Comments on: Mighty Mildred’s

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:26:41 +0000

I have to agree with Luke. The latte I had was nearly undrinkable. Burned and bitter. I was very disappointed as the atmosphere was great. I love visiting coffee shops and typically order a plain latte so I can taste the quality of there espresso and barista skills. The Broadway Cafe and Roasterie are excellent and compare to any of the top coffee bars I have visited on either coast or Chicago. I also like Espresso dell’Anatra in Zona Rosa (It’s in the old Latte Land location and the sign hasn’t changed.)

By: AJ

AJ — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 20:30:40 +0000

Luke, have you been south to the Filling Station or North to Eljay’s? (Both about 5 minutes from the Crossroads.) If so, curious what you think of their espresso.

I’d rate Mildred’s very high in the staff/atmosphere department and lower on the actual espresso. My cappuccinos are typically passable, but not amazing. I wouldn’t go so far as to call ‘em putrid, though.

Best espresso in KC Metro, for my money, is Broadway Cafe (Westport) with the Filling Station a close runner-up.

By: Luke

Luke — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:57:37 +0000

I agree that Mildred’s has a nice atmosphere and the baristas are friendly, but I found their espresso to be absolutely putrid. I don’t know, maybe it’s just me, but it seems like all of the coffee shops in the Crossroads Arts District that everyone else seems to love, to me have fowl, terrible tasting coffee. Perhaps it’s something in the water that doesn’t agree with may palette, or perhaps I keep going back on the barista’s “off” days, or perhaps they are purposely burning and over-extracting my espresso because they don’t want me coming back (I don’t think that’s the case as I certainly haven’t given them a reason to not want to sell me coffee,) but I just can’t stomach the espresso that comes from Mildred’s, YJ’s Snack Shop, and Coffee Girls- all coffee shops located in the Crossroads. All of those shops have nice coffee shop atmosphere’s, friendly and seemingly knowledgeable baristas, but every time I have been to YJ’s, Mildred’s, and Coffee Girls the story is the same on the espresso- bitter, burned, and over extracted.