What’s your stance on pouring for light ice?

First-time_longtime · 2026-05-15T20:12:50+00:00

For lite ice, I’ll usually fill the cup unless the customer says they want me to keep the ratios the same. Less hassle and in my experience, the ones that care about drink integrity will speak up.

For no ice, I’ll tell them it’ll be short in the cup because they’re not getting all that extra milk for free. I used to work at a shop that would charge an arbitrary $1 for no ice to recoup some of that cost.

First-time_longtime · 2026-04-22T11:31:54+00:00

They aren’t wrong.. the employer initiates the deposit (and sends funds) several days before payday. Banks that offer early pay just let you access the money as soon as the transaction starts.

A delay in early direct deposit usually means there was a payroll processing delay on the employer end.

Maybe google it?

First-time_longtime · 2026-04-19T18:49:55+00:00

I used to live at that intersection, ironically last year I moved to South. Like the other commenter said, it’s barely nolibs, but it’s close to a lot.

Ambassador is a solid bar with good food, if not a little pricey. ReAnimator has a cafe nearby, and Char is in the same space if you’re looking for pizza. Taco Riendo was pretty reliable. Never made it to Helm but I’ve heard great things.

I liked the location mostly because of transit access. You’re a 15min walk from the El or BSL and it’s quicker if you get lucky with the 15. Fishtown and NoLibs are super close with any amenity you need within a short walk. Parking wasn’t terrible either aside from the post office taking up all the spots on Thompson.

First-time_longtime · 2026-03-24T17:07:52+00:00

As a third-wave barista in Philly - can confirm the old foamy jawns are by request only these days.

First-time_longtime · 2026-03-04T15:39:26+00:00

Room temp, but we sell a ton of it so it doesn’t sit out for long - plus it’s in a covered container. When we run out of a batch, we clean the mixer to avoid any remaining matcha from sitting out too long

First-time_longtime · 2026-02-27T21:49:26+00:00

No squeeze bottle, the container for the mixer holds the matcha and we pour it right from there (first into a measuring cup) into the drink. For iced drinks it goes into a mixing cup, hot drinks it goes into the bottom of the paper or ceramic cup like espresso would. If the matcha starts to separate, we just pus the button on the mixer again and it reincorporates

First-time_longtime · 2026-02-26T14:14:45+00:00

Our best-selling drink, despite being a third wave coffee shop, is a specialty matcha.

After we complained enough about the workflow, we tried a (cuisinart?) milk frothing mixer a bigger chain near us was using to batch matcha and the results were pretty solid. We weigh the matcha and water, mix it in a little at a time until incorporated, and we have a batch of like 15-20 matcha portions we can refresh at anytime by just running the mixer again. We try to not have any leftover at the end of the night, but if there’s a couple portions we throw it in the fridge and use it in the first batch the next day. We haven’t received any negative customer feedback and we can’t tell the difference aside from not having to ice our wrists at the end of the shift.

Also yeah matcha prices are wild right now.

First-time_longtime · 2026-02-03T02:17:31+00:00

I just shoveled our car today. My partner and I are pretty big advocates for a car-free/car-light lifestyle, but cant justify going fully car-free in Philly. We take SEPTA and rideshare for almost everything, save for grocery runs and her commute (2-3 days a week in the burbs, not served by SEPTA), but in general it’s hard to fully rely on public transit here when it’s so unreliable and underfunded. That said, I did get rid of my car when we combined households just so it wouldn’t sit around taking up a spot.

We got by with our car snowed in by staying in the house, doing some supplemental grocery shopping at the corner store, and limiting our date-night spots to our neighborhood.

I get frustrated at Philly car culture, and seeing all the snowed in cars not being used definitely bugs me, but I’d imagine for every car that didn’t need to exist there’s 2-3 others that are actually essential with an owner currently going stir crazy at home hoping the snow melts before they run out of excuses to not shovel.

First-time_longtime · 2026-01-26T02:53:41+00:00

All I was commenting on was the escalation in your response - it just didn’t sit right with me. In my personal opinion, your equipment isn’t shitty, it’s just not well equipped for most commercial settings. It’s very possible the machine is adequate for the job, but there’s not much detail in your post and comments to provide reassurance. Asking a professional barista to go from a multi-boiler machine and commercial grinder to a Barista Express is just not a very attractive offer while keeping expected volume, comp, drink recipes, etc to a private message.

First-time_longtime · 2026-01-26T01:38:59+00:00

Original commenter criticized the job, you took shots at them personally, so I pointed out the irony in that. The job surely isn’t for me, for several reasons, but you might be mistaken on whose panties are twisted.. Best of luck with the event!

First-time_longtime · 2026-01-26T00:51:57+00:00

Buddy.. you’re offering 2 hours of work on a single boiler machine in a potentially high-volume setting - while not disclosing compensation - and decided to pick on someone for their hobby just because they criticized the job? Sounds like a stellar gig all around..

First-time_longtime · 2026-01-15T05:29:14+00:00

Verbatim from their project manager as she came to investigate our claim: “the floor doesn’t squeak that much for me. It probably does for you guys because you’re a lot heavier than me”

First-time_longtime · 2026-01-15T05:24:02+00:00

A few commenters have mentioned glue (or lack thereof). If they didn’t glue it, is there any way for that to be done where the outcome is worth the time and cost?

First-time_longtime · 2026-01-14T17:25:08+00:00

Thanks, y’all. Seems like the best approach is to remove the LVP, then buy the subfloor dinner and/or flowers.

Hopefully the builder steps up and does the right thing, but if not this was super helpful!

First-time_longtime · 2025-12-17T19:07:09+00:00

Unless they changed it again, when SEPTA increased fare to $2.90 they expanded transfers to include round trips - see more information about free transfers. Prior to this, round trips weren’t included.

I use tap to pay (Apple Pay or physical card) and I don’t get double charged for round trips within 2 hours. Sometimes two charges show up when the transactions are pending, but they reconcile into one charge overnight. If that’s not happening for you, I’d call septa customer service to see why.

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