I tried to go there this weekend and waited for about 10 minutes while the one barista made a drink for the person at the counter. There were four more people in line in front of me whose drinks he hadn’t even started on and I didn’t have 40 minutes to wait around, so I just left. New management sounds like what’s needed.

It is a shame though, it had been the best place around to get Intelligentsia coffee.

14U has been in shambles for quite awhile… from microwaved eggs and bacon for $8 (?!) to baristas completely untrained in pulling shots… the list goes on. I’m actually surprised this didn’t happen sooner!

I had the best double espresso ever at 14U when it first opened. barista asked if i wanted a strong one, I said yes, he said ‘this will be like a line of coke…up both nostrils.’ and it was. never saw that barista in there again (older african sounding guy) and the shot has never been as good.

This is sad, but I must say I’ve only been there a few times. I like Mocha Hut better. Though the first time I ever went there and was looking to move into the neighborhood, I had a lovely conversation with what I think was the manager (or perhaps owner?) about the area and how great it is to live here, with the great diversity and how I was so sick of living in white, boring Foggy Bottom. So it has a close place to my heart, as his advice rang true.

i went to 14U twice to give it a chance back when they opened and then a few months later. one time it took forever just to get a coffee and the muffin i bought was actually stale and they said i could another one, i got a croissant instead and THAT was stale. the second time my partner and i just walked out because people had said they were still waiting for their drinks after 20 minutes. and they had run out of cups? unfortunately that place is/was a mess. i miss sparkys.