Philz Coffee - Oakland

Waited 5 minutes to be told it was going to take 20 to make my drink. I’ve been to 5 other locations around California that are all a delight. This location seems to be run poorly.

Crowded!!! Beware of coming between 8-3 as you will likely not find a spot to wait. Order through the app as coming in to order will be 10-15min+. I’m a fair-weather fan of Philz but beware how busy this location can get.

What's not to love? Consistently good coffee, lots of variety in terms of roasts and flavors. Nice neighborhood to walk around and explore while having coffee. If you like a pour over style coffee, this is the place to go.Not bird friendly though.. bird spikes everywhere. Not sure how I feel about that. No bird poop.. but no birds either. Maybe we could have a bird feeder in an easier to clean area?

I just walked in, simply trying to order some coffee. Despite waiting for 5 minutes with nobody else in line, not a single barista was willing to take my order. Would not recommend, unless you have a whole afternoon to spare.

I was excited to try, but I wanted to like it more than I actually did. The menu was a bit confusing labeled something like coffee creations I thought I was ordering 2 flavored lattes. Turns out one was just a coffee with the notes listed, and the other tasted like black coffee with hot chocolate powder mixed in. The regular coffee was pretty good, but not what I was trying to order. The coffee with hot chocolate wasn 't great. Still 3 stars for creativity, and the coffee still being pretty good.