JJ Bean Coffee Roasters

Reviews

• Dave S.

  star star star star star 9 June 2026

  I frequent this Coffee Spot quite a bit, and this little coffee shop is exactly a perfect fit for The Drive.
  
  A quaint and kitchy atmosphere and always service with a smile.
  
  The JJ's Veggie Breakfast sandwich is my fave! Just the smell of the melted Brie and spinach when it's hot off the grill is enough to make my mouth water.
  
  The ripe tomato is the perfect complement to this vegetarian friendly breakfast Sandy. They have a ham egg and cheese option as well, which is smoky and delicious, but this veggie one is so good and satisfying, it's an easy choice.
  
  Why McMuffin when you can JJ?
  
  The Coffee has a lot of kick as well ;)

• Sun G.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 30 May 2026

  There are a dozen of new fancy coffee joints on the Drive I rather visit than JJ Bean but.... I had this voucher for a "free" small drink.
  
  The first thing came out of the male cashier's mouth, "oh another one of these", expressing his tremendous dismay.
  
  Frankly I am not a big fan of JJ Bean or have been to one for a long time, but I thought it may be an opportune time to give them an assessment.
  
  After the cashier's remark I ordered a croissant to benefit the business somehow.  Recall the last similar almond chocolate croissant was at Nurvei Portland, a 5 star croissant. Curious how JJ Bean will fare.
  
  This particular afternoon, JJ on the Drive has its fair share of regulars sponging off their free wifi. The tables a mess and 4-5 staffs loafing about on their phones and chatting while the dirty dishes piled pyramid high in their sink and the joint buzzing with flies over empty plates prior patrons left behind.
  
  The milk in my latte was unable to overcome the excessive bitterness of the espresso. I had knew this ahead of time otherwise I would have ordered an Americano. Yup. Too bitter. Not that I mind a strong cup of espresso when it is well balanced. Nope. This was just bad tasting and bitter.
  
  As for the croissant, as if a thick heavy baguette met some almonds. The texture was more bread than the flakey croissant texture. Wasn't bad but definitely would not call it a croissant. A baguette meal. Perhaps.

• Mandy M.

  star star star star star 27 May 2026

  We finished our night of restaurant hopping with my favourite coffee!
  
  Espresso macchiato with JJ Beans Espresso...smooth and low in acidity! It is great to see more JJ Beans popping up!
  
  The Drive is a great location with so many other great food choices! Our barista was attentive and funny...my daughter ordered a cappuccino and he did a cat with his coffee art and gave her a "catpuccino"
  
  Sometimes I find it hard to see chains come in to areas like The Drive where there have been so many Mom and Pop Shops for years but I make an exception for JJ Beans...let's just hope they don't get too big and lose some of their character and quality! Their baking is yummy too, we brought home the Salted Caramel Cookie...cause they are just too good to pass up...but we were too full to indulge in more!!
  
  Thanks for always bringing such good quality coffee JJ Beans!!

• R S.

  star star star star_border star_border 25 May 2026

  This place used to be the bomb. The bread for the grilled cheese used to be this amazing sourdough  until they changed to a flavourless blech of a bread. We used to buy about 5 a week now you couldn't pay me to eat that. The side salad is still good. It is a shame that they feel that their amazing almond croissants need to be literally buried under a mountain of icing sugar that does nothing for the taste and only serves to cover your table and shirt in its nastiness. We've stopped ordering those too The jam used to be great and was amazing with their cheese and jalapeño muffins. Now, when customers prefer to go next door to buy jam... You might want to consider the quality of the jam you are serving. Finally... I am SO sick and tired of spending time fighting to get the paper of of my cheese muffin... This should be a pleasure not a struggle. I went to the Main Street location today and guess what! Somehow the Main Street location has the magical ability to make them without the damned paper. Looks like we might start driving out there unless the baker at the commercial location can figure it out!

• Steve W.

  star star star star star 21 May 2026

  JJ Bean has a variety of roasts that are always pretty decent.
  
  The main reason I give them five stars is because they'll allow you to bring a mason jar in to get it filled up instead of wasting a bag. For those attempting to lower their footprint, coffee has been on area of difficulty.
  
  Most local shops will either sell you espresso beans (too dark) or simply offer to open a bag for you and dump that into a jar (looking at you, Pallet!)
  
  JJ Bean also gives you a buck or two off the cost of the beans and a free drink! What more could you ask for?
  
  A standard 1L mason jar will take 340g of coffee with a little room to spare.