The barista at the shop on 5th poured my latte before I finished talking and it fixed my whole morning
I used to order by saying 'medium latte, oat milk, extra hot' and then watch them nod and make something completely different. Back in 2019 I was at a place called Java Stop on 5th, just a tiny counter with two stools, and the guy behind it looked at me and asked 'you want it hot enough to burn or hot enough to sip?' Nobody had ever asked me that before. I said sip and he made the best cup I had in years, no notes, no extra charge. Now I always ask that question first, and it works every single time. Does anyone else have a shop that just gets it without a bunch of back and forth?