Saturday, October 07, 2006

Ripping up Ritual



What a lousy place to get a cup of joe.

I know every one in SF has this obsession with waiting in line for everything, but do not wait for coffee at this awful elitist hipster slum. Usually the wait is warrented here ala the Tartine bakery and their five pound Almond croissants. But, the same can not be said for Ritual Coffee. The coffee is only slightly better than the cups a crap everyone here drinks and calls coffee. The feeling the shop gives off as soon as you cross into it's wimpy arty atmostphere is one of narcissim. If I wanted to feel the cold shoulder of Seattle hospitallity I'd go there not to some fake cali copy.
Another thing.Their sign, pictured above, is a red flag with FAKE arabic writing which suggests a revolutionary atmosphere. But the place could not be more conformist. For example all the stick thin bike messengers wearing the same stupid shit but in different colors who hang out front. Plus Ritual Coffee is part of the steady insidious gentrification pushing it's way into the Mission district.
The only ritual I'd suggest with this place is spiting on thier squeeky clean windows when you pass by.

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