Insurrection at Gorilla Coffee
We’d originally relegated this story to the Daily Links post, but it’s too good not to have its own post…Apparently one of the owners of the popular coffee spot Gorilla Coffee at 97 Fifth Avenue in Park Slope rubbed the employees the wrong way so they all banded together and quit en masse, throwing the…
We’d originally relegated this story to the Daily Links post, but it’s too good not to have its own post…Apparently one of the owners of the popular coffee spot Gorilla Coffee at 97 Fifth Avenue in Park Slope rubbed the employees the wrong way so they all banded together and quit en masse, throwing the Park Slope ecosystem into disequilibrium. Evidently there are all sorts of signs posted out front with a running he-said-she-said account of the problem. From a reader: “My husband said there was line outside the door of people just freaking out and totally in crisis over the lack of coffee. I have a feeling he was one of them because I was on the other line when he called to tell me this, and he told my secretary that it was an emergency.” We also hear that Gorilla addicts have been depleting supplies at neighboring stores to ride out the current crisis. We’d be mighty appreciative if someone could send in some photos of the storefront and posted screeds…
Entire Staff Quits Gorilla Coffee in Slope [Brooklyn Paper]
Photo by bean_weaver
Jackal, don’t underestimate the sucess rate of that overcoat trick!
List of things I really just don’t give a flying fuck about:
1. The outcome of Gorilla Coffee’s dispute with its employees.
2. Whether I ever have a cup of Gorilla Coffee again.
3. Who wins the next Stanley Cup.
4. Whether the 18 yo guy who was totally getting a handie from his girlfriend on the subway this morning (he seemed to think no one would catch on b/c he was standing up and wearing a big overcoat) will eventually get arrested for indecent behavior and / or statutory rape.
Note to moderator: I’m glad your site is so popular, but I’m sorry that DIBS has nothing better to do than spearhead negative discourse all day long.
Legion. You are my hero. “hush, hush, eye to eye”
“I found the music decibel level obviated the caffeine.”
…I once went in there and they had the classic hit song “too shy” by Kajagogoo on so loud that one customer went outside and threw up his decaf venti capuccino into the cup holder of a MacLaren stroller.
“I found the music decibel level obviated the caffeine.”
Slope–you and me on this one. Never thought I would be the guy complaining about the music being too loud but it really was a joke there…
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But I’ll go read those notes after my meeting tonight.
Anyone else thinks Brooklyn Bread sucks? They have like, 4 loaves of bread for sale, placed high up where you can’t read what they are. I asked for ‘regular French bread’ and the so-called server said “what kind?” so I said I couldn’t read the labels and she said “that’s all we have”. Non-sale.
Oh my lord look at all those strollers in that picture!!! Typical Park Slope!