{"id":314,"date":"2015-12-03T14:49:30","date_gmt":"2015-12-03T19:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/globalcitieslocalstreets\/?p=314"},"modified":"2015-12-03T15:02:10","modified_gmt":"2015-12-03T20:02:10","slug":"the-bean-counter-in-worcester-ma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/globalcitieslocalstreets\/2015\/12\/03\/the-bean-counter-in-worcester-ma\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bean Counter in Worcester, MA"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cThe Bean Counter\u201d is a caf\u00e9 located on Highland Street in the city of Worcester, Massachusetts. By selling signature coffee and pastry, it provides a cozy environment for both relaxation and business activities. It neighbors several other eateries, including a Thai restaurant, two relatively pricey American restaurants\/bars and a Chinese fast food store. There\u2019s also a small plaza nearby which contains a gas station, an outtake food store and a coin laundry place. The Street has moderate traffic, and individual or groups of pedestrians can often be seen. The caf\u00e9 is within walking distance of two major colleges of the city: Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Becker College.<\/p>\n

I visited \u201cThe Bean Counter” on the afternoon of Saturday, Nov. 28. There was a good number of customers inside, doing individual work or chatting with others. After buying a cup of Chai tea, I struck a casual conversation with two female baristas of the store (the owner wasn\u2019t there at the time).<\/p>\n

Both of them were quite satisfied with their working experience since the beginning of their employment here about four months ago. According to their observation, customers here come from a good mix of ethnic background, and are mostly students from nearby colleges and local residents. They store is usually the busiest during morning and lunch rush hours, but normally it enjoys a fairly stable flow of customers. They didn\u2019t directly reveal the rent and its change, but a customer told\u00a0me that the rent of his apartment in the same neighborhood has gone up 6-7% since last year, so I assume the rent of the caf\u00e9 has also increased slightly.<\/p>\n