The Java Joint

Good coffee, but a little expensive. Limited menu aside from coffee. A quiet place to hang out.

Great java, thank you!

Ive been coming in for the last two weeks now for the «Grasshopper» amazingly fresh and wonderful. I would give five stars but I feel as though the only time I get my drink in a timely manor is when the owner is working. Everytime that I have been there and it was the other staff my drink was pushed behind of everyone else’s…even when my order had been taken first. One day I waited 30 min while a good 15 people had their drinks first… mind you they ordered after me. Great place to try out, just make sure you’re not in a rush anywhere

If they could get their service right, this place would be great, b/​c the sandwiches are excellent — turkey cranberry especially. But the wait times are ridiculous. Not the place to go if you are in a hurry.
While waiting for my sandwich, at least one group of customers gave up & left bc they weren’t being served.

I’m on vacation in Mammoth with a few of my friends and we decided to pick everyone up sandwiches from here for lunch. We waited for 40 minutes and there was only one other lady there and her food was ready within 10 minutes. They also told us that the sandwich that three of us had ordered of was not available so we ordered something else. After we left, we realized that they had given everyone the sandwich that they said wasn’t available and they also completely forgot 3 orders. I’m most definitely never coming back here. The food was OK but not worth it.

Great crêpes and smoothies, terrible service.
I head to Java Joint once in a while to grab a smoothie or get a crêpe for breakfast. Their espresso could be better, but overall my experience here has been decent. The location is surely convenient. The service, on the other hand, is very slow, unfriendly, and not what I’m used to.

fresh pressed veggie juice in Mammoth after snowboarding? Definitely. I doubt you can get that anywhere else up there. Definitely stop in this place!

It has good coffee, teas and crepes. You can also now get rotisserie chicken and sandwiches since the owner bought Hotchicks. I would definitely recommend it for breakfast, lunch or dinner. They even have delivery if you are coming off the slopes and want a quick dinner without having to go out. In a land where decent food is pretty expensive, this is nice mom and pop place that delivers nice home cooking without a hefty price tag.

If you want a deal on a great lunch, The Java Joint is the place to go. Sandwiches, quiche, and other delicious combinations are made with love. This is one of the best lunch times offerings in Mammoth. Plus, they are super nice.

Great food, excellent drinks (especially the white chocolate mocha drink). Plus, there’s a really cute waitress, probably the daughter of the store owner but can’t be sure. Anyways, she’s only there until about noonish. Nice blond girl. Really down to earth and sweet. Anyways, its a neat little niche to try out. Great place!

The place is some kind of yarn store-​deli fusion.
Had 2 eggs with some tomatoes & that cost me 7 $…they were pretty good, but can I get a slice of toast w/​that or something? I was still hungry after that breakfast…
Anyways, a chill place to hang out if you need wifi as there are couches in the back.
As for the food, I’d go somewhere else.

Very slow service, lady behind the counter spilled milk all over the floor, then giggled and took minutes to clean up, took 3 more orders, then mixed up our order, all while we were still waiting for our drinks.

If you’re looking for a cozy place to sit down and have a coffee or snack, this is it. I got a Nutella banana crêpe and cappuccino (photo included) and they were alright. A lot of the people who came after us (ordered sandwiches) kept going back to the counter to complain about things that were wrong/​missing/​etc. My crêpe was a bit thick and gooey, and I also overheard the girl working (when she was instructing newer employees) that she just came back to Mammoth the night before and how crepes were very tough to make for the whole staff. I give her an A+ anyway for listening to my order and getting it all right. It’s amazing how many people screw things up like milk choices and such so I do appreciate that. Not sure I’d ever go back, though.

All I can say is rude, rude!

Adorable. Indy. Cozy. That said my decaf coffee was so weak it was like coffee flavored milk. I was too comfy on the couches to complain. And my buddies really enjoyed their cocoa, so I may have just been unlucky. We also left with a cute handmade hat my daughter loves. Might come back but first I’d try some other indy coffee shops nearby who might have better coffee.

