Philz Coffee - Oakland

I just walked in, simply trying to order some coffee. Despite waiting for 5 minutes with nobody else in line, not a single barista was willing to take my order. Would not recommend, unless you have a whole afternoon to spare.

I was excited to try, but I wanted to like it more than I actually did. The menu was a bit confusing labeled something like coffee creations I thought I was ordering 2 flavored lattes. Turns out one was just a coffee with the notes listed, and the other tasted like black coffee with hot chocolate powder mixed in. The regular coffee was pretty good, but not what I was trying to order. The coffee with hot chocolate wasn 't great. Still 3 stars for creativity, and the coffee still being pretty good.

The coffee was great, perfectly prepared as per instructions. I would suggest, however, that one orders on the app on the way to allow time to make it. There were so many to go and uber orders, it took them 10 mins to make our coffee, and we were standing there. I mean, big deal, 10 mins, but next time we will order on the app and have it ready when we walk in. Employees are great here, though.

Terrible experience. I came here with about thirty minutes to spare during my lunch break and the coffee ended up taking about twenty five minutes to make. Be warned: THIS PLACE IS INCREDIBLY SLOW. Also, they just randomly put an entire mint stalk in my chai!? I did not ask for this and it was not pleasant. The chai was mediocre and watery, and I will not be getting it again. It was not worth the wait, and I wish I could give 0 stars.

The mint mojito was cold and refreshing. The latte was like a warm hug.