11/03/09

Best smoothies

by Anilegna12

Third Place has a great location, right in the Five Points area, facing Glenwood Ave. People that live in that area can walk up to the coffee house and no worry about parking. Although, it has a great location, it lacks customer service. My question is...why leave an employee in charge with no one else in the coffee shop that does not know how to make beverages. In my opinion it is very irresponsible to leave someone new in charge. Third Place is competitive in prices but still pricey. If a customer is spending almost $4 on a drink, why not have the best employees possible. If the owner is reading this, please do something about it. Thanks!

• Pros: Best smoothies!
• Cons: poor customer service

08/18/09

It's ok, but not my first choice for a coffee shop.

by alwaysopinions

The staff is not too personable. One employee at the counter did not even make eye contact with me.

This place just seems filthy and unorganized to me.

I'd like to give a better review since they have decent coffee, but these are my first impressions.

• Pros: Decent coffee
• Cons: See the details

03/28/09

Almost perfect...

by duchessbee

Third Place is almost the perfect coffee shop. The decor inside makes me want to settle down with a book or a friend, hot cup of coffee (at a good price, $1, with $.65 refills), and relax. The music is always something interesting, from indie rock to reggae to old hippie music, and they tend to play full albums instead of satellite radio or an iPod on Shuffle.

Plus, you MUST try the food! They have a great selection of sandwiches and wraps, which all come with tortilla chips and house made (?) salsa. Try the Plethora--it is awesome. Baked goods: I've only had a cookie from here, and it was a little lackluster, but I can't speak for anything else.

The staff, though, have never impressed me. They've been quite rude on occasion, especially when nearing closing time--which is ridiculously early. 7pm! It's still light outside, and sometimes when I'm leaving Lilly's all I want is a coffee or hot chocolate, and they're closed up for the night. I don't get it. Maybe they'll stay open later in the summer months? I hope so.

• Pros: great coffee, good prices, good art/music
• Cons: close at 7pm, rude staff