Rad Coffee - Long Beach - Long Beach, California

Rika N.

Drinks came out pretty quickly and they can make modifications on drinks! Custom ordered a mocha base frappe with matcha powder and cookie bits, loved it!

Took pictures of the business cards too. Support small businesses!

Erica F.

Saw a lot of good reviews for this coffee place. I was craving for some coffee, so decided to stop by. This place has a lot of cool decorations. The servers was friendly, and she gave me some recommendations. There were lots of stickers and pins for sale on the counter. We ordered Frankenstein (matcha blended with chocolate chip) and salty chocolate (special of the month). Both drinks were very good! I love the matcha taste in Frankenstein, it was not too sweet, and perfect for me. The salty chocolate was a good choice too. Both drinks were very flavorful! Will come back again for sure.

Cena F.

I’ve been here twice, about a year apart with each visit, and even though I LOVE the look and feel of this extremely adorable coffee shop. Also, the prices are amazing for the quality and quantity of what you get. However, I probably won’t come back for two reasons that will not apply to everyone.

Ambience: 10/10
The best part of this place is the look! The spooky theme is perfect and the decor is well thought out. Very open, warm and inviting. I love the clean environment and it makes me trust that I can enjoy whatever I order with no hygienic issues.

Service & Food: 8/10
The workers are kind and appear to have great work ethic, but the listening skills and/or follow up questions need some tweaking.

The first time I came by I specially asked for a hot version of The Wolf. Me and the cashier had a full conversation about how it was fine and totally doable! I was happy to try it out, but when my name was called I was given the blended version. It was winter so I was a bit disappointed, but it was no biggie and even though they offered to fix it, they were very busy and I didn’t have time to wait either so I took the drink as is. My drink was full of sugar and even though it tasted great! I just wasn’t a fan of how sweet it was, so that was the main reason why I didn’t revisit for almost a year. So this was a personal preference thing about not wanting my drink to taste like a whole cup of sugar was poured into the cup.

I came back finally on one of my walks and asked for a latte. I wasn’t asked if I wanted it hot or cold, and I forgot to specify so I can’t blame them for automatically making it an iced latte when I didn’t make a specific request.

However, every coffee shop I go to they always ask, “do you want that hot or cold?” No matter the temperature outside.

Otherwise, the latte was pretty good, not crazy sweet which was nice. I asked for coconut flavor and there was just a hint of the flavor which was perfect, and overall the latte was enjoyable.

Unfortunately, the personal reason again for just MYSELF is the alternative milk options, I have a huge intolerance to dairy and always need an alternative. The only choices are soy and oat milk, which for ME are not options. I get bloated and have an issue digesting both of these.

I went for the oat milk and ended up regretting it later on. So if YOU don’t have issues with any of the three milk options then you’ll be fine! But until they bring over coconut or almond milk I won’t be able to come back.

Overall I do love the theme of Rad coffee, the decor, the unique junk food options, and the creative blended drinks! This coffee shop is perfect for the younger crowd and serves up very strong and enjoyable coffee for all ages. Once they have at least one more milk alternative as an option, I will be back!

Sergio A.

Went to the Long Beach location. This was our fourth time going. As always great service and good drinks. The vibe is very pleasant. It can get a little packed sometimes but that's what happens when a business is thriving.

JaeKiko

I wanted to try a new matcha/cafe spot and was immediately intrigued by this place. This place was so unique and really had such a vibe. Ordered 3 drinks for my roommate and I. Blended Horchata w/oat, blended lavender Matcha w/soy and the Frankenstein w/soy. Also got the vegan donuts and Astro tart("poptart") to try. I enjoyed all the pastries they had. The Astro tart was my fave of the pastries. I would purchase all pastries again. Definitely recommend even if you're not vegan. I will definitely be coming back this place its such a vibe.

Joe S.

One of my favorite coffee shops. The drinks are affordable compared to chain coffee shops *cough Starbucks cough*. Their drinks tends to be more on the sweet side, so if that’s your thing this is your place. But they also have basic options like black coffee, espresso, lattes, and they allow modifications to their drinks.

Jason &. E. S.

This place is super cool if you like spooky and coffee, or you just love punk.The coffee is so strong and they like to decorate it too.You can tell they take pride in each and everyone's drink they make and that is important. Right now, they are having a lot of fall drinks. Their merchandise is awesome too.I recommend The Great White comes with: 4 shots of expresso,with concentrated white chocolate cold brew,drizzled with Caramel in a 32oz cup only for $10 bucks so affordable and so so so good definitely worth it.❤️❤️❤️

Emma M.

I love this coffee shop. The drinks are always on point and the staff is always kind and helpful. I go often and will keep going as long as they are open ☕️🖤🫶🏻