Cafe Java Brew

I change my mind… my second visit was not so great. I had a drink to-​go and the girl who took my order had a very grumpy look on her face. She was not concerned with what I wanted to get. She also wasn’t sure of how much the drink cost (The price of the drink did not correspond to the price on the board). I don’t know… I also asked for a non-​fat iced taro latte and what I got was not non-​fat… If you don’t have non-​fat milk just say you don’t have it instead of using whole-​milk; there is a distinct difference between the two milk.

If you want a cup of java in the morning at Café Java Brew, forget it. They do not open their doors until 10 AM. This intersection has two other great coffee shops, so why stop here? They make a very weak version of brewed coffee, their food items are lacking in all areas, and their internet does not always work.
Their choice of music is not suitable for a café, and if you come here in the evening, you might mistake it for a bad club — their customers are loud and obnoxious.

Considering I’ve been trying many coffee shops as of late, this isn’t one of my favorites that I’ve been to. However, I shall give them the benefit of the doubt. cuz when I went here, I only tried their almond milk tea with boba. If you’re looking for good quality boba, I wouldn’t come here. Just go into the plaza next door & get your boba from Phat Straw! The boba here is kinda hard and isn’t exactly the best tasting boba I’ve ever had. I shall go back and try some of their other stuff though. Then maybe I’ll edit my rating and give them another star. I will however say that it’s a good place to study. quieter than other coffee shops and they’re open til midnight on a regular week day. Use the the tables though. The couch bench thing by the door is too low and it strains to sit there & study. Free wifi, just ask for the code. Service is okay, I’ve experienced better. I might go again and try their coffee stuff… but idk. Trying this place after Coffee Code was a huge mistake hahah CC is perfection while this place is average.
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Came back to give it a second shot. I just had a caramel machiato which was pretty good. $ 3.50 is quite pricey for a small drink though. The only thing I would really come here for is to study. Which is why I came here in the first place. Then someone ordered a waffle and it smelled so freakin delicious. I’m gonna have to try one the next time I go.

I had just watched ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ and was craving something sweet, preferably a waffle, but I didn’t know of any places nearby and my friend suggested crepes from Frostbites. As I was parking in front of Frostbites, I noticed the place next door, Café Java Brew, had a sign that said California.something.dessert factory! And they had WAFFLES!
FOOD: I went straight for the waffle and ordered an original and I could see them making it fresh (guess it wouldn’t make since to make it any other way.) This thing was HUGE! Piled with sliced, bananas, strawberries, kiwis, maple syrup, chocolate syrup, whipped crème and vanilla ice cream. I really didn’t want to eat the entire thing myself, but my friend was on a «Vegas diet» so she only helped me with a few bites and boy was it filling. The waffle wasn’t as crispy as I imagined it would be and there was no powdered sugar either, but overall I’d say it was pretty satisfying although I would prefer it to be a bit sweeter.
SERVICE: The atmosphere is very Asian, and by that I mean everyone there was Asian and they all spoke in Korean. Most of the customers were students I’m assuming, studying for finals because it is that time. They took up most of the seats to study with their laptops and books and food from other restaurants, kind of annoying since I wasn’t one of them. I’m sure it’s more convenient to come outside of finals weeks/​month. Apparently there’s free wifi, but I didn’t see the password displayed anywhere. Also, there’s a few really low tables with even lower chairs and a random large round glass table. Depends if that’s your style, but I was just there for a waffle.
Overall, it was a nice to find exactly what I was craving, a $ 4.50 waffle (funny my friend was just complaining how they other day she went to the new Milk and Honey in Cerritos and got a $ 7.00 waffle and it came with a «small glob of whipped crème only and a tiny splash of syrup».) Mine wasn’t the best waffle ever. but good.

seriously? open 24 hrs during finals week. hallelujah.
That’s a plus for me, since nothing’s opened 24 hrs around the 90 630 besides shady doughnut shops:/
Anyways, I tried the white chocolate mocha and green tea latte here.
HUGE fan of the white chocolate mocha, but the green tea latte is a bit ‘eh’.
Interior is nice. I like to sit in the back area to study. They have outlets and comfy sofa looking seats.
I wouldn’t suggest studying in the front area seats (RIGHT beside the entrance) because the seats are at the same level as the table, so you’re like. bending over to study. The tables near the restrooms are the best.
Customer service is great. The workers are super chill, polite and friendly. :)
Overall, GREAT place to study for midterms/​finals.
It’s not super loud like some other cafes and the workers don’t bother you.
I’m definitely coming back to grab some white chocolate mocha and study!

