Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf

I like this coffe, good service good taste, im writing 3 starts because when i have been there i have waited more than 10 min. I hate waiting. Im not sure if all the time its like that or just when i go

Coffee bean is my favorite.
I would came over here when I was working at Heritage Hall if I needed a pick me up coffee.
Always good service and good product.

This is my default Coffee Bean – but the line is usually effing ridiculous. I’ve waited 30 minutes for a small hot latte before. The team is not very good at multitasking (and I often see them working on ONE thing at snail pace.) The ladies who take the orders are very nice, though. :)
Either way, this is still my go-​to Coffee Bean, because it’s so close to my classes. Here’s a TIP for you: If you don’t want to wait in line, order about 20 minutes ahead of time on Tapingo. Your drink will be announced that it’s ready 5 minutes after you order, but Coffee Bean takes about an extra 5 – 10 minutes after the projected wait time (so about 10 – 15 minutes ahead of when you actually need it.)
Bam bam bam! I still prefer Coffee Bean over TroGro’s Starbucks.

I am giving lower stars than most coffee beans because I don’t like the fact that this coffee bean is behind on their holiday drink schedule. All the other coffee beans have red velvet hot chocolate; why don’t these guys? I also dislike when the location of a coffee shop changes their ability to take gift cards for the particular business. Because this is located on the USC campus, you can’t use a coffee bean gift card.

This coffee joint is located within the school of Cinematic Art across street from Ostrow School of dentistry. All the scrubs come here to get their caffeine fix if they don’t like vending machine coffee.
The coffee is decent. There are a few choices of bites, egg salads, tuna melt, and some pastries to choose from .The service is fast, but the lines could get super long if it happens to be a break after a long lecture. To avoid the line, use Tappingo to order ahead and pick up.

What can I say about this place? they take all my coffee dollars based on the fact they are right next to all my classes and workstations. lucky for me, everyone who works there is incredibly friendly and they have never messed up a drink order.
there is usually a line in the morning but I think it goes by quickly (others would disagree). but then again i normally order a coffee or americano — nothing fancy.
you will find the expected Coffee Bean menu and prices. The crowd is mostly film school students and dental students in their pajamas. ha ha just kidding, dental students. i know they’re not pajamas.

Omigosh way faster service than the Starbucks on campus and they actually get your name right. Their ice blended hazelnut is much better than the one at the Tutor Center. And it tastes just as good without whipped cream.

I miss this place and the staff there. Alan, the manager, the front girls. Awesome coffee bean. Got coffee there almost every morning for 4 years. Didn’t have a single bad incident. Very friendly staff. Always put up with our tired, exhausted, scrub wearing attitudes.

Fast and courteous service (+2 stars) is always a plus with me, especially if I’m thirsty and was in a hurry.
I got my usual from Coffee Bean, which is the hazelnut frap (+1 star). It was extremely yummy and delicious under the Sun.
Ambiance was lively! There were people sitting inside and outside of the store. Some studying and some chatting with old friends. The music was light and cheery for that sunny afternoon. (+1 star)
If I’m in the area again, I would definitely come and sip another coffee!

Always good service and good product. Every time I go to USC Dental School for work on my mouth, I get my coffee here.

This is a great location for a Coffee and Tea shop. It’s right in the middle of the Cinema school, and very close to both the School of Dentistry and Heritage Hall. I would come over here when I was working at Heritage Hall if I needed a pick me up coffee.
I really like how there is a seating area outside near the Cinema fountain =D But since this place is in the corner of one of the cinema buildings (Spielburg? George Lucas? Idk both buildings are identical loll) it can get crowded pretty quickly. Staff is nice and good selection of pastries.

Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf is my favorite chain coffee store. I am not a coffee drinker but I love tea. Coffee bean has the best tea lattes if you are a tea drinker like me :) I usually get the hot soy passion tea latte or for the holidays i have been getting the hot soy mint chocolate tea latte. Both are amazing! You have to try.

I love their ice blended white chocolate with whip cream. Although it is kind of ironic that they would pour chocolate syrup over it since that makes the entire thing taste like chocolate and not white chocolate, but still good. I’ve also tried every single one of their lattes– mocha, hazelnut, caramel, and vanilla. My favorite is the hazelnut. The caramel has a strange bitter after taste. Their chocolate chip twist pastry isn’t that good. It’s dry and doesn’t really taste like anything. The lemon cake is great although lemon cake is pretty standard at any coffee shop. Service is fast and it never takes more than 5 minutes. But there’s always a crazy line here at 7am, 12pm and 8pm because it is right across the street from the school of dentistry and in the center of the cinema school. So avoid those hours and you should be good.

This particular location has really friendly baristas, but there’s not a lot of room to sit inside :-(I go to coffee shops to work or meet with friends to talk (both of which require sitting down, preferably near a plug). This isn’t the place for that. The outside patio is big though. I had a vanilla latte with half the powder (because they tend to be too sweet with the full load of powder).

It’s decent. Just a tad too sweet. Actually alot the last three times I ordered something from this place. But you get to have it in the center of campus. Instant win. Lot of cute girls are at the center of campus.

Full service Coffee Bean that is ideal for USC students. Located inside the film school. Any soy latte is good. Best regular coffee is their light roast called «Brazil.» Pastry bar is very consistent in terms of the same items being sold every day. I recommend the scones because they just pair well with coffee or tea on any occasion. USC ID discount is no tax on all sales. Service is fast but the lines do get long during the regular school year. Summer session hours close at 3PM and lines are hardly ever long

3 Stars
Not sure if it’s a good idea to come here if you’re in a rush. Service is usually friendly, and the drinks are pretty good (I had the dark chocolate ice mocha), but it takes longer than it should to make the drinks.

I’m a regular at the Starbucks at Cal State LA, and a first-​time visitor to the Coffee Bean at USC. This is cleaner, nicer, the same price, with better employees who work faster and are more polite.
Though the one guy at CSULA is cute…

Definitely much better than Trojan Grounds. Full service coffee bean and tea leaf. I only get regular coffee and I must warn that friends that get lattes and such have said that it can be hit or miss on how well they do it.
A BIG PLUS: the cute patio/​courtyard makes you forget you got a long day of classes ahead.
A BIG MINUS: the ridiculously long lines during peak hours.

Since I think the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf is superior to Starbucks, I like how this place is so close to where I live. It’s a nice franchise, convenient location, and provides the full spectrum of the CB&TL regular menu as well as the new specials.
Two things about it: as of last year, they didn’t accept gift cards (that kinda sucked), and the line is always really long. The servers do get through it rather quick, but if you’re on the way to class and can’t spare 10 – 15 (sometimes 20…) minutes to get your java, you’d be better off foregoing the luxury.
But I do like it, and the adjoining courtyard is a lovely place to enjoy your drink/​snack/​etc.