Want to meet for coffee?!?!?!?!?!?
Beans to Brew Cafe at 6177 Lake Michigan Drive in Allendale, Michigan isn't your average run-of-the-mill coffee shop!! It is special in so many ways! Marcia VanderMolen, who owns Beans To Brew with her fiance Jim Wood, has been the propritor for two years but it has been in the Allendale area for about 10 years. She says it has the atomosphere of the show Cheers in that it seems you can always run into someone you know .
~~Chocolate is an Essential Nutrient~~
As you walk in the door you can almost feel the four walls calling you, "come in, sit down, relax with your friends have a cup of coffee". And if that isn't enough, the comfy sofa off to the side says, "bring a book, read and have a Raspberry Cloud". The coffee house is comfy and welcoming from the second you walk in the door. The quotes stenciled around the walls are so whimsical and fun.
~~Life's to Short for Bad Coffee!~~
The Signature coffee's are the best. If these coffee names don't make your mouth water, I don't know what will. How about a Milky Way, Sugar Daddy, Caramel Decadence, Snow Cap, Kahlua Mocha or a Mocha Blanca? Or if you are one that watches your sugar like I am, try the Catwalk Skinny, Nutty Buddy, Chocolate Lovers Latte, Leprechaun, French Kiss or a Coco Beach. Am I making you thirsty yet? . . .Don't worry, Beans to Brew is ready to serve it up with a smile.
~~Lifes is too Short, Eat Desert First~~
But wait . . . They also have a complete menu, from sandwiches to paninis, salads, desserts and pastries. On this particular visit they had recently introduced the Laker Club with ham, turkey, lettuce and tomato with ranch-mayo dressing on a wheat tortilla. Are you hungry and thirsty now?
Beans to Brew is a favorite place for friends to get together, laugh and enjoy themselves. On this particular day, I walked in to find my neighbor who lives behind me enjoying coffee with her friends. Their laughter was contagious and I got an opportunity to apoligize to her for my leaf burning from the week before--truly I wasn't trying to smoke her out!!!
~~A balanced diest is a cookie in each hand~~
It is also a warm and welcoming place for business people to meet their clients, which is what I was doing that day. Like so many, I work out of my home so I land at Beans To Brew on a regular basis to search for homes in West Michigan with my clients or discuss our next plan of action to get their home sold. Beans to Brew is a perfect place to meet for a business lunch as they provide free wireless-- a must in today's technological world.
~~Eat well, laugh often, and love much~~
Marcia is getting married on November 30, 2008 so stop in and say congratulations!
To celebrate she is offering a free cinnamon role with the purchase of a double or triple signature drink. To get your cinnamon roll, all you have to do is print this blog and bring it in for your free cinnamon roll. Offer good through the end of the year--December 31, 2008.
Hours are: Monday - Thursday 7-7, Friday 7-6 and Saturday 7:30-4 CLOSED SUNDAYS Phone: 616-895-9099
**Update: Beans to Brew has been a fatality of the economy and closed its doors 12/30/08.
Tami,
I love your definition of a balanced diet!!! Thanks, Fran
Fran - Wholly Cow I just posted this - you are dang quick!! Actually it is painted on the walls at this copy shop!! Way cool ambiance!
Ohhhh, Yummy I love coffee, wish we had one like this near me. I would be there every day. You are lucky!
Nice and thoughtful post.
Debbie
Debbie you amaze me. You are so fast!!! Do you have feed or something set up so the peoples blogs your read pop up? I would really like something like that!!!
Debbie you amaze me. You are so fast!!! Do you have feed or something set up so the peoples blogs your read pop up? I would really like something like that!!!
Tami - Okay, you've convinced me to try this place. It sounds absolutely delicious and inviting! I don't think we have one around here, though. :)
Charming cafe Tami - I used to own one and am partial to cafe culture. I do hope they feature Fair Trade coffee - or consider it - in support of fair pay for growers & workers.
Great name for a cafe, Tami - I can smell the coffee brewing! By the way, after today (Katerina's class) I know where Allendale, MI is!
Mary
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