Meh. It’s a coffe bean /​Tea Leaf coffe shop with a half hearted modern makeover.
Mediocre, Starbucks quality coffee.

A coffee place that is new, has comfortable seating, free wifi, AND not a chain? Sounds like something right up my alley. However, their drinks are not that great.
I’ve only had the green tea latte and the Thai tea latte here. The green tea latte was decent. The Thai tea latte, on the other hand, was actually pretty bad. It was very… buttery. That’s the only way I can describe it. It was like drinking diluted, hot butter. In addition, the drink made my teeth orange, so keep that in mind.
In addition to coffee and tea, they also have shaved ice, boba, cupcakes, slices of cakes, and I think frozen yogurt.
There is a decent amount of seating and a good number of outlets for your laptops. There is also a small, outdoor patio, but people like to smoke out there so avoid it if you can’t stand second-​hand smoke. Wifi is good, but you have to ask for the password.
Service is just okay. Sometimes, they just call out your drink once and then just leave it on the counter. You might want to get up and check if you’ve been waiting for awhile. They also have a stamp card, but they don’t promote it or even ask if you have one. The cards are by the cash register, so pick one up yourself.
Overall, decent place to hang out or do some work, but if you’re looking for good drinks and friendly service, look elsewhere.

I only come here for the Java Crunch frap. because iced blended with coffee chips is just plain awesome. It has that choco/​coffee taste with grinded chips of coffee beans in them, again it makes this awesome!
Really I don’t try anything else here but this drink. I do see they have thai iced teas, jasmine milk teas, brownies, expresso coffees, etc. etc. and oh boba drinks. This place is comparable to coffee bean but fusion. This place is located right across Cypress College.
Some of the people here are friendly, just one barista here I kinda get a weird vibe from he just makes my drink places it on the counter far from my reach, and doesn’t say a word to you but call out your drink (to me I feel like he’s giving me that vibe like there’s your drink! now pickup your sh*t up) it sucks I feel that way sometimes when this dude is there. When some of them brings it up to you while you wait. Other than that Java Crunch frap is all I get here because you can’t get that anywhere else.

Located just across the street from Cypress College. This place is a lot more quiet than the Starbucks that is across the street. Serving Coffee Bean coffee as well as boba, shaved ice, and desserts.

Looking for a cool and comfy place to hang out for a nice coffee or tea with friend and I found this place on Unilocal.It was as described by other Unilocalers. They have friendly staff, clean and neat interior. When I first saw the coffee bean and tea leaf logo on the window, i thought the café was bought over by coffee bean. I was mistaken, it says they sell coffee bean coffee. I tried their Jasmine Milk Tea, it was ok. And my friend taro Milk tea, ok too. We shared an original waffle. My own complaint was the waffle was not crispy. I thought if it is crispy, it will be perfect.
For the ambient, I would definitely come back. It is hard to find such place around the location.

Strong espressos. Lauren Hill — Sweetest Thing playing. My heart rate just went up.
Free coffee refills? Yes sir.
There’s bobas too not just coffee and tea here. And they can mix it in any drink. Oh wait, yogurt and shaved ice too! Possibly influenced by Frostbites? Perhaps.
For some reason you Cypressinos like to spit here which is why they put signs all over to not spit. Stop spitting! That sign is embarrassing for you and CJB.
Also saw door to door salesmen pushing their makeup and cosmetics to the poor girls behind the counter. Lots of uhhs and ums. Smart girls, smart. Keep stalling. She says «Sorry, I don’t have cash.» later she says that’s a big hint to the guys that they are not interested in the nicest way possible. Then adds «Worst job ever.» I know it’s rough to sell product especially crappy product but worst job ever? Hardly. Pampered much? Jizz mopper or fluffer comes to my mind as worst job.
4 starras.

