The plan was simple: source great green coffee, roast daily, and serve extraordinary espresso drinks, brewed coffee, and tea. Newlyweds Doug Zell and Emily Mange had worked long hours planning and building their store: they had a 12-kilo Probat Roaster, a few 150lb sacks of green beans, and a steely determination to bring quality, fresh-roasted coffee to Chicago. There were a few complaints (A customer threatened to send them their dry cleaning bill when the exhaust from the roaster accidentally created a very smoky atmosphere!), but people from the Lakeview neighborhood soon began to notice the comfortable atmosphere and fantastic drinks. Click here for contact info.

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