Steve’s Coffee Roaster

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Closed

Opens Fri 6 AM

Neighborhood

Sherman Oaks

Food

Pastry · Cold food · Hot food

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Come here for

Milano Blend
The blend used for the shop's espresso.
cortado/flat white
The drink uses the shop's Milano espresso blend.
Chocolate Croissant
A chocolate croissant at $5.75, alongside plain and savory croissants.

Thursday6 AM – 6 PM

Sunday6 AM – 6 PM

Monday6 AM – 6 PM

Tuesday6 AM – 6 PM

Wednesday6 AM – 6 PM

Thursday6 AM – 6 PM

Friday6 AM – 6 PM

Saturday6 AM – 6 PM

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Curator’s note

Richard Healy opened The Coffee Roaster on Ventura Boulevard to sell coffee as fresh as what he had tasted in Central America, and its own mugs now say Steve's, so the shop answers to both names. In 1995 the storefront played Erotic Cakes in The Simpsons' first live-action sequence, for Treehouse of Horror VI.

The Coffee

Espresso pulls the Milano Blend, and the menu stops at drip, the espresso drinks and cold brew, with no pour-over on it. Loose-leaf tea runs beside the coffee, from Dragonwell First Grade and Sencha Kyoto to Lapsang Souchong and Genmai Cha.

The beansCurrent lineup

Guatemala Huehuetenango
Guatemala, Huehuetenango
crisp acidity · nuttiness
Colombia Supremo
Colombia, Santander
Varietals
Typica
full body · aromatic
Costa Rica La Minita
Costa Rica, Tarrazu
Roast
Medium
Producer
Hacienda La Minita
sweet · complex · clean aftertaste
Panama Boquete
Panama, Boquete
chocolate undertones · smoothness
Peru
Peru
organic · fair trade · sweet cup
Brazil
Brazil, Minas Gerais · approximately 2,600 ft
Roast
Medium
earthiness · subtle sweetness
Java Estate
Java, Indonesia
earthy overtones · low acidity
Indian Monsooned Malabar
India
Process
Monsooned
rich body · virtually acid-free
Ethiopian Yirgachefe
Ethiopia, Yirgachefe
Roast
Medium
Process
Washed
blueberry · floralness · wineyness
Sumatra Mandheling
Indonesia, west-central Sumatra
Roast
Medium
heavy · intense · earthy flavor
Kenya AA
Kenya · 4,200 to 6,800 ft
Roast
Medium
robust · blackberry · winey
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea, Koban
balanced · low acid · excellent aroma

The Vibe

The Diedrich 12-kilo is the copper-and-red machine on the shop floor, flanked by fiber drums of beans and burlap sacks, its exhaust stack running up a white wall. Behind a dark wood counter, honey-colored shelves climb to the ceiling with glass tea jars sorted into green, black and herbal, and hand-chalked boards list the single origins and the day's featured brew.