Bags of fresh roast coffee beans are ready for retail at the Blue Bottle Coffee roasting plant in Oakland, Calif. On Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015
Customers line up for a cup of java in the cafe at the Blue Bottle Coffee roasting plant in Oakland, Calif. On Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015
An antique small coffee roaster prepares half-pound batches for testing at the Blue Bottle Coffee roasting plant in Oakland, Calif. On Wednesday,...
Coffee roasters are cleaned after a day of heavy use at the Blue Bottle Coffee roasting plant in Oakland, Calif. On Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015
Maria Maravilla packages bags of coffee beans for shipping at the Blue Bottle Coffee roasting plant in Oakland, Calif. On Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015
An employee examines fresh coffee beans at the Blue Bottle Coffee roasting plant in Oakland, Calif. On Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015
Victor Maldonado and Maria Maravilla package bags of coffee beans for shipping at the Blue Bottle Coffee roasting plant in Oakland, Calif. On...
Sarah Guldenbrein, right, trains Blake Cox on coffee making techniques at the Blue Bottle Coffee located at 300 Webster St., Wednesday, January 14 in...
The Blue Bottle Coffee's office spaces are shown, located at 300 Webster St., Wednesday, January 14 in Oakland, Calif.
James Parrish makes coffee for customers at Blue Bottle Coffee located at 300 Webster St., Wednesday, January 14 in Oakland, Calif.
James Parrish, center, and Kelly Marrie Lawrence, right, laugh as they prepare coffee for their customers at Blue Bottle Coffee located at 300...
Customers line up to order at Blue Bottle Coffee located at 300 Webster St., Wednesday, January 14 in Oakland, Calif.
An assortment of Blue Bottle Coffee bags are stored at their 300 Webster St. Facility on Wednesday, January 14 in Oakland, Calif.
Blue Bottle Coffee employee makes coffee at the company's facility located at 300 Webster St., Wednesday, January 14 in Oakland, Calif.
Blue Bottle Coffee worker walks through the back of the company's facility located at 300 Webster St., Wednesday, January 14 in Oakland, Calif.
Blue Bottle Coffee worker walks through the back of the company's facility located at 300 Webster St., Wednesday, January 14 in Oakland, Calif.
Robert Kwok tastes his affogato, while drinking coffee with Andrew Levy , at Blue Bottle Coffee at Mint Plaza, in San Francisco, California, on...
Pierre Coeurdeuil laughs while taking a sip of coffee, at Blue Bottle Coffee at Mint Plaza, in San Francisco, California, on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016.
Long queue wraps around the street outside Blue Bottle Coffee at Mint Plaza, in San Francisco, California, on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016.
Christine Attia grabs her coffee from barista Gabby Gamboa , inside Blue Bottle Coffee at Mint Plaza, in San Francisco, California, on Tuesday, Oct....
Pre-ground coffee packet is seen at Blue Bottle Coffee at Mint Plaza, in San Francisco, California, on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016.
Long line of customers, which overflows onto the street, is seen at Blue Bottle Coffee at Mint Plaza, in San Francisco, California, on Tuesday, Oct....
Stephen Hansen and Mitch Allen walk into Blue Bottle Coffee, in San Francisco, California, on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016.
Jocelyn Weiler walks out of Blue Bottle Coffee with a coffee in hand, in San Francisco, California, on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016.
Jan Tsuchiya walks out of Blue Bottle Coffee with a cup of coffee and the dog she's taking care of, named Bitsy, in Oakland, California, on Tuesday,...
Lukas Bruggemann orders at the counter at Blue Bottle Coffee in Oakland, California, on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016.
James Cunningham orders a drink at the counter at Blue Bottle Coffee in Oakland, California, on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016
Ben Hanes and Brian Sullivan chat while having coffee outside Blue Bottle Coffee in Oakland, California, on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016.
