The food here at the Beat is better than the coffee.  The sandwiches and salads are well prepared.  The ambiance encourages people to just be themselves, whether they want to chat with friends, listen to records, chow down on some sandwiches or just left alone to surf on the Internet or read. The location's great as well with plenty of street parking nearby and big windows for people watching.\n\nMy only complaint is that the coffee isn't that great. I overlook it because of all the other reasons I wrote above. But it is ironic that a coffee house should serve sub par coffee.