The restaurant conducts a coffee-bean caucus, in which each guest is given a coffee bean to place in the jar of his/her candidate. Howard Dean won in 2004, with Dennis Kucinich and John Kerry coming in second and third, respectively. In 2008, Barack Obama won the Democratic contest with John Edwards and Hillary Clinton coming in second and third.
The restaurant held a coffee bean caucus where guests voted for their preferred candidate by placing beans in jars representing each candidate. Howard Dean won in 2004, followed by Dennis Kucinich and John Kerry. In 2008, Barack Obama triumphed, with John Edwards and Hillary Clinton taking second and third place.