Jan Tsuchiya and James Cunningham leave Blue Bottle Coffee with their coffees in hand, in Oakland, California, on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016
Jan Tsuchiya pets the dog she's watching, named Bitsy, while getting a coffee at Blue Bottle Coffee in Oakland, California, on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016
Man orders a coffee at the Blue Bottle Coffee shop at the Ferry Building in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017.
Martina Elsenhaus who is visiting from Switzerland sips her coffee outside the Blue Bottle Coffee shop at the Ferry Building in San Francisco,...
Man drinks a coffee in the Blue Bottle Coffee shop in the Ferry Building in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017.
Woman walks past the Blue Bottle Coffee shop in the Ferry Building in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017.
Dawson Tye holds onto his coffee while chatting with mother, Kathleen Tye and Stephen Barth at Blue Bottle Coffee in the Ferry Building in San...
People walk past the Blue Bottle Coffee shop in the Ferry Building in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017.
Gottfried Elsenhaus and Martina Elsenhaus who are visiting from Switzerland, sit outside the Blue Bottle Coffee shop as they drink coffee at the...
Jim Shelly, visiting from Philadelphia, looks over the menu before ordering a coffee at the Blue Bottle Coffee stand in the Ferry Building in San...
Cameron Baker reads while waiting for a friend to grab coffee at the Blue Bottle Coffee shop in the Ferry Building in San Francisco, Calif., on...
Lead barista Lee Cabuhat and cafe leader Elizabeth Boatman chat at the Blue Bottle Coffee shop in the Ferry Building in San Francisco, Calif., on...
Peter Thompson and Lara Shannon wait for their coffee to be ready at the Blue Bottle Coffee stand in the Ferry Building in San Francisco, Calif., on...
Barista Esteban Castillo pours hot water while making a pour over coffee at the Blue Bottle Coffee shop in the Ferry Building in San Francisco,...
Stephen Barth, Dawson Tye, and Kathleen Tye walk through the Ferry building after having a coffee at the Blue Bottle Coffee shop in San Francisco,...
Sophie Chen takes a photo of her coffee at the Blue Bottle Coffee stand in the Ferry Building in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017.
Lead barista Lee Cabuhat pours water while making coffee at the Blue Bottle Coffee shop in the Ferry Building in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday,...
Dawson Tye, Kathleen Tye and Stephen Barth chat as they have coffee outside of the Blue Bottle Coffee stand in the Ferry Building in San Francisco,...
People pose for a photograph after getting a coffee outside of the Blue Bottle Coffee stand in the Ferry Building in San Francisco, Calif., on...
Anna Popp of Ann Arbor, Michigan orders a coffee from the Blue Bottle Coffee shop at the Ferry Building in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, Sept....
People wait for their coffee at the Blue Bottle Coffee shop at the Ferry Building in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017.
Line forms at the Blue Bottle Coffee shop at the Ferry Building in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017.
Monica Ocampo gets a straw for her drink at the Blue Bottle Coffee shop at the Ferry Building in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017.
Line forms at the Blue Bottle Coffee shop at the Ferry Building in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017.
Gottfried Elsenhaus and Martina Elsenhaus who are visiting from Switzerland, sit outside the Blue Bottle Coffee shop as they drink coffee at the...
Peter Thompson and Lara Shannon embrace as they wait for their coffee to be ready at the Blue Bottle Coffee stand in the Ferry Building in San...
Man who declined to give his name waits for his coffee to be ready at the Blue Bottle Coffee stand in the Ferry Building in San Francisco, Calif., on...
Gottfried Elsenhaus and Martina Elsenhaus who are visiting from Switzerland, sit outside the Blue Bottle Coffee shop as they drink coffee at the...
Gottfried Elsenhaus and Martina Elsenhaus who are visiting from Switzerland, sit outside the Blue Bottle Coffee shop as they drink coffee at the...
Lead barista Lee Cabuhat organizes merchandise at the Blue Bottle Coffee shop in the Ferry Building in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, Sept. 14,...
