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| - I was up in the NE hunting for an indie coffee shop... they don't appear to be as abundant up that way (or at least are harder to find since not many have reviewed them yet). My Yelp searches continued to turn up either a Starbucks, a Timmy's or a Second Cup. *sigh*. But I wasn't about to give in. A little more hunting turned up The Coffee Couch. Not in the NE anymore, but still north of Memorial. I read the couple of reviews from Sapna and Dinah and decided it sounded like a pretty good little spot.
I stopped in and grabbed a coffee and a slice of banana bread. "Is this to stay or to go?" asked the gal behind the counter. "I'm not sure," I replied. "Do you guys have wi-fi?" She didn't think they did, but said other customers have picked up open networks in the area to use. So, I set up my laptop and, sure enough, found an open network. Except it was called The Coffee Couch. Methinks they have their own wifi.
When I walked in, there was an old guy attempting to play a guitar by the front door. He had character, that's for sure, and I had my trusty earplugs. In they went as soon as I sat down. A few minutes later, one of the staff headed on over to him and asked if he could play a little more quietly. Nice touch ladies :).
I ended up spending the afternoon planted in one of their cute white wooden chairs. The shop itself was quiet, the coffee decent enough to drink black, and I really enjoyed the space. A little earlier that afternoon, I overheard one of the gals telling another customer that they only used real meat in their sandwiches, nothing processed. So, when my stomach was rumbling a couple of hours later, I knew just what to get. Turkey sandwich please! And sure enough, it was real turkey. They also piled on the veggies for me. I ordered another coffee with it. They told me just to pay when I was ready to leave. Well, when it was time to go, I wasn't charged for the second coffee. Free refills? Cool! Not sure how long that will last, but the gals only took over this shop a little over a month ago. I'd say they're off to a good start.
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