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| - I was very excited to discover this new coffee shop last Saturday! A friend had suggested meeting there, and I mistakenly assumed it would be nested into the strip mall (in typical Phoenix fashion). Instead, I was surprised to find this stand-alone structure in the parking lot of the NW corner of 32nd St. and Shea.
You can tell just by pulling up that this place is cool: contemporary and fun signage, an intimate little patio, and bowls of water set out for dogs to enjoy. Further indoor signals of this place's cool factor and unique character: coffee drinks with Nutella (file that under "why didn't I think of that??"), a fantastic music playlist that reminded me of the Garden State soundtrack, day-old scones discounted to 50-cents each (love how unpretentious that felt), and boxes of matzoh displayed on top of the espresso machine (when I inquired about what they use the matzoh with, she explained that it was Passover so she thought her Jewish customers might enjoy the matzoh options for sandwiches -- so fun and sweet!).
My iced coffee was fantastic, and I definitely intend to come back and explore their "Wichcraft," AKA, Sandwich, menu. The description of the OMG sandwich will be enough to get me to come back -- fig, marscapone and prosciutto!
Overall, this independent little shop has potential written all over it, and I can't wait to increase my cool factor by adding it into my portfolio. Watch out, Luci's Marketplace -- you have some new competition!
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