Liam Gallagher's older brother also like the combination of gochujang and apples in a sandwich.)


I wanted to keep it simple and local this morning, so I simply and locally went back to Beanstalk Cafe (see previous 'blog-entry from Saturday, August 12th, 2017) for an early breakfast. I arrived there around 8:10am and ended up being the first sit-down customer for the morning.

There are really only limited choices for stupid vegetarian-types for any breakfast (or lunch) fare. 
I could have gone with one of their bagel or cragel sandwich combinations, or possibly Rainbow Quinoa Salad (veggie [uggh!] medley w/ avocado, arugula, hard boiled egg, cucumber, mushroom). Unfortunately, I was informed this morning that their Toast Cups are pre-made with bacon already in them (besides, they did not have any ready that early this morning, anyway); I really wanted to try that interesting-sounding dish.

This sandwich is simply served on a local and organic Acme rustic roll, which was a ciabatta style roll. The sandwich was made with lotsa fresh "veggies" (uggh!) and the apple slices (I think they were a McIntosh or a similar style of apple) were an extra sweet surprise. Even "the vile white goop" did not ruin this sandwich, as it was over-tempered with the extra-tasty gochujang. The sandwich ended up being prepared and brought out even before the pour-over Coffee was completed.

Drinking Coffee out almost seems like cheating with all of the new Coffees I recently received at Christmas (six different bags ~ Thanks, Greg & Cindy, Rick, Christina, and Barry!); this feels kinda like using solar power in Newcastle upon Tyne. But you can not go out to eat at a coffeehouse without drinking some of their Coffee, and, in this case, Contraband Coffee is always a good option. The only thing I should have done differently was to order a different blend of Coffee this time. They have about four or five different roasts/blends from which to choose as single-cuppa pour-overs. I had previously ordered the Black Market Blend on my first visit there.

Not that any additional condimentary supplementation was needed, but Beanstalk Cafe offered both Tapatío® Salsa Picante Hot Sauce and Huy Fong Foods, Inc.® Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce. I had even come packing two of my own brand-new hot sauces (yet more Christmas gifts ~ Thanks, Cindy & Greg!): both from Peaks of Otter Peppers ~ Cremation Drops Hot Sauce and Inca Gold Hot Sauce. However, I will have to wait until next weekend now to test those out with any breakfasts out.

https://www.peaksofotterpeppers.com/


Glen Bacon Scale Rating:
Mina's Veggie (uggh!) ~ 6.4;
Contraband Coffee - Black Market Blend ~ 7.3