Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Restaurant Review:
Before there was Starbucks, there was Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. Now there are scores of these pleasant, airy, vaguely '60s (warm woods and plants) coffee shops throughout the Southland. Choose among the many varieties of coffee beans to take home, plus great espresso drinks, muffins and cakes. Some people swear their blended-iced-mocha concoction is unbeatable. Other locations.
A family-run empire of cafe-shops that's been brewing caffeinated beverages since 1963.:
In Short
Honey-colored oak and leaded glass give a homey touch to this California-based chain of specialty coffeehouses. Commonly referred to as the Bean, this purveyor of high-end...