Casbah Cafe in the Sunset Junction has become my kitchen and living room away from home. I don't think I'd take down my signed poster from Masami Teraoka on my living room wall and replace it with the Casbah Cafe's black-and-white print of a topless Berber woman. Yet, as coffeeshops go, Casbah Cafe has charm. I got cozy there when I had to speedread a novel in preparation for interviewing its author. Though I'm more inclined to reading Securities and Exchange Commission documents and look books these days, I can zip through some thick tomes pretty fast thanks to the speedreading skills I picked up in grad school.
The baristas happily poured hot water into my cup to replenish my Rooibos tea. I always thought that the herbal tea was available only in a red variety. My pals behind the bar suggested one day that I also try the green Rooibos. I did, and I didn't like it as much as the red one.
The food at Casbah Cafe is also yummy. This is the plate of smoked salmon served with an organic green salad topped with black olives, vine-ripened tomatoes and a baguette.
This is the chicken pita. It's like the smoked salmon plate, except that the salad has been stuffed in half a pita and there's chicken instead of smoked salmon. The cook cracked so much pepper on top that I started coughing after I took one bite. But he readily had a glass of water for me when he heard me hacking across the room. The other reason why I like Casbah Cafe is because it's located across the street from Pazzo Gelato. I like getting some chocolate gelato to cleanse my palate after sipping hot tea. Circus of Books is also on the other side of the street. But I'm not into porn shops.
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