mmhmmm, Juan Valdez

where: Juan Valdez, Times Square - 7th Avenue between 41st and 42nd

Over the weekend, me and AG were at the Times Square area when she got a coffee craving. Looking quickly around the area we were in, the mid-40s and Broadway, there didn't seem to be any decent coffee places around. I swear I think I saw a light bulb switch on just above AG's head when she said we should go to Juan Valdez.

And we did. And it was worth it. It was worth wading through the maddening, slow-moving crowd of tourists that populate Times Square. It was worth swimming through the tourist herds while carrying two pies in a plastic bag. Through Times Square. We had to walk through Times Square. I put the pies through unnecessary risk. A tourist actually hit the pies (she was enjoying the 'scenery'- not looking where she was going).

But the coffee was good. Very Good. Actually, it wasn't really coffee. AG ordered the Oreo Nevado, which was more smoothie shake than frap. It actually didn't even look like coffee. As soon as I tasted it, I commented that it's all Oreo with a hint of coffee. It was. That's also how the barista described it to AG. I didn't hear the barista as AG was ordering, I was resting on a chair. We had just walked through Times Square.

The Oreo Nevado was more like a caffeinated cookies and cream shake. Nice.

5 Cereal boxes. AG asked for no whipped cream but still got it.