Special Edition: Coffee Love

15 August 2020

If you know Emily even a little you know she loves java. She is the guru of all things coffee. Because of this, she will be sharing a special addition from time to time about local coffee houses. Let’s be real, Chris is not into coffee as much and thus his special edition blog topic will be announced soon.

Emily’s Scale- Cleanliness, Cost, Customer Service, Espresso, Food, Location(s), Milk Alternatives, Seating, Speed of Service, and Unique Finds. Giving a grand total of 50 points to be earned or 5 points each: 1 being the worst and 5 being the best.

Cleanliness (4), Cost (5), Customer Service (4), Espresso (4), Food (1), Location(s) (3), Milk Alternatives (5), Seating (0), Speed of Service (3), and Unique Finds (0). Grand total for Buffalo Brew Coffee Company is 29.

Buffalo is a small town coffee shop. If I lived in Valley Center, I will be thankful for a local coffee shop, however, there is nothing spectacular about it. The cost and customer service were on point. Surprisingly the espresso and milk alternatives were great! Speed of service was definitely lacking. All in all it was not a bad stop, but I would not drive 25 minutes to get coffee from them.

Cleanliness (5), Cost (1), Customer Service (2), Espresso (4), Food (1), Location(s) (2), Milk Alternatives (2), Seating (3), Speed of Service (2), and Unique Finds (0). Grand total for Leslie Coffee Co. is 22.

I had high hopes when someone referred me to Leslie. When I walked into the magnificently re-purposed old building I was charmed. The options were vast. I have a hard time paying $9 for a cup of coffee though. To give you some perspective, I once went to a major league baseball game and paid $12 for an iced coffee which was three times larger than the one from Leslie‘s. They offer a lovely variety of vegan and clean living options, but there are many other coffee shops in the Wichita market place where I do not have pay $9 for a cup of coffee. I might return someday with a friend, but certainly would never go there alone again.

Please remember I pride myself on understanding good coffee. I have done lots of research and enjoyed coffee tours all across the country. Not everyone is going to enjoy the same type of espresso or syrups and that is OK. All I ask is for you continue to support your local coffee houses. My hope is for the local coffee scenes to thrive and remain in business for years to come.

Food, Travel, & Love…and Coffee- Emily Jensen

P.S. Comment with your favorite local coffee shop and maybe it will be featured on our next blog post.