LA Mill Coffee

The new coffee place in Silver Lake opened last week. It's right across from the 7-Eleven and Spaceland, and since the doors opened on Thursday for the owner's birthday, it'be been packed with java junkies.


As soon as you walk in--or even as you drive by--you can tell it ain't Dunkin' Donuts. Check out the architecture and the brewing machines. The very small cup of coffee is strong and good--slightly nutty--but it's more of a special occassion quaff than a morning pick-up.


The desserts are purported to be Michelin quality. We were too early for that, so we had an orange and cranberry scone. It had nice, crip edges and tasty, fresh insides. Our two items cost more than eight bucks. Whoa! (They were out of menus by the time we got there on Saturday morning, but we overheard that a sandwhich cost 14 bucks.)


Not sure what niche this place will fill. I don't think the neighborhood has the demographics to support Urth Café prices, but I'm thinking it might be a nice place to get coffee and dessert after dinner on a special occasion. Are there enough special occasions to go around?

On a side note, the long-standing Michelango's and the well-loved Backdoor Café are losing their leases. The New Netty's has been in limbo for a few months now, too. With the other eateries out of the picture, LA Mill's entry to the neighborhood is a little more interesting.

To be continued...