So this isn't the best picture, but this is what my favorite refuge looks like. It is a little coffee house even though I don't like or drink coffee (though I now will order an Oreo mocha).
They always have an abundance of employees because they do deliveries. It isn't all that unusual to see on or two employees caring drinks down the sidewalk while I wait for my bus.
Since there is normally more than one person behind the counter it is like a welcoming committee when you walk it. Everyone is extremely friendly, for example, when I went to leave today my umbrella fell apart and they offered to let me borrow one of theirs... Starbucks doesn't stand a chance.
Here is my favorite table where I sit for hours completing my homework or reading a book. I like this spot because it is near the stairs (there are tables upstairs as well), the door to the kitchen, and the entrance behind the counter so it is easier to talk to waiters and waitresses as they pass by. At the moment they have some decorations up for their Independence Day.
