Tight Squeeze Coffee Shop
125 College Street
Burlington, Vermont 05401
I stumbled upon Tight Squeeze Coffee Shop when I went to Onyx Tonics for the first time. Tight Squeeze is located directly across the street from Onyx and on a clear day, you can see Lake Champlain as you enter/exit the shop. Tight Squeeze, like the name is exactly that. In fact, the shop is no more than the size of a household kitchen. It is nestled snugged inside an office building and is next door to a hair salon that prides itself in all things Montreal, Quebec.
Tight Squeeze is a "to-go" coffee shop as there aren't any seating options within the confined space. The shop offers a variety of specialty coffee drinks and has an assortment of Barrio Bakery baked goods on display on the counter. I decided to get a large (16 oz) cup of coffee as I planned on walking to the waterfront afterwards and needed something to keep my hands nice and warm. The price is pretty expensive for a cup of coffee. I paid a whopping $3.00!!! Across the street, a 16 (oz) cup of joe is $2.50. Tight Squeeze uses the coffee roasting company, Earthback Roasters out of South Burlington, Vermont and offers a few kinds of blends each day. I selected the dark roast as it's my favorite.
I liked the abundance of natural light that floods through the windows illuminating the space. The barista was also very sociable with a warm and bubbly personality. Tight Squeeze offers good coffee, but for a saturated coffee market such as Burlington, it doesn't seem to hold it's weight particularly well.
Atmosphere: 5/5
Seating: 0/5 (no seating available)
Coffee: 4/5 (priced a bit high)
Food: 5/5
14/20
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