Everything in Las Vegas is a cartoon version of something else, something far away. Just like how New York New York is a cartoon metropolis; The Beat Coffeehouse is a cartoon version of a San Francisco beatnik coffeeshop from the 60s. The difference being the lack of effort put into the latter.\n\nI walked in, took a seat at the counter, and waited for a few minutes without getting so much as eye contact from the staff, who were obsessing over which insanely cliche Ramones vynil to play. I think they were trying to figure out whether any of their albums was in an Apple commercial, so they could play that one.\n\nAfter several minutes, I was able to order a macchiato. The barista sighed and said, \"We don't have those.\"\n\n\"You don't have espresso and frothed milk?\"\n\n\"Yeah, but we don't have macchiatos.\"\n\n\"OK, can you make me a shot of espresso?\"\n\n\"Yes.\"\n\n\"Then can you froth some milk and put a spoonful over it.\"\n\n\"Yes.\"\n\n\"That's a macchiato.\"\n\nSome coffeehouse. I'm still not sure whether the barista genuinely didn't know what a macchiato is, or was kind of assholishly trying to tell me that they don't make Starbucks' bastardized version of the Italian standard. Neither would surprise me, as the espresso was weak yet overroasted.\n\nFortunately, when my chicken caesar wrap finally arrived, it was actually pretty good. One generous star for that.