Weekly Coffee Gatherings

[bobco85]

I designate this new coffee shop: Café Ciclisto del Steveo

I had the cafe mocha leche. The barista was snarky, but the coffee did its job to wake me up, and the pastries were good (hmm, did I eat 3 or 4 of those mini cinnamon rolls?)

4 stars out of 5 because they didn’t tell me the wifi password [emoji6]

Thanks for hosting, Steveo!

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[ChristoB50]

I was all set to make this my first-ever coffee club attendance… even prepared to be a little late to work as a result. Til I remembered I had a conflicting dr’s appt in N. Arlington this morning.

Generally, the starting times of the existing C.C.’s (as shown on the Google Calendar) don’t work well with my necessary office-arrival time of 7:35.
The Shirlington Best Buns Wednesdays would be the ideal C.C. to participate in (right off the path to work) — but the 7:10 start time means I’d arrive, skip any coffee, get 60 seconds to say hi to whoever was on hand exactly right then and then have to leave.
The worst bit is no coffee / socializing in that scenario! Are there any regulars who currently hit the Shirlington gathering, but routinely arrive between 6:30 and 7:00?

Also – are there any folks on routes favorable to Potomac Yard, to consider a coffee club gathering at the Potomac Yard Starbucks?

(BTW — where exactly is the Crystal City Coffee Club meeting point on Tuesdays? The Calendar entry only says: “Bring your coffee or buy it from nearby. Winter location is at Cosi nearby.” Nearby to what??)

[lordofthemark]

@ChristoB50 190290 wrote:

I was all set to make this my first-ever coffee club attendance… even prepared to be a little late to work as a result. Til I remembered I had a conflicting dr’s appt in N. Arlington this morning.

Generally, the starting times of the existing C.C.’s (as shown on the Google Calendar) don’t work well with my necessary office-arrival time of 7:35.
The Shirlington Best Buns Wednesdays would be the ideal C.C. to participate in (right off the path to work) — but the 7:10 start time means I’d arrive, skip any coffee, get 60 seconds to say hi to whoever was on hand exactly right then and then have to leave.
The worst bit is no coffee / socializing in that scenario! Are there any regulars who currently hit the Shirlington gathering, but routinely arrive between 6:30 and 7:00?

Also – are there any folks on routes favorable to Potomac Yard, to consider a coffee club gathering at the Potomac Yard Starbucks?

(BTW — where exactly is the Crystal City Coffee Club meeting point on Tuesdays? The Calendar entry only says: “Bring your coffee or buy it from nearby. Winter location is at Cosi nearby.” Nearby to what??)

CCCC was started at the Crystal City Water Park – here

https://www.google.com/maps/@38.8583899,-77.0491588,3a,75y,69.89h,85.09t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sxLJoSa8yI3KaXRgkB6LgNQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

The winter location is this Cosi’s on Crystal Drive

https://www.google.com/maps/@38.8555436,-77.0493369,3a,75y,86.78h,75.55t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sQLHRUze2pltkAriXVWw1SQ!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo3.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DQLHRUze2pltkAriXVWw1SQ%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dsearch.TACTILE.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D96%26h%3D64%26yaw%3D179.97284%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i13312!8i6656

This past Tuesday, however, we were at an outdoor table near the Cosi’s instead of at the Waterpark.

Crystal City – a place of change and growth!

[josh]

@ChristoB50 190290 wrote:

Are there any regulars who currently hit the Shirlington gathering, but routinely arrive between 6:30 and 7:00?

I don’t believe so.

@ChristoB50 190290 wrote:

(BTW — where exactly is the Crystal City Coffee Club meeting point on Tuesdays? The Calendar entry only says: “Bring your coffee or buy it from nearby. Winter location is at Cosi nearby.” Nearby to what??)

Crystal City Water Park, a little north on Crystal Dr from the Cosi.

[Steve O]

@ChristoB50 190290 wrote:

I was all set to make this my first-ever coffee club attendance… even prepared to be a little late to work as a result. Til I remembered I had a conflicting dr’s appt in N. Arlington this morning.

