urban COFFEE lounge employees are what makes this place come alive. Although each of us is completely different, we are the same in that we are all obsessed with coffee. Here is little something we'd like you to know about us...
Name: Alicia
Job Title: Owner / Manager
Favorite Drink: 10oz Americano with steamed milk poured into a heart.
Why is it your favorite?: Americano's allow you to really taste the espresso, which, when pulled properly, is sweet and full and beautiful.
What else?: I was fired from "corporate coffeebucks" for not conforming!!
Name: Andrew
Job Title: Assistant Manager / Trainer
Favorite Drink: Hairbender 21 grams, 202 degrees, 1.25 oz double in 28 seconds.
Why is it your favorite?: cause it tastes like getting slapped in the face by heaven.
What else?: I have been looking for an original 1977 Meatloaf Bat Out of Hell tour T-shirt for 5 years. The problem is finding one in a size small.
Name: Jennifer
Job Title: Lead Barista
Favorite Drink: organic loose leaf tea (Moroccan Mint)
Why is it your favorite?: it's super refreshing, I enjoy it iced, hot, in the morning or evening.
What Else?: my Kryptonite is "Common Phrases", I may smile and nod but I probably don't understand a word of what you're saying.
Name: Melissa
Job Title: Barista
Favorite Drink: Tall vanilla americano
Why is it your Favorite?: It's sweet and simple.
What else?: I got my undergrad in Biblical Literature.
Name: LAILA
Job Title: BARISTA
Favorite Drink:DRIP COFFEE
Why is it your Favorite?: I ENJOY EXPERIENCING DIFFERENT COFFEES FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD AND LEARNING ABOUT THEM.
What else?: I WRITE IN ALL CAPITAL LETTERS.
Name: Marissa
Job Title: Barista
Favorite Drink:1/2 soy, 1/2 hemp, extra vanilla short latte.
Why is it your Favorite?: It wakes me up before school
What else?: My dream is to have a Newfoundland named Nala
Name: Cameron
Job Title: Barista
Favorite Drink:The Gunslinger (iced 6 shot americano)
Why is it your Favorite?: I'm hardcore, and it has a cool name, and it keeps me awake for an hour or two
What else?: My extracurricular activities include snowboarding and drumming.
Name: Jillian
Job Title: Barista
Favorite Drink:Hemp cappuccino
Why is it your Favorite?: Frothy deliciousness minus the lactose
What else?: My barista skills have gone international.
Name:Jenn
Job Title: Barista
Favorite Drink:Hemp Latte.
Why is it your Favorite?:Hemp is unique in texture and taste -- smooth, refreshing & healthy
What else?: I don't like to be "idle minded"
Name: Kelsey
Job Title: Barista/sommelier
Favorite Drink:14 Hands Cabernet.
Why is it your Favorite?: It's a great local Cab - with fresh flavors of red fruit
What else?: When I'm not at UCL you'll most likely find me riding my horse or brewing beer!
About the Owners:
UCL was dreamed up collectively by local husband and wife, Jeff and Alicia Miner.
Creating the cafe experience is Alicia's department. She has been in and around the business most of her life. From running a independent with her sister as a teen, working at a multitude of coffee shops (even the "corporate coffee" ones), to owning her own successful espresso stand in Issaquah. Opening her own coffee shop has always been her dream. Through her acquired experience, Alicia set out to provide a superior coffee coupled with a personal cafe. You'll find Alicia at the shop most days as she promises not to rest until she and her great staff make UCL the Eastside's premier coffee shop.
Jeff is the creative mind. Being an architect by trade, it was only natural for him to design this new space. He wanted the feel of the shop to be inviting, interesting and fun while staying true to materials and clean. Jeff mixed urban-industrial with warm and comfortable - the outcome was unlike any other coffee shop. Not only did he design the shop, he also built much of what you see to give it a true personal touch.
TOGETHER they married a love of design with a passion for great coffee.