CoFax Coffee Shop
Honey Sea Salt
Chocolate Chocolate
Vanilla Glazed with Sprinkles
Cinnamon Crumb Cake
Located in a tiny storefront on North Fairfax,the limited seating and lack of WiFi perhaps intended to chase away those not put off by snark and a soundtrack that more closely resembles atonal noise than well orchestrated sounds, it was to a small lineup of pastries that I was greeted on entry to CoFax and with servers appearing exasperated to explain the unlabeled options, let alone make suggestions, it was with items bagged and pictures taken that I made my way to the street, first bites of fluffy Honey Sea Salt befitting a friend’s appraisal of ‘best’ in town, though nothing that followed even came close.
Perhaps a fault of my fondness for cake it was into the rainbow sprinkled vanilla option that teeth were sunk after the yeasted honey ring, but with a gritty sort of texture that reminded me of coffee cake not particularly light in oil the rest was soon discarded, the cinnamon crumb cake really no different aside from the spices while a rich chocolate version at least offered a smoother texture beneath glaze that was bittersweet and undoubtedly high grade.
Recommended by a friend whose opinions I trust and fronted by former Gjelina Pastry Chef Nicole Rucker who started the program in late April of 2015, it was with expectations that were perhaps too high that I forked over $11.25 for four smallish samples, the results neither as good or as interesting as Donut Man, Colorado, Primos, California, or Stan’s despite charging nearly twice the price.
http://cofaxcoffee.com/
