Brandon Flowers once sang "heaven ain't close in a place like this." But has Mr. Flowers been to one Desert Wind Coffee Roasters yet? 'Cause their coffee is d i v i n e. Needless to say, I was so very happy to see a local coffee shop just a mile down the road from my Mimi's house (Thanks, Yelp!). Hurrah! Something different than Starbucks and/or Folgers! Desert Wind is very easy to find, thanks to the green signs on both Sahara and Buffalo directing you to freshly-roasted coffee.
I ordered their Sumatra, which is some of the best coffee I've ever tasted. No burnt bitterness like Starbucks, but packs every bit of caffeine. I ended up staying and reading for a while and definitely had to order another cup before leaving! My second visit left me with another delicious cup of coffee and 2 bags of beans to take to my aunt and uncle's on Christmas morning. I may have to get my Mimi to mail me some of this coffee....
The customer service was also excellent. Both women were kind and friendly--even introducing themselves since they didn't recognize me as a local regular (I so wish I were!!). It's not a madhouse like other coffee joints in the morning, which made Desert Wind all the more lovely place to get your morning jolt.
A+, thumbs up, high five, hellz yeah.