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Liberty said:
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The Rise & Fall of the Automat (link)
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Freshly-Brewed Coffee for a Nickel a Cup ​

"Horn & Hardart was also the first New York restaurant chain to offer its customers freshly-brewed coffee, for a nickel a cup. Employees were instructed to discard any pots that had been sitting for more than 20 minutes, a level of quality control that inspired Irving Berlin to compose the song "Let's Have Another Cup of Coffee" (which quickly became Horn & Hardart's official jingle). There wasn't much (if any) choice, but in terms of reliability, Horn & Hardart could be considered the 1950s equivalent of Starbucks".
 
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Liberty said:
Where was that? Wonder why the automats went out of business!
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I believe this was the original store on Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. From what I've read, H & H lost out due to the fast "food" stores that we have nowadays. Dunno about anyone else but I just cannot eat the stuff sold in places like McDonald's or Burger King. Real food like that sold in H & H is so much more wholesome.

A couple of years ago there was some talk that H & H would try to start a business revival but they never got started again. I believe only the original store in Philly remains.
 
I got my hands on some good Haitian coffee beans the other day and we had some this morning. It was pretty robust and had excellent flavor. This was the first time I've seen it around here and I had to give it a shot. It was more pricey than other coffees that I like so I may pass on getting it again unless we have company and we want something special.
 
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