[jhbadger]

Office coffee is not what people drink for pleasure -- it's a caffeine delivery device. If you go to a coffeehouse in the US you'll find that people often order drinks called Lattes which is espresso and steamed milk. And the word is Italian like espresso itself, so I think this isn't some weird Americanism but pretty traditional.

[maplethorpe]

I did go to an American coffee house while I was there. It was called something like "Phil's" and there were no lattes to be had.

[quickthrowman]

Every single coffee shop I’ve ever been in that serves espresso also serves lattes. Philz does not serve espresso, they only serve coffee. You went to virtually the only coffee shop in the US that does not serve lattes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philz_Coffee#Products