I randomly came across this place driving past it on my way to work. The first thing I noticed was the cute drawings on the store window of Boba cups and what not. Then when I came inside noticed the clean and modern décor. The menu is pretty easy to follow with some great options. I ended up ordering the Vanilla Coffee Frap in Decaf. My drink was made exactly as I wanted it and both the girls were super nice working the store.
Last night I read the Unilocal reviews. Here is my response: 1) The store does display «Featuring Coffee Bean» but I wouldn’t translate this as a CB store by any means. I would translate it as a store that serves Java brewed from CB beans and maybe their teas as well. If you’re looking for a CB, go to CB. :) 2) The workers are super nice. I haven’t come across any grumpy ppl.
This morning I ordered the same drink and it was even yummier. The girl working the Coffee Bar was so sweet and even remembered my specific drink order. We ended up chatting about some of the other drinks on the menu. I only paid $ 0.51 for my drink bc I added them as FB friend.
Lastly, they do serve Boba but the Boba isn’t ready until after 10am.

This is a nice local café and better that they use coffee bean beans but don’t know how to make a white chocolate dream. my wife’s favorite coffee bean drink. Oh well

Service sucks. They didn’t even tell me When my drink was ready. Got my order wrong and forgot one of my drinks. Btw I only ordered two drinks. Horrible employees.
Décor is nice but wtf! The chairs and tables r same height! My back will ache studying here. Whoever designed it or picked it out wasn’t thinking about their customers.
Drinks were whatever. Not bad not great. Probably won’t be back. Starbucks suits me better. Thought I’d try a new place. But I’m goin back to Starbucks!!!

Good coffee and Tea but the signs were very misleading. I Know it says «Featuring» coffee bean. The sign is exactly the coffee bean sign. They have the coffee bean tea but they don’t make anything like coffee bean does.
Other than that, their service is great. Good place to study, open from 6am-​12am. During mid-​terms and finals it says it’s open 24 hrs. we’ll see… Their system was down when I was paying and they felt bad and gave me my coffee for free.

It’s a new place. It’s clean, it’s surprisingly pretty roomy and it has clean lines and modern looking furniture. The board that lists their menu is pretty clear and straight forward and the lady at the cash register is friendly and pleasant.
We ordered a few drinks and another lady made the drinks and ohmygod — was she angry? She kept slamming everything from the fridge door to throwing her utensils or whatever she uses in the sink. She looked like she was unhappy to work there or something.
The drinks were so-​so. Maybe her anger got transferred to the drinks.
Parking can be quite difficult to find since it’s a few doors down from the ever famous Frostbites. Come to think of it, I should have gone to Frostbites and got me some yummy peanut butter and strawberries.

So after driving by this place on my way to school, I finally came back since it used to be Its a Grind, I instantly fell in love with it. Not only is a super convenient (being across the street from school and 3 minutes away from my house), but they offer free wifi for students. AND during finals and midterms they open 24 hours! Trust me thats a major bonus for college students. I love their variety of drinks here, and the fact that they offer boba unlike Its a Grind before it.
If your hungry, try their Club sandwich! They make it similar to Subway but its really flavorful! They add avocado to it which gives the sandwich SO much more taste points. I cant get over how delicious it is!

I’ve been here ALOT since it opened because my bestie is addicted to iced coffee with boba (don’t knock it… it’s actually pretty yummy) and its a unique little coffee/​boba/​sandwich café.
I’ve tried an assortment of milk teas and iced coffees. They’re very good, especially the almond and coconut milk tea. I can’t help but feel ripped off when they’re half full of ice though, especially seeing as they’re a little on the expensive side (no happy hour deals like at our frenemy Phat Straw). They do have some cool raffle going on where you can win an iPad though :0
Service is always friendly and fast (it’s never crowded), but make sure you repeat your order a couple of times. I’ve gotten the wrong drink a couple of times.
Oh! And the waffles! Kiwi, strawberries, banana, maple syrup, chocolate syrup, vanilla ice cream… All on one waffle! But it was pretty yummy.
So if you find yourself waiting in a long ass line at Frostbites, give this place a shot! But stay away from the green tea latte! Yuck!

First off, it has FREE WI-​FI ! So its great way to get your study, work, or whatever done in a not so packed place as say Starbucks. I enjoy going there because the service is great!
Also the inside is very chic and clean :) I’m becoming a regular :)

This is a perfect place for students to come and study since it’s so close to the schools. They sell Coffee Bean Coffee. they don’t serve the coffee hot, it was a bit lukewarm. I also ordered their jasmine milk tea, the drink itself is really good, but their boba was a bit too soggy and hard in the middle. Other than that, I like how they renovated the place (used to be It’s a Grind). Good service. I’ll come again to try their shaved ice and other drinks n’ goodies :)