Coffee Depot

It is always a nice surprise to find flattering articles about Coffee Depot from people who have enjoyed their time at our place.  This is what makes all of us smile til it hurts. 

http://blog.globalyp.net/eating-drinking-places/coffee-depot-does-more-than-just-coffee-in-riverside-ca/

Coffee Depot has been voted # 1 Independent Coffee House by MyFoxLA.com for both 2008 and 2009.  City Voter is how people vote for their favorite coffee house.  Click on this link to find out what people say about Coffee Depot.

http://cityvoter.com/coffee-depot-3204-mission-inn-ave-riverside-ca-92507/loc/93661

For years Coffee Depot has gone to college campuses for special events.  We have been a great hit on the golf courses during tournaments.  And we have also been very pleased to be there on employee appreciation day for several companies.

Our espresso bar has also been a great addition or alternative to alcohol at wedding receptions. 

For over nine years Coffee Depot has hosted an Open Mic night at our beautiful historic depot in Riverside, California.  It started out as an Open Mic Acoustic Jam with Ruby Gumbo as the host band.  Over the years it has gone through several changes.

At times certain websites has voted us as having the #1 Open Mic in Southern California.  There are so many great and talented artists in Riverside and the surrounding area, we really are blessed to have such great musicians gracing our stage.  We never know who might show up, an original member of the Gypsy Kings, cats from the Brian Setzer Orchestra, Sammy Hagar, who knows.

Coffee Depot has live entertainment on a nightly basis but Open Mic Thursdays have always been my favorite night.  Some weeks the feeling and the vibe just becomes unbelievably awe-inspiring.  The pictures on the right were all taken in one night. 

If you have not experienced our Open Mic night, I dare say you are missing out. 

Open Mic is every Thursday at 7pm.  Try to be there by 6:30pm to put your name in.  Three to four names get drawn at a time throughout the night.  You need to be ready and tuned before you get on stage.  It is all acoustic, we have a full PA system, just plug in and play.  Everyone gets 3 songs or roughly 12 to 15 minutes per artist.  Must be original music.

Plein-air (pleyn-air; Fr. Ple-ner) – designating a painting executed out of doors and representing a direct response to the scene or subject in front of the artist.

PAAR is a professional group that offers beginner-friendly year round opportunities for Plein Air Artists to meet and paint.  PAAR has two paint outings each month, coordinates quarterly demonstrations by well known Plein Air artists, coordinates and presents exhibitions each year and holds an annual week long Paint Out with and exhibition at Riverside Art Museum.

PAAR is an opportunity for individual painters of any level to take their brushes outside and create representational paintings or explore other art-making approaches.  And this is a great way of connecting with fellow painters with shared interests.

PAAR is an enthusiastic supporter and participant in the Riverside and Inland Empire arts communities.

Thank you so much PAAR for coming to Coffee Depot and making us one of your designated historic landmarks for painting.  Best of luck to you all and we hope to see you next year.

For more information, contact Terry D. Chacon, (909) 798-0567 or

Here are a few more pictures of the art from PAAR (Plein Air Artists of Riverside).