Ava's Roasteria, a Beaverton Cafe at Last!
I am so jealous of everybody who lives nearby Urban Grind or Sydney's. Being in South Beaverton makes those kid-friendly cafes a bit of a trek for me and my two girls. However, at last weekend's Beaverton's Farmer's Market, I noticed a new cafe was opening at the corner of SW Hall and SW 2nd Street in old town Beaverton (walking distance from the fountain library park).
It is called Ava's Roasteria. It has all the yummy coffee drinks plus pannini. While there is no children's toy section, there are comfortable couches inside. What made it nice for the girls was the outside patio, however. There's a small fake creek running down two sides of the patio. Although I prevented them from actually getting in the creek, they had a good time picking up rocks and throwing them in as they sipped their kids' iced chocolate.
I'm just so happy to have a cool alternative to Starbuck's within ten minutes drive!
it's too bad we can't walk there. biking to the library is not so bad from here if you take the path up to lombard.
Posted by: melia | July 25, 2006 at 03:20 PM
Yeah, I hear you. Although Java Mama is in easy biking distance. (pink whipped cream on the hot chocolate, plus toys and coloring books in the back).
I wish they'd take out the McDonalds on Scholls Ferry and put in a cool cafe with playground instead...
Posted by: kirsten | July 25, 2006 at 06:23 PM
We were just at Ava's last weekend, too. What a beautiful place! I couldn't stop just looking around at all the details and just how pretty it is. Not a bad cup o'coffee either. I will definitely be back. It's nice to have that oasis in this often bleak part of town.
Posted by: Heather | July 25, 2006 at 08:27 PM
thanks for posting and commenting!! I've been waiting for a new comfy coffee place in the neighborhood too. I saw Ava's while errand running and thought yahoo!, that looks like a good possibility. I didn't know about Java Mama (still sorta new here). I'll go check them out too. Hot chocolate is always a fav of the kids.
Posted by: rebecca | August 22, 2006 at 09:12 AM
As long as your kids aren't out of control, fine.
Coffee shops base around coffee, which is not exactly kid friendly (unless your daily dose of caffiene keeps you sane)
and nothing kills the mood like a kid throwing a fit or running around
i like to go there to relax, read, and study. not fun with kids around extremely hot beverages.
Posted by: Melissa | August 28, 2006 at 11:59 PM
BULLSEYE in West Linn, Oregon is great.
Great lunches and serve good food.
Good place for meetings, high speed internet free to customers.
Posted by: Linda Larson | December 26, 2006 at 12:20 PM
The baristas got my order wrong twice, mocked me loudly in front of other customers for my order (I could hear them from across the shop), then told me I should "go to Starbucks" if I was going to be so particular. When I asked to speak to the owner, they refused to give me a phone number or a full name. Now, I'm no big fan of Starbucks... but at least they don't go out of their way to insult their customers. Ava is now my least favorite coffee shop in the Portland/Beaverton area.
Posted by: Jade | August 12, 2007 at 04:26 PM