The call
The documented visit included pour-over coffee and cowboy dark roast. This record does not turn that order into a recommendation.
What to order
- Pour-over coffee
- Cowboy dark roast
Best for
- Pour-over coffee, service permitting
Coffee & Tea · Breakfast & Brunch
Ryan Bros Coffee
Roger long praised this in-house roaster's pour-over coffee and craft beer selection, but a later visit soured after a rude staff member gave attitude over a pour-over order.
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Roger’s tips on Ryan Bros Coffee
Get yourself a pour over!
Posted
On Roger’s lists: SD's Coffee Houses, SD's Vegan/Vegetarian Joints!.
Source-backed notes
Visit history
Checked in 8 times on Yelp and Swarm, most recently Jul 4, 2017. See the check-in log
2017-07-08day precision · source explicit
“a recent visit had a rude staff member give attitude over a pour-over request and badmouth the customer to a coworker within earshot”
Roger said service had always been the best before, but a recent visit involved a rude staff member giving attitude over a pour-over order.
2014-08-04day precision · source explicit
“Delicious pourover coffee and good craft beer selection. Roast their own beans like Moto & Virtuoso.”
In an earlier review, Roger praised the in-house roasted beans, naming Moto and Virtuoso, and recommended the Cowboy dark roast alongside a good craft beer selection.
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Hayes Burger
Burgers
Roger visited during the start of pandemic lockdown and found a hustling, friendly team turning out old-school diner burgers he called In-N-Out-level, with fries he liked even better.
- From the order notes
- Burgers · Fries
- Go for
- Old-school diner-style burgers
Latest recorded visit2020
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Por Vida
MexicanCoffee & Tea
Roger's order at this Barrio Logan coffee shop with a Mexican-inspired menu: spicy watermelon lemonade and a horchata latte.
- From the order notes
- Spicy watermelon lemonade · Horchata latte
- Go for
- Barrio Logan coffee with a Mexican-inspired menu · A creative horchata latte
Latest recorded visit2017-08-14
Roger’s pickPrice varies
Barrio Logan
Cafe Moto
Coffee
A Barrio Logan coffee roaster and cafe that became one of Roger's favorites: beans roasted in-house, a 24-hour brew he preferred over the popular V12, quick wifi, ample seating and even a bike fixing station out front.
- From the order notes
- 24-hour brewed coffee · V12 cold brew · Pour over
- Go for
- Serious coffee drinkers · Working with reliable wifi
Latest recorded visit2014-05-11
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Kearny Mesa
MNGO cafe
DessertsCoffee & Tea
A needed cafe/lounge for the Convoy area with puffles, coffee concoctions, and tea, which Roger reviewed during its soft opening — plenty of space with outlets, in a hip, modern remodel of the old Big Joy space.
- From the order notes
- Puffles · Coffee concoctions · Tea beverages
- Go for
- A Convoy-area coffee and dessert stop · Working with outlets nearby
Latest recorded visit2017
RecommendedPrice varies
Embarcadero
Ketch Grill & Taps
SeafoodBreakfast & Brunch
Roger got lucky with a walk-in after 6pm despite a building line, went upstairs in the two-story waterfront space, and praised the fried oysters as fresh and just right.
- From the order notes
- Fried oysters · Fish 'n chips
- Go for
- Waterfront views with fried oysters
Latest recorded visit2020