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Bren Bataclan Artist Reception, 7pm tonight!

Tim Holmes — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 19:42:34 +0000

Don’t miss Boston artist Bren Bataclan’s Opening tonight at 7pm at Zocalo Coffeehouse.

Open July 4th, 8-4pm

Tim Holmes — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 20:58:54 +0000

We’ll be open from 8am to 4pm this Sunday, July 4th, so come on down and caffeine up for the occasion or just get hot chocolates all around! What? It’s hot out? We’ve got smoothies and shakes!

Either way, we’re open!

Looking for a Few Good Baristas

Tim Holmes — Mon, 10 May 2010 19:29:54 +0000

Zocalo is looking for new staff members. We are an award winning shop. constantly working to improve our consistency and quality. If you know someone who you think would be a good addition to the Zocalo staff, let us know!

While we’d like barista experience, more important is a desire to learn, grow, and excel. Our most successful staff members are those that take “ownership” of Zocalo, always working to ensure it’s running at it’s best. It’s not an easy or relaxing job, but it is fun and rewarding.

We have applications available at the shop and in PDF format here on the site.

Espresso Crawl Report

Tim Holmes — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 23:46:16 +0000

A few staff members, a regular, Mitch, and I did another espresso crawl this week, with more to come I expect.

I’ll post a report here on the site, with photos of our visits, but to whet your appetite, we visited Four Barrel, Blue Bottle, Ritual Roasters, Philz, Pirate Radio Cat Cafe, Progressive Grounds (who don’t seem to have a website of their own) – all in SF.

Next trip we’ll invite y’all to join us. It’s a fun, chatty, buzzy time!

Vote for Zocalo for Best Coffeehouse!

Tim Holmes — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 22:22:15 +0000

We’ve been nominated for Best Coffee Shop in the Bay Area on SFGate’s Baylist. We won 1st place in 2008 and I think we can win again. If you voted last year, you’ll still be registered even!

You should go there now, before you forget, and vote for us!

Bancroft Musical Theater Fundraiser Mar 28-5:30pm

Tim Holmes — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 10:00:41 +0000

Friends of Bancroft Musical Theatre and the Bancroft PTA invite you to attend a community event filled with fun, friendship and entertainment to benefit the Bancroft Musical Theatre.

The Wonderland Cocktail Party and Auction will be held March 28th at 5:30pm at Zocalo. The event is $40 per person, which can be paid at the door, and includes food, cocktails and entertainment. There will be a silent auction as well. This is an adults only event.

Make checks out out to Bancroft Musical Theater and even if you can’t attend, your donation will still make an impact!Can’t attend? Please RSVP by sending email to: jodiejonas@comcast.net

Book Signing: Dirty Little Secrets!

Tim Holmes — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:29:52 +0000

Tonight at 7pm, don’t miss Cynthia Omolulu’s book release party for her new young adult novel, Dirty Little Secrets, about living as a teen child of a hoarder.

$10K Donated to Davis St. Non-Profit

Tim Holmes — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 10:00:25 +0000

Anda Chu/Daily Review

With a matching $5,000 donation challenge from Zocalo Coffeehouse, our customers showed their community spirit donating $5,275 dollars to hit our $10,000 goal donation to San Leandro’s Davis St Family Resource Center.

Thanks to all who donated and spread the word far and wide. From the $5 hearts to the $500 tree toppers, you folks pulled it over the top and made a big chuck of difference that just wouldn’t have happened without you.

Open 8-6 Mon, MLK Jr. Day

Tim Holmes — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 12:00:51 +0000

We’ll be opening at 8am on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, January 18th, so don’t jump out of bed at six and come pounding on the doors because we won’t be there yet.

100 Yelp Reviews, Add Your Stars!

Tim Holmes — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:35:19 +0000

Whoo hoo! We’re at 100 reviews in Yelp!

What significance does this have, you ask? None! Though it does give me the chance to ask you to review us (with 5 stars I hope!) on Yelp of you haven’t already.

Just click on the Yelp icon in the lower left of this page and you link there. While at it, why not click on the FaceBook icon to go to our FaceBook page and become a fan!