After driving around the strip mall, I finally found this cute little coffee shop and settled in to do some work. Thanks to Eugene T., I knew I would be interested in the Red Eye to get over my mid afternoon slump.
There are a lot of knickknacks here.....which created a homely, coffee shop atmosphere. Staff were friendly and seemed to know their regulars.
Unfortunately, they close early (at least during the week - 3 or 4pm?) and I had to be kicked out .....which was done subtly through pulling the sign board in and shutting the blinds. I would have preferred a "FYI we're closing in 10", but whatev, I'm the dummy that didn't read the hours before I walked in.
It's possible I'd come back, since I am in the Ahwatukee area quite a bit and can't resist a coffee with a kick!