3rd Place

Location: 1811 Glenwood Ave.

Roaster: Stockton Graham (I think?)

Synapses:

We stopped into 3rd Place while visiting Raleigh in August of 2005. It is located in an older (read: expensive/eclectic)area of Raleigh. We stopped in on a Saturday morning and it was packed!

Atmosphere: This is a popular spot with the locals and was completely packed on Saturday morning with most of the clientele having walked in from the street. The cafe is a mishmash of different furniture with a comfortable feel to it (some overstuffed chairs, cafe chairs, coaches, etc.) and crammed tight with barely enough room to stand in line without bumping into the people seated behind you. The cafe is so tight there really isn't much room for someone in a wheelchair to maneuver (thought that didn't dissuade one motivated man from getting his morning fix of caffeine!)

Beverages: Latte and coffee were of suitable quality though the coffee was way too hot.

Food: They had a pastry case with the usual fare of muffins, biscotti, etc. I didn't get anything myself (being slightly turned off by a fly that had managed to gain entry into the pastry case).

Staff: Tattooed and efficient the staff took our order and filled it without any extra chatter, as one would expect considering how busy they were.