Comments on: Profile: Cafe Tropical

By: Mark Stacy

Mark Stacy — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:38:44 +0000

I used to live right near Cafe Tropical, but it was called Tropical Bakery then.
I liked it enough to write a song about it.
You can hear it and see a video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsTK8LJiQgg
or got to YouTube and search on:
“Tropical Bakery” by Mark Stacy

By: The Los Angeles Book of the Dead: Words to be Recited to Those at the Time of Their Death in This City | The Nervous Breakdown

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:36:38 +0000

[...] there’s great Cuban coffee, artists, and rock bands But the prices are skyrocketing On account of the invading Westsiders [...]

By: josef

josef — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 17:48:47 +0000

@#4 cause its a cuban joint, most everything is cuban style.

By: Useless LA Coffee Poll: Who’s Got The Best?

Useless LA Coffee Poll: Who’s Got The Best? — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 03:33:25 +0000

[...] Cafe Tropical (Either) (Silverlake pictured) (b) King’s Road (Beverly) (c) Groundworks (Any) (d) [...]

By: Gridskipper

Gridskipper — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 16:44:13 +0000

Los Angeles Wifi Cafes

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By: Alina

Alina — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 01:00:57 +0000

I would NEVER go to a cafe that has “Best Place to look at posters of El Che ” WHY?

By: Joe Camels

Joe Camels — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 10:12:17 +0000

[...] Tucked away along the alley behind Cafe Tropical stands a row of 58 cigarettes. One lipstick-stained Camel stands out. As local legend goes, whosoever draws this cigarette from the concrete is the rightful King of Silverlake. See More In LA Culture | Print This Post [...]

By: Catching Up With Petra Haden

Catching Up With Petra Haden — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 17:36:05 +0000

[...] (I knew I liked Petra Haden. Tropical is hands-down my favorite cup of coffee in Losanjealous. Cafe Tropical: Offer nonfat milk, what’s wrong with you.) [...]

By: Profile: Tom’s Burgers Burritos Chicken Shrimp Steaks Pastrami Tacos Beef San. Drive Thru

Tue, 21 Feb 2006 03:48:31 +0000

[...] In my six years of living in this fair city I estimate that I’ve driven by this decrepit peaen to verbosity between 1,000 and 10,000 times. Safe estimate. At least one thousand. No more than ten thousand. I used to live close to this place. These days I don’t, but I’m always driving by, it seems. When I’m not driving by, it’s squatting in the corner of my subconscious like a giant constipated ogre. The place is situated directly catty-corner from the the establishment I’m invaribably visiting at this intersection; namely, Cafe Tropical. [...]