*Read in English accent*
It was a cold, dreary Monday afternoon when my roommate
Carson and I decided to embark on a quest for the best coffee in all of
Knoxville. Usually I am not one to partake in the caffeinated rejuvenation that
is coffee. The inherently bitter taste and thicker viscosity normally persuades
me to partake in something a little crisper and lighter (perhaps an ice cold
domestically-brewed pilsner #USA). However, seeing as darkness was nigh and,
thus, the subsequent chiller, brisker air was upon us, I forwent the alcoholic
carbonated elixir to which I am normally accustomed. Instead, Carson and I
pioneered ourselves into the world of coffee and found ourselves delighting in
the delectable warmth of coffee’s welcoming embrace. We ventured into a place
that the local natives call “North Knoxville” and found quite the sight. “Remedy”,
so they call it, isn’t the easiest coffee shop to find, but, oh my, was the
journey worth it. Travelling into this neighborhood, right on the cusp of
gentrification, nicer buildings, and thusly higher prices (which almost
directly cause the lower-income natives to saddle up and venture even farther
from the city’s center and their workplaces, furthering the difficulties it
takes to be a low-income family in this day and age). Ah, the joys of gentrification.
I digress; the coffee shop was quite exquisite. Barn wood and vintage
decorations inside the shop almost make you feel as if you grew up in a simpler
time, where people worked with their hands and talked to one another instead of
seeing our illuminated faces stuffed into our electronic handheld devices 24/7.
Ick! Can you imagine? Still, the charm of the place was wonderful and the
coffee! Well, actually, it was pretty decent. Service was okay. 7/10.
-Patrick Darby, Yelp Reviewer
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