Artisan coffee enthusiasts in need of a high-quality caffeine jolt may want to check out Comet Coffee, which opened today.
Comet Coffee is located at 5708 Oakland Ave., in the space formerly occupied by Sabu’s Coffee. Manager Zach Althaus told The Scoop that Comet will feature hand-brewed coffee from artisan roasters such as Intelligentsia and Blue Bottle. “We’ll always have two single-origin [beans] and then a Black Cat espresso blend from Intelligentsia,” said Althaus, whose experience in the coffee industry includes time spent working for Intelligentsia in Chicago as well as more than five years at The Roasterie in Kansas City, Mo.
Besides pour-over coffee (no drip coffee here), thirsty patrons will find teas as well as smoothies at Comet. The food menu is limited to baked goods – sweet and savory scones, muffins, biscotti and cookies – prepared daily by Stephanie Fischer, fiancé to Comet owner Mark Atwood. Comet is open daily, except Sundays, from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. A grand opening is slated for September 7.
This article appears in August 2012.