Arizona Coffee

Barry Collins wrote to let us know about Roadrunner Coffee Co. in Tucson. I believe we’ve covered them in the past, but maybe not. They have two locations in the NW Tucson area.
Roadrunner Coffee Co
8245 N Silverbell Rd.
Tucson, AZ 85743
Phone: (520) 572-9011
Roadrunner Coffee Co II (Drive Thru)
9665 N Thornydale Rd.
Tucson, AZ 85701
Phone: (520) […]

Thomas Bates sent me a tip about a new coffee shop opening in the east valley:
Looks like we have a new coffee house opening up in Pinal County east of Queen Creek.
It’s on the Northwest corner of Ironwood & Ocotillo. According to their website, they do not have stores in AZ, so this might […]

Ted Klimaszewski writes:
Cortez Coffee & Oscar’s Coffee Bar are joining forces this summer to beat the heat in the cool pines of Northern Arizona. It’s a big undertaking taking a roasting operation on the road. But a nice roaster, steamer and portable espresso machine bring a real coffee experience coupled with beans roasted on the […]

Austin sent me this video today, it’s a clever TV ad for a phone!

If you think about it, one of the oldest coffee shops in Scottsdale is Village Coffee Roastery. They’ve been around for more than 10 years, and I understand the shop is now run by new owners (the third owner). Next time I stop in I’m planning to ask a few questions of the owner. First […]

I stopped in at Coffee Rush in Gilbert the other day and had a drink. It was really hot outside so I decided to try one of their sweet drinks. I couldn’t finish it! It had so much sugar. It was the Black & White Mocha. I’ve had friends rave about it, I guess I […]

Kevin from Areopagus Coffee in North Scottsdale blogs about how you can help support your local coffee shop. It’s worth a read.

Sonoma Coffee Cafe is a new coffee franchise run out of the Airpark. It appears that one of their locations in Phoenix has opened recently (note the two separate web sites).
Thanks for the tip Kevin.
Sonoma Coffee Cafe
25 W Van Buren St
Phoenix, AZ 85029
Phone: (602) 252-3858

Brian Shaler recently launched a cool site called My Motivatr, it lets you create your own motivational poster (or if you like, de-motivational poster!). Here’s one that Brian made and shared with me relevant to coffee! You can make your own here.

It’s 111°F outside as I write this and boy is it hot. Are you hot?

The Phoenix New Times has interviewed Lisa Dowd, the owner and head barista at A Shot of Java. Here is a quote from the interview.
CB: Tell us the truth. If you’re craving coffee and you’re driving along the road and see a Starbucks, will you stop there?
LD: No, absolutely not. Never.
Read the interview at […]

Brian Shaler passed this news along to me about Into The Bean. As you know, it closed earlier this week after 3 years. At the last minute it was sold to The National Advocacy & Training Network (NATN).
It will be re opened on Sunday as Cup O’ Karma. It is a soft opening from 2:00—5:00 […]

Is the world getting better? You know it is! Check out this Savage Chickens cartoon.

Reprinted with permission.

It’s a month of bad news, and now more: Inza Coffee is closing. The last day of operations will be this Friday, June 13th. They are also closing every day at 4 pm; earlier than normal.
This news was passed along to me from Ron Cortez, owner of Cortez Coffee Company, the roaster for Inza. Ron […]

A small group has formed called Phoenix Friday Coffee and the idea is to get together each Friday and have coffee, usually after work.
There is a map that shows where the past coffees and upcoming coffees are planned. Typically the place is chosen on Thursdays, so check back frequently. When I can, I also shout […]

Wile perusing the Matador Coffee web site I noticed a video interview with Mario Martusciello, the owner. It is in the first few minutes of the video.

Several sources have reported that Into the Bean Coffeehouse in Mesa has closed. After three years and nine months of business. I have confirmed this, the voicemail for the shop has a special message to customers (listen in at 480-890-0579). I understand that the shop is for sale.
We’re sorry to see another coffee shop go. […]

The following review and photos have been contributed by Todd Welfelt:
I had the chance to visit Intatto coffee today. I have wanted to visit for a while, but I hadn’t actually been there before. It is located next to Safeway on the corner of Greenway and Tatum. I was worried that it […]

Café Cortez is our newest sponsor on Arizona Coffee. They are a coffee roaster based in Tempe, AZ which selects, buys and roasts coffee for some of Arizona’s most respected coffee houses. Ron Cortez founded the company in 1996 and brings his customers a wealth of knowledge in both coffee and coffeehouse business management. You […]

In what is probably the strangest series of events I have ever read, it appears that Pony Espresso has new owners. The new owners, a couple from England, discovered Pony Espresso on a trip to Arizona while searching for a business to purchase. Here are some photos of Pony I took in 2006.
The Wickenburg Sun […]