It looks like Elmwood might be landing a new coffee shop. A long dormant retail location has attracted interest from a regional coffee operation that typically looks at mall locations. Not being much of a mall-goer, I have never heard of Comfort Zone Café, but I searched around and dug up a few tidbits. The website states that the business recently opened its third location in the Galleria Mall. I would assume that the Elmwood location would be the fourth location for the operation. Comfort Zone is known as a coffee shop focused on serving ‘specialty coffees and real home cooking’. It will be interesting to see if the location is a direct spin-off from the mall concepts.
I spoke to an employee at Comfort Zone who told me that the shop serves full lunches with homemade soups, salads and desserts. The website states that they “offer a wide variety of beverages including cappuccinos, smoothies, and lake effects, along with goodies, breakfast and lunch.” The long vacant Elmwood location has continuously advertised (through signage) that a coffee business would be ideal for the space. Of course the rest of the block looks to be very solid with Cosefini as a neighbor along with Elmwood Village Fabrics, ‘room‘, Sonny’s Doggie Bakery, and Bullfeathers. There’s also Sahara Grill, Style Lab, Elmwood Specs, Falafel Bar, HSBC Bank, Sunday Skate and BMX, Sweet and Dirty, Buffalo Hemp Outfitters, and University Hots nearby. The Bidwell Farmers’ Market is also a big draw to this section of Elmwood during the summer months. And with Caffe Aroma and Starbucks just across the way, it will be interesting to see how Comfort Zone differentiates itself from the rest.
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