The Complete Coffee Experience

Published on Tuesday, August 24, 2010, by C. Thi Nguyen / Edit Post

"Being able to sit with someone who selects the beans, the roaster, and the person pulling the shots lends a personal touch, and a different level of experience that is hard to find. Enter Cafecito Organico," says cls.

Angel Orozco, the coproprietor, learned to roast, "determined to perfect his craft, but kept getting kicked out of his rental apartments when neighbors complained," explains cls. Orozco finally got a permanent roasting facility in Boyle Heights and started selling in farmers' markets.

But he's got a retail storefront now too, and the espresso is very good, says cls. "Angel was a very nice, charming, well spoken, easy to talk to guy. I heartily recommend giving it a try to hang out over a coffee, buy beans for home, or to learn from someone who is involved in every step of the process."

Cafecito Organico [Silver Lake]
534 N. Hoover Street, Los Angeles
213-537-8367

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  • No, I'm not kidding. Either CHOW is overextending themselves or they screwed the pooch in naming themselves. If you're going to be food and drink, name yourself that.

  • You're kidding? Good coffee fits right in with good food/fine dining. I've been buying beans here since I read about Cafecito Organico in LA magazine as 'best coffee in LA'. It's a charming, low key storefront and the owner is very nice. He loves coffee as much as any good chef loves food.

    I have always ground my own beans and made coffee the old fashioned way (drip) with a Chemex glass coffee...+READ

    You're kidding? Good coffee fits right in with good food/fine dining. I've been buying beans here since I read about Cafecito Organico in LA magazine as 'best coffee in LA'. It's a charming, low key storefront and the owner is very nice. He loves coffee as much as any good chef loves food.

    I have always ground my own beans and made coffee the old fashioned way (drip) with a Chemex glass coffee maker. These are terrific beans! An article in the NY Post recently touted them as the best beans in Los Angeles. The fact that it's not in a high priced, crowded, socially proper coffee shop like Intelligensia or LA Mill makes it all the more a find as far as I'm concerned. If you love good coffee, try this place. You'll love it.-COLLAPSE

  • Why is this on CHOW? Are you eating the roasted beans raw?