Okay I have found my new favorite "home office!" I don't have an office for my agency yet so coffee shops tend to be where I get most of my work done.
Last week I checked out Echo Coffee for a client meeting and we both really liked it. Today I returned and spent a few hours working at Echo Coffee on their wi-fi. It was such a nice break from my usual home office at Starbucks. Walking into Echo Coffee you can instantly tell its a different type of coffee experience. The environment is very relaxing, music is not blasting so customers don't have to scream over each other, and they have great big couches in the back. Of course atmosphere and great coffee needs to be in balance and it definitely was at Echo.
The coffee is really good and love very fair price for the quality you get (my 2 favs are Cappuccino at $2.75 and $3.75 for large Chai Latte). My chai latte came in a big ceramic mug. I don't know about you but there is just something special enjoying coffee out of big mugs and not recyclable paper cups.
A surprising first for me is getting actual lunch at a coffee place and was pleasantly surprised to find the food was also really good. Can you tell I am a fan yet? I ordered a Curry Chicken sandwich and it was huge and delicious so finished the whole thing. There was a nice bonus on the plate - Mango Chutney so make sure you get that if you order lunch at Echo. I would have loved just a bowl of that and bread as its flavor was so good. I need to find out where they get this from as I want to have it at home. About $12.50 for my huge Chai tea and curry chicken sandwich.