Generally, the starting times of the existing C.C.’s (as shown on the Google Calendar) don’t work well with my necessary office-arrival time of 7:35.
The Shirlington Best Buns Wednesdays would be the ideal C.C. to participate in (right off the path to work) — but the 7:10 start time means I’d arrive, skip any coffee, get 60 seconds to say hi to whoever was on hand exactly right then and then have to leave.
The worst bit is no coffee / socializing in that scenario! Are there any regulars who currently hit the Shirlington gathering, but routinely arrive between 6:30 and 7:00?

You can try the Georgetown Early Bird Coffee Club at Saxby’s on Thursdays. They meet at about 6am and depart before 7.
Also, feel free to show up at Best Buns at 6:45 for a few weeks. The other early arrivers will likely notice and start coming earlier, since they know they won’t be alone.

The most recent “official” list is here, although the Java Shack Friday one is pretty much defunct. This should be similar to what is shown on the calendar.

[bentbike33]

@ChristoB50 190290 wrote:

Are there any regulars who currently hit the Shirlington gathering, but routinely arrive between 6:30 and 7:00?

I’m not sure where the precision of 7:10 came from for HDCC at Best Buns, but I tend to get there a bit before 7:00, especially in the Summer when I don’t have to find as much clothing to wear.

[ChristoB50]

Thanks — I opted to edit the Google Calendar entry for CCCC, to populate the Location field with the Water Park.

[trailrunner]

@ChristoB50 190290 wrote:

Generally, the starting times of the existing C.C.’s (as shown on the Google Calendar) don’t work well with my necessary office-arrival time of 7:35.

One of the reasons I’ve never considered making one of these is because I’m also an early bird.

@ChristoB50 190290 wrote:

Also – are there any folks on routes favorable to Potomac Yard, to consider a coffee club gathering at the Potomac Yard Starbucks?

My commute to Crystal City takes me through Potomac Yards. Which Starbucks did you mean? The one across from the Toyota dealer?

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[ChristoB50]

@Steve O 190293 wrote:

You can try the Georgetown Early Bird Coffee Club at Saxby’s on Thursdays. They meet at about 6am and depart before 7.

Thanks but that one’s too far afield from my work route.

[ChristoB50]

@trailrunner 190300 wrote:

One of the reasons I’ve never considered making one of these is because I’m also an early bird.
My commute to Crystal City takes me through Potomac Yards. Which Starbucks did you mean? The one across from the Toyota dealer?

Yes, I was specifically thinking the Starbucks across Rt 1 from Jack Taylor Toyota, since it has some outdoor seating (for nice weather) as well as a large common table inside.
(EDIT: Though it has no bike racks – I always end up locking up to one of the handicapped parking-space sign posts.)

[ChristoB50]

@bentbike33 190296 wrote:

I’m not sure where the precision of 7:10 came from for HDCC at Best Buns, but I tend to get there a bit before 7:00…

My guess is they are on the Google Calendar with such specific start times, to create a “stepped” presentation visually — so that they more visually stand out from one another when they overlap… vs. any agreed-upon formal starting time…

[KWL]

@ChristoB50 190303 wrote:

Yes, I was specifically thinking the Starbucks across Rt 1 from Jack Taylor Toyota, since it has some outdoor seating (for nice weather) as well as a large common table inside.
(EDIT: Though it has no bike racks – I always end up locking up to one of the handicapped parking-space sign posts.)

Nector Coffee & Wine Bistro at Hume & Mt. Vernon & Commonwealth (it’s a fun intersection) is probably closer to your work than that Starbucks. Less corporate too. And they have bike racks, though there would be no reason to lock up.

[ChristoB50]

@KWL 190307 wrote:

Nector Coffee & Wine Bistro at Hume & Mt. Vernon & Commonwealth

I could swing that without overshooting the office much at all. I currently pass directly by the Starbucks on my bike route, which is why it sprang to mind.
(Red route = normal path. Orange route if trying Nector)
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[Emm]

@KWL 190307 wrote:

Nector Coffee & Wine Bistro at Hume & Mt. Vernon & Commonwealth (it’s a fun intersection) is probably closer to your work than that Starbucks. Less corporate too. And they have bike racks, though there would be no reason to lock up.

AND they have an awesome selection of waffles… yum yum yum

[josh]

@ChristoB50 190302 wrote:

Thanks but that one’s too far afield from my work route.

IMO, in an ideal world, coffee isn’t obtained from somewhere along your shortest commute. It’s a lot better if you go out to Leesburg or somewhere similar.

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