Jackson Heights Life

O.K. everyone.  It's time to start asking for the return of hard boiled eggs!   

Went to E77 early on Saturday and noticed that they now have French toast.  Nice sized wedges of brioche served with syrup on the side, raspberries, a lite dusting of powdered sugar, mint leaves for a pretty presentation and coupled with coffee --- delicious and very satisfying breakfast!

you should write a review on yelp about it.

I support E77 in the need to limit or get rid of wireless, because this service is abused. 

The people using the wireless tend to take up precious table space, while customers intending to come in and order $20 worth of food and drinks end up passing by and not going in because there is nowhere to sit.

Another supporter here, although I don't necessarily have a problem with people enjoying some limited laptop time.  Unfortunately, when someone sits for a few hours without ordering a beverage or food, I have to believe that they're not considering the fact that this is a business.  My husband and I have encountered the above scenario as described by Shelby on more than a few occasions, leaving us no other option but to go somewhere else to eat.  Maybe it's just a coincidence, but since they installed the outlet thingies, more people seem to be eating rather than surfing.  This is just a casual observation since my last few visits.

I think it's a good idea to just rely on battery life for computers. BUT, originally they wanted to create a space where people just hung out, like in the greenwich village beat style. back then, I assume people just read their books for hours instead of going on computers... but still, they were still just chilling for hours. I am pretty sure that's what espresso 77 wanted to create... well, do they want people to relax and chill there or not?

If they wanted to discourage people from plugging in, they should have just plugged in lamps or other things into the outlets. The lock boxes are very offputting. makes you think they are 'the man'. I am not confident they have it all together as far as a coffee shop goes. but at least they are trying.

I agree with Michael, it's nice to go to a neighborhood place where people actually talk to one another.  I was at E77 the other day and I was the only person who wasn't looking at my lap.  The vibe was casual, but not neighborly.  With respect to Lety's, there's nothing wrong with a 60+ crowd unless you're a member.

>>posted by rachel:
I vote that they take the lock boxes off during non-peak hours (you know it is dead there after 7 or 8 pm every night pretty much).  I was excited to get a lot of work done (not even by browing the internet), but my battery died shortly after I got there and I had to leave.  <<

If it helps them do more business, AND WE'RE VOTING, I vote to keep the lock boxes in.  And I have to disagree on the policy working "damn well" because in the beginning there were so many computer table hogs that I know I went other places to grab a bite to eat.  It's a cafe serving food and coffees, not a social club, even if it is a social place to be.  It may be disappointing not to be able to hang with a computer, but the place is not that big or roomy to have the tables taken up with people on lap tops.  Starbucks is much bigger table wise.

Personally, I think having wireless in such a small seating establishment was a mistake.  I understand about "off peak" times and rachel, you may be one of the more considerate customers, but many people were not considerate at all.  In the long run, even if a few upset customers go to Starbucks, they'll be able to actually make more money if their are tables for people to sit and eat.