Black Dog Coffee Roasters

Invite

Open

Closes 2 PM

Neighborhood

Signal Hill

Roaster

In-house

Food

Coffee only

Check-ins

Come here for

Sweet Hulk

Thursday7:30 AM – 2 PM

Sunday8 AM – 2 PM

Monday7:30 AM – 2 PM

Tuesday7:30 AM – 2 PM

Wednesday7:30 AM – 2 PM

Thursday7:30 AM – 2 PM

Friday7:30 AM – 2 PM

Saturday8 AM – 2 PM

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Street & lot

Curator’s note

Francisco Portillo took the keys to his first Signal Hill roastery, a unit on East Burnett Street, on February 28, 2020, and spent the pandemic closure hand-building its wooden fixtures. When the landlord would not renew, he kept the coffee going from a trailer across the street, which is how 1390 became 1399.

The Coffee

Black Dog roasts in small batches twice a week, and the Signal Hill bar pours lattes and Americanos.

The beansCurrent lineup

Sivarland-El Salvador
El Salvador, Santa Ana, El Salvador · 3051 ft
Varietals
Bourbon, Caruturra
Process
Natural
Producer
Finca El Porvenir
Pineapple · Chocolate · Honey
Jumping Beans-Mexico
Mexico, Nayarit - Mexico · 3346 Ft
Varietals
Bourbon, Catuaí, Caturra, Criollo
Process
Natural - Hand Crafted
Producer
Grupo Terruño Nayarita (GTNAY)
Chocolate · Honey · Citric
El Quetzal-Guatemala
Guatemala, Eastern Guatemala along the border with Mexico
Varietals
Pacamara, Bourbon
Process
Semi-washed
Blackberry · Nectarine · Cacao
The Peruvian-Peru
Peru, Soritor, San Martin · 3,900 ft (995m)
Varietals
Typica, Caturra, Catimor
Process
Washed & Sun Dried
Producer
Finca La Esperanza
Bakers cocoa · Sweet tangerine · Peach · Dry almond finish
Tanzania Peaberry
Tanzania, Northern Tanzania · 3,000 – 5,500 ft (914 - 1676m)
Varietals
Bourbon, Kent
Process
Washed & Sun Dried
Browns sugar · Tangerine · Vanilla
Colombia-"Decaf"
Colombia, Valle del Cauca
Process
Decaffeinated in Colombia using ethyl acetate
Pleasantly sugary
The Ethiopian
Ethiopia, Yirgacheffe, Sidama · 5,900 - 6,500 ft
Varietals
Heirloom
Process
Washed
Fruity · Floral · Bright · Balanced
The Gesha (Geisha) - El Salvador
El Salvador, Chalchuapa, Santa Ana · 1,500–1,550 meters above sea level
Varietals
Gesha
Process
Honey - Hand Crafted
Producer
Finca La Cumbre
Honey · Apricot · Flower tea

The Vibe

Black Dog's Signal Hill bar has poured inside Krutal's Garage since October 2025, a cars-and-coffee room where Nissan GT-Rs sit on two-post lifts over a glossy white floor. The indoor three-group bar runs along floor-to-ceiling windows, with paintings of ripe coffee cherries, burlap green-coffee sacks and the framed Signal Tribune story on the first roastery around it.