Philz Coffee

The Best!!! What else can I say. The real taste of coffee as a repeat customer of a large Tesora. Highly recommend.

I love love their Iced Mint Mojito!!!
I just wished it was a bigger size and cheaper. The mint takes up a lot, so I always ask for light on it.
FYI — if you get the app OrderAhead, it much faster and you don’t have to wait in line.

My fave of all the Philz locations I’ve visited. The coffee and service are just as wonderful as the others, but what makes this one fabulous is all the seating and electrical outlets! We had a team meeting here and we were able to find a table for our team of 6 without having to disturb those around us. We were also able to get our own outlets and had no issues with wifi.
This location is bigger than the downtown San Jose and Los Gatos location. It’s also easier to differentiate between the order and payment lines. Plus, they have these benches you can sit at while waiting for your coffee. I’ve only been at this location after hours so not sure what it’s like during the day time. Street parking can be a challenge, but we parked at a garage nearby.

I love philz coffee! I always go to the one in Daly City and recently JUST discovered that there was one in redwood city close by to where I go to school! The staff is really friendly, and when I went there was no wait or line! I ordered a large iced mint mojito coffee sweet and creamy ($ 5.00). The barista made it just right the first time. Definitely will my new go to spot for coffee when I’m in the area!

I love their tea. They brew the tea or coffee infront of you. You can see how they put alot of care in making your cup. These guys know their products, too. Once you try their stuff, you will never go back to Starbucks.

At first I was intimidated and confused by the options. After all, I am use to Starbucks’ system. The description of each roast all sound good so it is very difficult to decide. I tried the Silken Splendor based on the barista’s recommendation and was delightfully impressed. The aroma is rich and full. The taste is so smooth and delicious. Seems like a great place to hang out but it was hard to find a spot to sit at since it was so crowded.

I won’t lie, it took me a few months to truly like this Philz. I attribute it to growing pains; initially some of my orders were a little off, or they forgot the mint in my Turkish, but that all ironed out pretty quick.
The space is great, lots of tables and very friendly atmosphere, good music and great staff. Orderahead is perfect and always good on timing. Location near Caltrain is excellent for me as well.

These baristas ROCK! They just make the best coffee!!! omg. I love Thursdays when I get to go to Philz. The Mocha tastes better than any other mocha I have had. Mint Mojito is kick ass! The team is just so nice, polite, engaging and the atmosphere here feels homey. I love it! Thanks RWC Philz :)

New job, new Philz location to track down. Luckily, this one’s between the border in RWC and MP, and pretty accessible with lots of parking space outside and throughout the block. Pretty much your standard Philz here, awesome baristas, order in advance with OrderAhead, etc.
The one significant difference though is there is NO LINE here at 7 AM. I’ve gotten used to going to the city and encounter a 15 – 20 minute wait as early as 6:30 AM. Not here, I guess people in Silicon Valley start their mornings a little later. No complaints here. =)

