Tag: cafe

  • Robot barista cafe expands to second location

    A while back I visited Cafe X in San Francisco’s Metreon only to find its robot barista charged me for health care. I thought for sure the novelty would wear off quickly, but it seems every time I’m at the Metreon there’s still a bunch of people gawking at the robot arm shuffling cups around.…

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  • A robot barista charged me for health care

    Robots are handling food everywhere these days. Whether delivering falafel or attempting to scoop ice cream, there’s no escape from food robots in the Bay Area. All of which is fine with me: I, for one, welcome our new robot food service overlords. What I’m not fine with, however, are spurious surcharges. So imagine my…

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  • Cafe crisis!

    The former MotoJava space on 9th and Bryant seems to be having an identity crisis as of late. At one time, this storefront sold motorcycles and coffee, a concept that I’m sure was hip and edgy in the 90’s but now just sounds stupid. Alas, times change, and the coffee shop portion of the business…

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