Saxbys Coffee Cafe Americana
Price: $1.85 plus tax
Serving: 12 oz.
Calories: 10 per serving
Fat: 0%, 0g
Cholesterol: 0%, 0mg
Sodium: 0%, 0mg
Protein: 0g
Carbohydrates: 0%, 0g
Fiber: 0%, 0g
Sugar: 0g
Caffeine: 150mg
Saxbys says: Our espresso [beans] give a crema to die for. Full of body from Central America and Indonesian coffees.
We say: We drink Americanos (or in Saxbys’s case ‘Americanas’) because they’re just like regular coffee, but made fresh for you right at that instant. Given the choice between coffee that was produced 30 minutes ago and coffee that we can witness being made, we’ll go for the visible version anytime.
However, the Saxbys on Washington DC’s 19th St. NW is still working out some kinks when it comes to consistency. This is partly due to our request for ‘room’ in the Americanoa and partly because half of the freaking time the crema has somehow been destroyed. What gives? Last week the crema was perfect and the Saxbys Americana is a divine experience. Today it just tasted like plain old coffee, not a drink that we paid an extra 35 cents for.
With a rise in consistency, the Saxbys Coffee Cafe Americana could rise to 4 stars, but for now it is squarely in the realm of mediocrity.
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I am one of the proud owners of the Saxbys Coffee Dupont Circle location. I want to thank you for your review. I have been testing out different possible scenarios of how our Barista could have crafted your drink incorrectly. I believe in this case the espresso beans were jammed in the machine when pulling the shots into your Café Americano. This happens mainly because of the freshness of our beans upon arrival. If the beans are jammed then the espresso shot will pour watered down without cremá.
Please accept my apology for the inconsistent drink. I would like to offer you a free drink next time you are in our store. Please ask for myself, Ryan, or one of our managers and we will take care of you. We appreciate your business and look forward to serving you again!
@Ryan - I may have to take you up on the offer, but I’m worried about losing my anonymity. Regardless of the free coffee offer, I’ll definitely be back at Saxbys. This is mostly because the store has free wi-fi and clean restrooms, 2 very important features.