We got in and stood awkwardly next to the counter while the guy and gal worked on their own stuff inside without even a greeting. Finally the guy said, hi, in the most lazy tone ever. I guess it’s just mid day and the whole town is lazy. Whatever, we got our warm drinks and a cozy spot to rest for a bit.

Ok, I get the idea this place is mom and pop, bohemian chic, organic and everything hipster and cool. But c’mon…
The lady at the cashier stopped short of helping the customer in front of us to fiddle with the electricity for the back room light — for 10 minutes. Yes, we waited awkwardly for her to fix the back light, which no one was using, and which she had to ask a young male barista to specifically leave his station for whenever she switched and asked him to go back to check.
When she was done, she went to the kitchen to do her own thing, leaving the male barista to go to the cashier. I asked for a large tea, TG asked for a large mocha. What? Oh, the large cup for the mocha had no CAP, so ok, we’ll get the regular. But the large cup for the tea had a cover… omg. what.
To top it off — no pun intended — waiting for the barista to make the mocha was like watching grass grow. I’m not kidding. I think it took another 10 minutes.
We asked to try the wheatgrass shot. They «were not ready.»
I’d love to support local shops like this, I really do. But the wait and lackadaisical attitude was just something we couldn’t be bothered with.
I’m still giving them the benefit of the doubt though with three stars — for the lack of a Starbucks, a decent tea and mocha, and the inexpensive assortment of everything (dvds, hats, scarves, food) there.

The Veggie juice was good– could have used more beets and celery (I think I got a cheese sized cube of beet and half a stick of celery — to about 6 billion carrots)…
Muffin to me tasted too dry– BF loved it. His White Chocolate Mocha was delicious.
I ruined my juice by adding wheatgrass– wheat grass looked old… after adding it to my juice. it tasted like. dirt. blech.
The service was slow. because there was one girl. but she could have acknowledged us sooner.
Not bad, but will not go back.

I’ve had a lot of good business ideas in my life: religious salsa, gogo dancer bar/​bowling alley… and I don’t even get mad when someone steals my ideas – for instance, laundromat/​coffee shop/​internet café. I am happy that I get to see one of my master plans in action. So when I experienced Java Joint, one of my plans manifested (but even more so), I call it – pay friend’s house – I was ecstatic.
After a long, painful, yet fun day of bashing my head into the mountains (aka skiing) it became a habit to come into the warm, sunny, homey atmosphere of Java J.
«Where do I want to sit?» I had a choice of living room (in the back with couches), dining room table, or bar stools. This is great, it’s just like being at a friend’s house, without the social strain of having to have any friends! Actually though, I’m sure Deb and the owner (name? Argh!) will become your actual friends after only a few visits. After I decided on my seat, I would ask my «friend,» to make my drink, which they already remember after only a few visits. And wow – what a reasonable price, thank you! We would chat a bit, like real friends, and after my drink was made, I would pay (this was a little confusing to me, I thought maybe I should pay first, but okay). Did I want to use the free wi-​fi? I just might, thank you very much.
I can’t speak for the espresso or the Java at Java J, I’m sad to say. Nor can I speak for the food, but I’ve photoed the menus for you. I’ve only had teas and hot chocolate in order to prepare for my post skiing naps. Teas are Republic of Tea and hot chocolate is a not overly sweet milk chocolate sort.
Oh, another thing about Java J? It’s a yarn store, a hat store, and a video store! The yarn selection is actually really good (yeah, I sort of knit, maybe), and they have the Lion Brand Thick and Quick in black, which is like, impossible to find. Ftw, people! I asked them to move to LA, but I don’t think they want to… it won’t be soon enough, Java Joint (and hello, you lovely gals, if you are reading this!).

Java Joint is a yarn store/​movie rental place/​coffee shop. I came here to get a hot drink on Christmas Eve before a movie next door. I wasn’t expecting much but the Mexican Mocha caught my eye, and they had soy milk! Sweet! So I ordered that and a hot chocolate and they were both SUPER DELISH! So yummy in fact, I made a point to come here before leaving town a few days later. I didn’t have the crepes (eggs) but they looked really good and they have free wi-​fi.
Yay Java Joint!