Balconi Coffee (Sawtelle Japantown) Announces Closure

That could be no bueno with HCl or H2SO4…

Or 10N KOH

It is indeed no bueno- mouth pipetting is actually a little before my time but I heard some horror stories when I was still in the lab…

And to keep this food related, I was thinking of getting micropipetters when I was noodling around with clarification a while back. Team Rainin!

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I noticed a change in the Parts and Labor Instagram page. Hopefully this means they could be popping up again soon!

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Ray has staged Parts & Labor (formerly Balconi) coffee pop-ups at Bar Hermanito (address is 2024 Sawtelle) in the past, and AFAIK they were really good.

Here’s to hoping there will be a more permanent presence!

Current caffeine space / state-of-play in the area offers stiff competition: LA Prime Caffe, Chit Chat, Teaspoon Sawtelle, 10 Speed Coffee, 7 Miles Tea, Coffee Tomo, Volcano Tea House, Alfred, Artelice Patisserie, just to mention a few xanthine slingers nearby. And that’s just north of Olympic.

But Ray’s coffee kicks ass, and he continues to have a devoted following. So I’m confident he’ll bring it.

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Any of these stand out over the others? I’ve been to Tomo plenty but the others I’ve missed