Kick Butt Coffee

10/15/11

ICED COFEE: what a way to beat that Texas Heat

by lishous at Citysearch

I dont know about you guys, but that Texas heat can be pretty miserable. I like to beat the heat by cooling down with the cold brewed Iced Coffee at kick butt. Seriously, you can't get any better than this. So 1. the coffee is amazing 2. The Staff just put a ray of sunshine in your day! They are always cheery and if your a regular believe me they will know you by name and your drink of choice! Lisa is one of my favorites, she is so friendly with everyone that walks in that door and you can tell she knows there story, about there kids, and all. What a great place to enjoy a good cup of cold brew!

10/10/11

Best Coffee in Texas

by Sheree Jo at Citysearch

Aroma, flavorful coffee, and great food menu is only a taste of surprizises that will kick your butt. The cute name and martical arts decor really caught our eye when we first came to Austin. We tried out all the coffee houses and liked Kick Butt so much that we drive down from Georgetown and frequent both of their sites. We were pleasently surprized to find that the owner, Thomas Gohring, also teaches martical arts lessons at his dojo. My daughter holds a third degree black belt and has enjoyed intriguing conversations with him.

We enjoy girl time together for coffee or drinks from their full bar. The food is very good with the menu expanding each month. We have attended open poetry on Sunday nights. Next I wish to join them for Monday night food ball fun. See you there! Sheree :)

12/15/08

Nothing special

by MelloBudd at Citysearch

Visited this place once a few months ago. The coffee wasn't that special. Interesting decor looks more like a sushi place rather than a coffeehouse. Seemed kinda sterile. They do have free wireless internet. Overall I wasn't impressed. Other places in town are much more warm and inviting and have much better coffee.

• Pros: Free internet
• Cons: Coffee

10/27/08

Great Chocolate Frapps!

by txartistgirl at Citysearch

I decided to go to Kick Butt coffee this weekend after reading reviews listed on here and I was not dissapointed! They have the most delicious Chocolate Frapps a girl could ask for=) What I liked about it the most is that it didnt feel as heavy as other Frapps usually do and it had this wonderful chocolate after taste that was so delicious it left me wanting more. I also liked the decor, my only complaint would be that I stood at the counter waiting to put my order in for a good 10 minutes without ever being acknowledged by the barista who was standing by the espresso machine making a drink. The place was not busy at all and I know she was making a drink for someone else however I do believe she could have said Hello and I will be right with you but she didnt nor did the girl who came in a few minutes later and just stood by the blenders talking to her as more people started coming in behind me.

• Pros: Great drinks!
• Cons: Be prepared to be ignored if the Barista is making a drink, not so much as a Hello =(

07/17/08

Java and Martial arts: the perfect blend

by master_gohring at Citysearch

This is a nice review from Lindsey Mullikin of Austin Monthly Magazine: WHILE CHATTING WITH A BANK TELLER about the lack of coffee shops along Airport Boulevard, Thomas Gohring came up with what he thought was a kick-butt idea. Merging his love of martial arts (he also owns Master Gohring's Tai Chi & Kung Fu) with the community's need for a little pick-me-up, he opened Kick Butt Coffee in February. Red walls, nunchucks, bamboo and oriental fans illustrate the business' ties to martial arts. The shop, which serves coffee, wine, beer and liquor, has round, cozy booths, a giant plasma screen TV and a Wii gaming system. But Gohring wanted to build more of a nighttime business in an area largely limited to daytime traffic. He asked his sister Joy, a stand-up comedian, to help start a weekly open mic night, and Kick Butt Comedy was born. The small coffee shop even opened its stage to out-of-town musicians, including John Biz, Aim Low Kid and Christpher Denny, during South by Southwest. Gohring built off that music foundation in May with a bimonthly blues [dance] night. While martial arts, coffee, comedy and music may seem like random patchwork, it's all tied together with a single thread, Gohring explains. "It kind of boils down to one question that we ask ourselves every step of the way: Is it kick-butt?"

• Pros: It's Kick Butt
• Cons: Only one location.