Speckled Ax

Hi! Wanna work here? Send us a note. [email protected]

My job is not especially taxing, but every once in a while i have to tend to pretty disgusting issues--behind-the-scenes stuff that allow us to pull shots of espresso, for instance. I own maybe 6 or 7 pairs of jeans, and 5 of them have holes in a knee. Fortunately i have a creative and generous and skilled partner who likes to do this sort of stuff (pic 2!). And you can learn how to do it--along with other cool stuff--yourself, for free! Just follow

Today, Thursday May 7, marks the 14th anniversary of our little shop on Congress Street. What a ride it's been. I was just thinking back to the time I was doing some late night maintenance to our POS Slayer espresso machine a few months after opening. I had failed to lock the front door when a guy came in holding a knife. Did i walk toward him and tell him to get the f**k out? I believe I did. And he did. Jesus. What a du***ss I was. I was so tired those first few months, maybe getting stabbed didn't seem like that big of a deal. In any case, I survived, as did Speckled Ax. And look at us now! in the midst of a Congress Street coffee renaissance, surrounded by other fancy coffee shops--some with business licenses, some without. Some paying their employees, some not. But hey, to each their own, right? We'll continue to find some of the tastiest coffee out there, roast it as best we can on our old wood fired Petroncini, and hope you continue to show up. And get this--if you do, today through May 14, you can get a batch brew or flash iced coffee for the modest sum of $1.40. We'll have a limited supply of delicious house baked banana muffins for $1.40 as well. So come on into Congress Street--for old times' sake!

snow is one thing; 40-50 mph gusts and downed power lines are another. all shops will be closed on Monday 2/23.