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| - Being from the Northwest, I'm always on the look out for a good coffee place. No, not the wild exotic mixed coffee concoctions, but just your basic strong coffee that tastes like it was brewed in an old enamel pot on a camp stove. Although most of the corporate coffee shops have their "bold" coffees, they just don't do it. And throw in some bagels, muffins, pastries and reading material, and I'm good.
So I stopped by here with some friends the other day, and was pleasantly surprised. They do their own roasting and grindings, and have really good flavorful coffee. They also have pastries, muffins, and minimal sandwiches. It is nicely decorated with a few really comfortable chairs on the inside with counter seating and tables. There is also outside seating that is really pleasant on those warm Arizona mornings.
A plus is that they have free WiFi, and newspapers and magazines for comfortably relaxing over that morning cup of coffee. Surprisingly, although I have been back several times, I haven't tried any of their food or pastries. To me, it is all about the coffee, and great doses of caffeine. For that, they get four stars. They have the best tasting coffee I have found in the Phoenix area, and although they don't always have their strongest available, I can always find one that I like. It has now become my morning hangout.
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