Sitting at Philz as i write this
Enjoying the fun, noisy atmosphere.
Asked for a recommended Dark Roast.
«Taylor» suggested «Aromatic Arabic» ;
and, it is great !
I, always, enjoy Peets quality of Coffees.
But, now I will visit a Philz from time to time.
Not giving up on Peets, Menlo Park.
Philz is a good place to feel at home.
~~~ 30 years in Menlo Park

Very unique coffee place!
Opposite of Starbucks: You put in your order with a barista, who makes your drink… After you try it, and it is to your liking, you pay at the cashier.
Many options, and very artisan coffee. Great Customer Service too!!!
Tons of outlets, tables, couches, chairs. Good place to get some reading or work done.

Yay a Philz. This Philz obviously has the same great coffee that the other locations has, but also is a pretty large shop so there is tons of space to sit and eat/​drink. I also love that you can order ahead though OrderAhead. I basically never stand in line here anymore — just order from the app, walk in and grab your coffee, which will be on the counter, and walk out.
I also love their pork sausage breakfast burritos.

Good spot for some coffee and tea. Selection is quite large which is helpful when craving something other than just a normal cup of coffee or tea. The baristas are friendly and always make sure what they make for you is to your liking. The pastries seem to be good as well but not the greatest.
As for the noise level… quite loud in here. Would think the music would be a little lower so you can enjoy the experience without the music being so loud.

eh. honestly I’m slightly disappointed. Ever since they opened I couldn’t wait to come and try it. Luckily I had a great reason to go because my barber is right across the street.
So after my cut, I went straight to Philz. First off the store itself is a great size but just seems flat. Nothing much going on. I hated the formation for their line. I was confused as to where it started. There was just a long thin bar stand in the middle of the store and I guess it’s meant to divide the two lines for ordering and paying. It didn’t make sense honestly.
Second, the service wasn’t on point. There wasn’t that many customers and their personalities were still boring. No joy or fun like I’m usually used to from the main locations I go to. My barista didn’t greet me or anything; I just told her my order. After waiting almost 10 – 15 mins for my drink, I got upset so I went up. It turns out that my drink has been done but she never called it out. I had to go up myself and check. So annoying.
I don’t like this location at all. Sure it’ll bring in a lot of customers still but as a True Philz drinker for 5.5 years, this got me turning around. The store and service is boring here.

Sittin’ in suburbia but servin’ up coffee with the same inner-​city funk!
Spacious, WiFi & clean — brighter than many of the other locations because of the open doors & sunlight — it’s also airy!

I came here for a meeting and the atmosphere was very welcoming. I’m from Chicago and I to my knowledge, there’s no Philz Coffee. The employees were also friendly. The place was neat and there’s outside seating.
Let me just tell you that the first drink I got, which I believe was an iced mojito, was AMAZING. I’m not a coffee drinker but I was given this drink and I couldn’t get enough! I would definitely want to come back and try more of their drinks.
I’ve asked some of my friends about this place and I’ve got nothing but positive feedback from them.
Would I come back to this place? YAAAS! Would I recommend this? YAAAS! The only downside with Philz Coffee was that it closes early. I wish their hours were extended.
Watch out Starbucks, this is your competition. You’re Microsoft and this is Apple.

Does this mean Redwood City has «arrived»?
That was my thought when a friend first told me about this latest in the Philz chain (after the initial disbelief and surprise began to wear off). I made a beeline here at my earliest convenience and have since been here several more times. The short story: same great Philz blends. Same friendly staff, same (high) prices and in a fairly large space.
But sadly the same subpar yet way overpriced pastries as other Philz. (I’d rather get mine at Peets).
And, like some other Philz, the logistics are screwy. Here’s what I mean:
Step 1 is to stand in line for coffee; Step 2 is to order; Step 3 is to pay.
But then comes step 4 — waiting for your coffee. There’s no place to do that, except with other waiting patrons in Step 1. So there’s always a conversation that goes something like this:
New patron: «Are you in line?»
Me: «No»
New patron: «Are you in line?»
Patron 3: «No»
New patron: «Are you in line?»
patron 12: «Yes»
New patron: «OK, thanks»
And this happens over and over, as new people arrive and figure out who’s waiting to order and who’s waiting for coffee. Since this is the fourth or fifth Philz where I’ve encountered this type of confusion, I can only conclude traffic flow isn’t on the management’s top ten list. (Or it isn’t on any list.)
My final issue is a little more subjective. Namely, this just doesn’t feel like a Philz to me. It’s too modern, antiseptic; dare I say corporate. It’s feels like it belongs in the middle of a mall. In short, it has no character.
Luckily, however, I can get my coffee to go. (or visit the Middlefield location in Palo Alto, which has character to spare)

Before Philz came to Redwood City, I would occasionally treat myself at Palo Alto’s Philz with an iced Mocha Tesora. Day to day though, I drink my coffee black so I started ordering black coffee at the RWC Philz. 3 out of 4 times that I ordered black coffee (2 Silken Splendors, 1 Dancing Water, 1 Julie’s), they were unbearably bitter. My first Silken Splendor was nice and smooth but the second one was super bitter, along with Dancing Water and Julie’s. When I complained about one of my Silken Splendors being too bitter, the barista suggested Julie’s. It was still bitter so she pretty much just watered it down. I decided to give up and just go with it. The watered down Julie’s still had a bitterness to it but not unbearably bitter.
I think it’s just this location that might have bitter black coffee, because I’ve had one of their black coffees at the Philz location at Facebook headquarters and it was fantastic. I’lll give 3 stars because the speciality drinks are good, just not the black coffee.

The mint mojito is world famous. Even Snoop Dogg invests it in. A rapidly growing Bay Area chain is taking over the world.
The hot mint mojito is better to me. The iced one is solid, but doesn’t have the perfection of the hot one, it’s also $ 5 (hot is $ 4) for a regular sized cup.
Their other coffees are great too.

Such a wonderful soft opening! I am so excited to have Philz finally open in Redwood City! I typically do not drink coffee but I will never pass up Philz. Their mint mojito is absolutely the best iced coffee I have ever had! Every cup is made to order, super fresh and I love that the batistas always make sure every cup is to your liking. The employees here are extremely upbeat and friendly. The location is huge and there are a good amount of seats. Now that Philz has opened up near my workplace, I will be going almost everyday…
Mint Mojito: minty and creamy
Ecstatic: roasty
Ginger Snap: creamy with a kick of ginger spice, almost like cinnamon
Mocha Tesora: like dark chocolate covered with lots of cocoa powder