Entries Tagged as 'coffee'

Nothin’ Less

September 16th, 2010 · 1 Comment

I was walking down Milwaukee Avenue a couple months ago when I came across this (sort of, opened in April) new coffee shop called Nothin’ Less and decided to stop in.

Inside the shop, it was so warm and beautiful. Lots of exposed brick

A fireplace that I bet is really nice in the autumn and winter.

And lots of light from the big windows in the front.

I read that the owner is Russian and that her husband is Lithuanian. I believe that the really tall, nicely dressed man at the counter was the husband. I ordered a plain old iced coffee, but when I sat down and looked around more, I realized that this was the place with coffees from around the world.

The pastries in the display were Austrian and Georgian. I spotted Khachapuri and Lobiani.

My coffee from Nothin’ Less was good and I loved the space. I’ll be coming back and next time I’ll be ordering more adventurously!

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Hawaiian Coffee

January 24th, 2010 · 2 Comments

A couple times a year I get a happy shipment like this:

I buy either Lion Coffee or Hawaiian Isles Coffee.

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Russian Fort Elizabeth & Kauai Coffee

July 30th, 2009 · 2 Comments

On our last day in Kauai, Dallas went golfing with Uncle Dee, so I hung out with Aunty Cathy. I had a few sights I wanted to check out and Aunty Cathy wanted to go shopping, so we just decided to do it all together and then go to the beach afterward.

First stop: Russian Fort Elizabeth. I’d always seen the signs for the Russian fort on the side of the road just before Waimea town, so I wanted to check it out. Surprisingly, Aunty Cathy had never been there, even though it’s only a half mile away from where she lives. Verdict: There’s a reason why she hadn’t been there, I think. There’s nothing to see really. It’s just an overgrown site. There’s one sign with a map by the parking lot, but you can’t take it with you, so when you’re on the ruins, you can’t identify anything. Major letdown.

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Kauai Coffee, Kalaheo, Kauai

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Coffee Plants :: Kauai Coffee, Kalaheo, Kauai

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Roasting Room :: Kauai Coffee, Kalaheo, Kauai

Next stop: Kauai Coffee. Again, a sign I’d passed by a lot and wanted to finally check out. This was a bit of a let down because I thought there would be actual tours or you’d be able to see how they harvest and make their coffee and there wasn’t any of that. Still, you could taste all the coffee you wanted, see the coffee plants, and learn more about the coffee-making process. There was a cute store and I bought a few bags of coffee to bring home with me.

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Roasting Room :: Kauai Coffee, Kalaheo, Kauai

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Tasting Room :: Kauai Coffee, Kalaheo, Kauai

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Kauai Coffee, Kalaheo, Kauai

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Nevermind that it’s only 10% Kona….

August 18th, 2008 · 2 Comments

… and that 90% is African and Latin American coffees. They still named it after the Hawaiian Queen. Also, Hawaiian people correct me if I’m wrong, isn’t the correct spelling is Kapiolani. Maybe Kopelani is a word too? Who knows. Doesn’t make up for the fact that it’s only a small percentage Hawaiian coffee.

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Sweet Thang & John’s Place Coming Soon to Roscoe Village

July 30th, 2008 · 4 Comments

I had lunch with Greg today at El Tinajon because that’s what I do now. Have lunch with people. El Tinajon is Roscoe Village’s Guatemalan restaurant and they have really cheap lunch specials ($4.95). If anyone wants to meet up for lunch some time, let me know. Good excuse to get out of the house.

It was nice to catch up with Greg. We always go too far in between seeing each other. Greg used to live on Leavitt near Addison about 5-6 years ago and was saying how different Roscoe Village is now. How many new stores and restaurants there are and how the property values have increased. Well, today I noticed signs for two more new restaurants that are opening on Roscoe Street. I’m especially excited about these two places because they are both places that are already established in Chicago, so hopefully they’ll be good. Plus, they are very, very close to my apartment. I wonder if the signs going up this week have to do with the fact that Roscoe Village’s biggest street fair of the year, Retro On Roscoe, is just days away. Free publicity when everyone comes to visit our neighborhood.

Sweet Thang

Sweet Thang‘s site says they’re opening at 2142 W. Roscoe, but that’s where Kickin’ is. I think they’re actually at 2144 W. Roscoe, which is what Time Out Chicago is reporting, and is the former site of Chicago United Mortgage. Sweet Thang lost their Bucktown/Wicker Park lease and that’s why they’re opening in Roscoe Village. I believe they were located right on North by the six-way with Milwaukee and Damen. Sweet Thang specializes in pastries, but their site says that with the new, larger location they’re offering an expanded menu with a bigger kitchen. In addition to freshly baked cakes, desserts, and pastries, they’ll have an expanded deli menu and coffee bar that will serve sandwiches, salads, and coffee & tea drinks. I’m excited for a new salad and sandwich place. And since Roscoe Village’s only independent coffeehouse, MoJoe’s closed, it will be nice to have a new indie coffee joint (alternative to Starbucks on Roscoe).

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La Mora has been closed for quite some time. For what it’s worth, we’ve lived in Roscoe Village for 2 years and I’d never been to La Mora. No reason, really. I heard it was ok, but I guess not good enough to make it. So, I was really excited to see what would replace it. John’s Place has been open in Lincoln Park for 14 years and is opening a second location in La Mora’s space at 2132 W Roscoe. Their menu online looks really great so I’m excited to try it out. It seems like La Mora’s been closed a long time. I wish John’s would open already.

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