New light installation?? Setting the tone for some laptop love connections … or getting down with your bad self.

(Brighter lightbulbs are coming next week.)

11:08 am  •  24 September 2010

I have a feeling my staff thought I was bullshitting them about our new point-of-sale system that we’ve been talking up since May—BUT it finally arrived on my desk yesterday. SO here it is. The future. Two weeks, October 4, is the day we take it live. I know you all think our system now is just so cute and that’s why you love us ;) but it’s time to make a change. With our brand new computer system (complete with printers at the barista station and the kitchen downstairs) we’ll be able to provide quicker service with fewer mistakes. Plus, we’ll have a customer database for call-in and delivery orders. That means you can just give us your phone number and we can pull up your address AND your favorite orders. Way to streamline, right???

But first I’ll be chugging away in the dungeon (aka the office downstairs that’s a constant 80 degrees, 80 percent humidity) programming and tweaking details—and then next week I’ll be training my lovely staff. It’s going to be quite the adjustment, but we couldn’t be more excited. For seven years we (we meaning the collective past 88 Orchard staff) have been punching away at our oh-so-beloved “reg” and calling orders down to the kitchen via the intercom we have had to replace every few months (er, 5 times in the month of August. WHYY??) Hello, modern technology. 88 Orchard is so happy to meet you.

11:52 am  •  21 September 2010

SPECIALS (in anticipation of Apple Day on Sunday!)

10:05 am  •  20 September 2010

SPECIALS 9.13-9.19

3:39 pm  •  13 September 2010

SPECIALS 9/6-9/12

10:57 am  •  6 September 2010

specials

12:08 pm  •  31 August 2010  •  2 notes

specials are up

9:38 am  •  23 August 2010  •  6 notes

today’s the day—the manager’s deadline for getting proper hair restraints according to DOH rules. since we’re a primarily female staff, we’ve been sending around links to tricks for concealing (er, restraining) our beautiful hair and still looking cute. ha ha. (we may or may not be setting up a vanity in the office complete with a curling iron and straightener for after-shift fixes.) thanks to australia’s super kawaii mama for her super informative video explaining different ways to tie a head scarf. y’all won’t be seeing our lovely locks anymore, but don’t worry, we’re still cute.

9:20 am  •  23 August 2010

This is a little overdue, I’m sorry—but do understand we weren’t in the know of this “Tumblr” thing four months ago when we were wondering “hmm what to do about this web site dilemma?” I think a lil explanation is needed for just why our iced coffee might be the best on the LES. Two reasons. First: FILTRON. No, FILTRON is not a super robot that can instantly cool down coffee with the beam of a laser (though that might be cool). Filtron is this kind of ugly contraption that our friends at Irving Farm told us about in April. We keep it in our office (in the depths of the store) that cold-brews coffee overnight. Magic. It takes a LOT of coffee to make our iced coffee that rich, chocolatey goodness that it is. Enough coffee to fill this giant filter (pictured below)—a filter big enough to make a skirt (that girl who made her prom dress out of coffee filters would LOVE it.)

Here’s Tim, modeling the filter skirt. Isn’t he so sassy?

So FILTRON, check. What’s the second reason? Iced cubes made with coffee. You know, so your iced coffee doesn’t get watered down. Good to the very last drop.

8:17 pm  •  20 August 2010  •  16 notes

It’s been years since I’ve been handed a piece of paper with a “A” on it, and damn, it feels good. How long can I boast it in the front door before it gets obnoxious?

A shout out to the inspector who pulled out his stack of yellow closed signs before putting them back and taking out our real grade. You’re hilarious. Ha ha ha.

8:11 pm  •  19 August 2010