"Drip Coffee on Saluda Ave. in 5 Points, is well known, and rightfully so, for its casual, funky, coffee house vibe and its many permutations of excellent coffee. It is now also my new favorite place to get a toasted salmon bagel. It is a toasted everything bagel with a very satisfying texture that is chewy but still soft, topped with a generous helping of nova salmon, a fresh, thick slice of ripe, juicy tomato and just the right amount of red onion. The cream cheese is served separately, in a bowl, and the plate is garnished with several giant caper berries, not those wimpy little caper budlets. This way, you can shmear on as little, or as much cream cheese as you like and, for caper love, you can slice the berries and layer them in between the salmon and the bread, or you can leave them out and pick them up by their stem like a cherry and bite them for that pop of briny freshness. (I do both. It is a truly excellent, satisfying meal, made even better paired with the coffee of your choice, or with their fresh-squeezed homemade lemonade, refreshing and not overly sweet. And at under $10 (sandwich only one of the best deals in town!"
