Our offerings are a little different than what you’d find in 99% of area “coffee shops”. Over the past couple of years we’ve had the traditional menu boards up on the wall. They’ve worked great for us but we’re always looking for ways to improve and focus our business. Sometimes customers see the words espresso, latte, even coffee and think they’re going to get the same beverage anywhere they go. We’re not changing the names of drinks or anything, but rather the way the options (and number of options) are presented. We aren’t going to be confused with the “fast food” coffee joints of the world.
Having said that, all of our menus are getting a facelift…
Food: We’ve taken down our existing food menu. Our focus is on the drinks, but you’ll be able to see what food items (fresh baked pastries, fresh made panini, etc) are available each and every day on the front of the deli case. We’ll also continue to have those wonderful belgian waffles… just don’t ask for syrup please.
Brewed Coffee/Tea: We’ve had menus on the front counter for a while detailing descriptions of our offerings, but we’ve decided for visibility they’d be better placed on the back wall. This is a big change for us as we feel this will put more emphasis where it should be… on the coffee and tea itself. We’ll probably (hopefully soon) come up with a small takeaway version of what is fresh for that week on the brewed coffee and tea side that is a little more informational.
Drinks: This corresponds to everything else… from espresso to italian soda. Keep your eyes peeled. As soon as we get our new menu board delivered to the Frick Building you’ll see something cool and new at the Strip. Hopefully this will all go down sometime this week. Be excited.
Light and Air- good for humans, bad for the coffee and tea. So just how should you store coffee at home you ask? Hint: not in the freezer. We tell customers a cool, dry, airtight, dark container will do the trick.
And then someone went and invented the Airscape… our prayers have been answered… brilliant.
In the above example, I put my favorite coffee into the canister, then pushed the piston down to squeeze out the unwanted air, then put a secondary airtight lid on top and voila- my coffee is safe and I can go about my day free of stale coffee anxiety.
We’ve had these at the shop for a little while and we’re just about sold out of our initial order, but we’ll be getting more. They come in neat colors, too. All yours for 30 bucks.
We’ve been open for over two years now(!), have sold a lot of drinks & coffee/tea related stuff, but until today we haven’t had any logo merchandise of our own for sale at the shop.
Not anymore- today we’re proud to offer these friggin’ SWEET logo tees by American Apparel!
These are limited edition shirts, so show your support for your favorite shop and pick up onetwo several today. The shirts are great quality, comfortable, and let’s be serious here- who doesn’t look sharp in baby blue? They even match the retro jerseys the Penguins wore in this year’s Winter Classic.
Need another reason to come visit the Strip District? Check out this new video from Pop City Media featuring the Strip. We’re featured alongside Enrico Biscotti, Jimmy & Nino’s, Klavon’s, Pamela’s Diner, and some other well known Strip businesses.
Highlights from the video include:
Several shots of our pastry case- featuring some of the wonderful muffins and cupcakes we get every day from Priory Fine Pastries.
A couple of words from me, about why you should visit the Strip and 21st Street Coffee and Tea in particular.
Close up of a pretty nice latte pour in progress, although you don’t get to see the finished product (Please visit the flickr page)
Cameo by our very own Mary Packett, who chimes in with her two cents on the Strip.
Celebrity endorsement by none other than Kevin Smith, who happened to be in the shop the day they were filming and was responsible for one of the funniest moments in our history.
Kevin also mentioned some sweet-ass pancakes that he had next door at Pamela’s P&G Diner- and we’d have to agree. Love the Pamela’s crepe pancakes- with whipped cream, bananas, and syrup. He said some other things that were quite humorous but not really fit for mass consumption. I’m hoping to get my hands on the unrated version.
All in all a very cool video. Thanks to Pop City for including us! Also thanks to all our new friends from “Zack and Miri Make a Porno“. Everybody’s been really cool and we also appreciate all the business you bring our way.
Kevin also mentioned some sweet-ass pancakes that he had next door at Pamela’s P&G Diner- and we’d have to agree. Love the Pamela’s crepe pancakes- with whipped cream, bananas, and syrup. He said some other things that were quite humorous but not really fit for mass consumption. I’m hoping to get my hands on the unrated version.