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- OQ focuses on unique and delicious, single origin coffees. You can't find a coffee shop like this around the area!
- Ana N.January 21, 2013The craft brews are delicious and different. Try it black, even if you usually have creamer or milk. I never have mine black but I have to say it was great. Needs more seating somehow though.
- OQ stands for "Old Queens", a former name of nearby Rutgers University metonymically taken from the oldest building on campus. Enjoy this direct-sourced fact over some direct trade coffee served here.
- Delicious espresso and pourover coffee. The milk comes from a local PA dairy with grass-fed Holstein cows, which results in better froth in your lattes and cappuccinos.
- I've heard it's the best coffee in NJ. I'm a tea drinker and can only vouch for their tea selection... it's great!
- If you ask one of the baristas, they will recommend the mocha; as they are still adjusting the recipe, you're looking at the equivalent of 3 shots of espresso in a large (it used to be 4).
- Turns out the Askinosie Itty bars have four different varieties: check out ones from Tanzania, Ecuador, Honduras, and the Philippines.
- They now have a rotating rewards program...check the paper in front of the register to see if your purchase will give you points!
- This place is quite the hidden gem and could be easily overlook. Come for their house roasted beans and a bangin cup of coffee
- Daniel RochaFebruary 16, 2013Best coffee in the region *by far*. You can't find espresso this good anywhere in New Brunswick or Metuchen.
- They do a great chai latte with almond milk, both iced or hot. Espresso drinks are great too
- SaleemOctober 26, 2014Phenomenal espresso drinks and a nice environment. Some locally roasted coffees for sale as well ($13-16 for 12 oz)
- Formerly known as OQ Coffee, they recently rebranded as Penstock. Same coffee and tea!
- The hot chocolate here is really good. It's rich, smooth, and not too sweet.
- Ana MontesJuly 28, 2014Great coffee ... but pls give me regular unhealthy white sugar so that it melts in iced coffee ..
- Asked one of the baristas about the number of shots in a large mocha (see Omar A.'s tip) and she said there are 4
- It just keeps getting better and better and beetttttterrrrr and better!
- You have to go to Austin or Seattle for coffee this good.