Ozo is good
It’d been a while since I had been out east to visit Ozo (Arapahoe east of Foothills Pkwy). But seeing as how Ozo fans have been the most frequent commenters (next to Kelly Repassy lovers, but those have seemed to subside) to this little ol’ completely uninfluential* blog, I was feeling a visit was overdue.
What can I say? All good. I went out of my way to test the coffee, to take Ozo-loving commenters up on their challenges, and I walked away happy. I ordered a strong cappuccino (two shots in a 8oz cup) and it was dee’lish. No sourness or bitterness that we’ve complained about in other Allegro pours, so — sample size of two — Ozo has it dialed. The shop was well-attended even in the deadest part of the afternoon (3p), and the friendliness I wrote about in the Aug 07 post was pretty clearly still there.
Far as all this roaster controversy, what I’d like to get is all the Boulder-served roasts (Allegro, Boulder Organic, Brewing Mkt (?), Conscious, Kaladi, Illy [Radda serves it], SLC [Folsom St. serves it], and Solé) all served up in a line by Ozo baristas. Then we’d know. Or would we?
At any rate, props again to Ozo. If you were on my way to anything, I’d be there every damn day. Maybe you should buy out Trident’s space and move in?
*50-100 reads a day and over 11,000 reads since we brought it over to WordPress….we’re not sure if that’s a lot or not, but seems decent for a blog that’s solely about Boulder coffee shops
Another shop on the blocks
The venerable Tea Spot has a sign up on the cash register announcing their demise. Sad. The location is a bit awkward. You’d think the ice rink plaza would get more foot traffic but it’s just enough out of the way to be relatively unvisited. The Tea Spot sign says that the owners are doing well in their wholesaling business so that’s where they’ll focus their efforts from here forward, the end of the lease being a good time for them to pull away from the retail shop. New owners could jump in on favorable lease terms (seems like business leases are going ridiculously cheap in Boulder right now) and an already-completed buildout.
So where does that leave the Boulder coffee shop scene?
- Amante for sale
- Playgrounds for sale (and closed until somebody buys it)
- Organica folded about 6-9 months ago
- Sidney’s just sold
- Tea Spot closing
Who is doing well? The obvious ones (meaning they’re always full):
- Amante NoBo
- Folsom St. Coffee
- Laughing Goat
- Logan’s (full all day though?)
- The Cup
- Saxy’s (but see recent post decrying the “success“)
- Starbucks (hahaha) … actually, only the Hill location seems to be consistently busy
- Vic’s (Ideal)
want to try your hand?
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