Philz Coffee
If that name doesn’t send shivers through your caffeine veins then get stepping to SoMa right now. Phil Jaber has been preparing his secret blends in the original Mission location (24th and Folsom) for 33 years. This is Phil’s first foray into the area and should be a welcome newcomer to J-train and Caltrain commuters. The new location is housed inside of the Mission Creek Senior Center, and if there’s one demographic that truly deserves early-morning access to jolting coffee, it’s the elderly. But really all brewheads are welcome to help themselves to the “one cup at a time” style that put Philz on the coffee map. The menu is daunting and will look unorthodox to those of you expecting a menu filled with frappucinos. Here you can get a small or large cup of any of Phil’s master blends, or order a pound of the dry goods to go. Give the Tesora blend a try–it took seven years for Phil and his son Jacob to perfectly tweak the stuff–highly recommended for neophytes. The only problem with a new Philz is that the amiable man himself, Phil, doesn’t work there. You’ll have to go to the Mission to meet him.
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