eJava and Wine shop
There is a new shop in town in South County, e-Java and Wine. I went to visit it today. It is located in an old License Bureau (huge – 4K sq ft probably). They painted the walls, hung a few pictures, and threw burlap green coffee bags over the old service windows in the back. There are a couple of PC’s for public access and free wi-fi. The majority of the store is dedicated to adult beverages (_beer and _wine mostly) – all on QuickTrip type shelving. In the back corner is a small coffee bar with a super automatic machine. There are a few tables along the edge of the building, hidden by the shelves. There were some bins of coffee beans, priced pretty reasonably ($7.50/lb). It doesn’t look like a coffee shop at all. Looks like a_liquor shop with a coffee bar in the back. The prices for coffee are very high, most higher than Starbucks. I ordered an Americano, knowing with a super I’d get a decent drink if the espresso blend was any good. It was only fair. The barista (if you could call the person that) asked me, “that has two shots in it right?” – Hmm…. After I was handed the drink she advised me to take a sip to see if she “messed it up”. They don’t open until 8:30 AM and close at 10PM (on the weekends, even though next to the theater). They only sell adult beverages to go, no serving drinks – it is a_liquor store. These folks aren’t going to make money on coffee. They make a big deal about free wifi but I can get that up the street at Panera/Breadco with a much better atmosphere and better/cheaper coffee. If they don’t get a a lot of people in the area looking for high priced eclectic booze I don’t think they’ll make it…