Kahwa Coffee & Espresso Bar

Reviews 8

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Jonathan Foutch

Coffee Chronicles: The Rise of a Hero Last time we left our friend, he had been relentlessly pursuing the champagne of coffees. Continuous shortcomings and horrendous substitutions had made our adventurer question if a perfect coffee could even exist. Rendered hopeless without a trace of optimism, Tum-Tum reluctantly walked into yet another coffee shop expecting to be let down once again. Surrounded by hipsters and coffee aficionados, he made his way to the counter and took a glance at the menu. Something was different. The simplicity, the clarity that the menu projected, it was....normal. They listed the usual coffees, espressos, and cappuccinos but just then! Could it be?! Theyve listed not only a cold brew but also an iced coffee! Maybe it was a mistake. A clever marketing trick to promote the sale of cold brew or an iced coffee when it was, in fact, just the same as the other. Was there hope? As Tum-Tum ordered his coffee he noticed that, to his relief, a simple "large" or "small" preceeding the type of coffee that was desired would result in a coffee delivered respective to what was requested. "Well thats nice." he thought to himself. He didnt have to speak Italian or feel overrun with embarrassment as his lips stumbled to speak the words necessary to get a medium sized coffee. "One large iced coffee, please", he said with confidence. "Would you like cream or sugar?", replied the barista. "No thanks. Id like it black". A few seconds had passed and sure enough, a black iced coffee had been delivered to him. He didnt even have to give the barista his name! "Here you go!", said the barista as he cheerfully went on to assist the next person in line. "Right....here we go", Tum-Tum thought gloomily to himself. He took a sip. His eyes widened. His nostrils flared and his tongue began to tingle! "THIS IS INCREDIBLE!", he exclaimed with the biggest eye-closing smile he could muster. His journey was over! He found the perfect black coffee and the perfect coffee shop! He rushed over to shake the baristas hand and thanked him for the euphoria he just discovered. Confused and a bit frightened, the barista looked at him and said, "Hey, this is what we do. We give people good coffee." He could not have been more right. This WAS good coffee. Dare I say, it was fantastic coffee! On a street corner, across from a busy parking lot stood this little coffee shop, unbeknownst to the joy they could spread through the world. All was right in the world and what was just a Tuesday morning, had become the start to a great day. Tum-Tum made his way to the front door, coffee in hand, with a smile on his face. He turned to wave goodbye but couldnt see his barista. "Oh well", he thought. But just then, a small yellowish-orange globe flickered in the sunlight. It was all he could do to contain himself. He darted to the counter, nearly shoving a rather small hipster over the counter. "Wha-what....is....that?", he questioned, his voice almost shaking. Yet another puzzled barista turned around and noticed the orange globe Tum-Tum was pointing at. "Oh that? We get that from France. Thats Orangina." The room began to swirl, and Tum-Tum began to feel overwhelmed. "Orangina, you said?", he asked. "Yep. We order a few cases of em every week. Do you want one?" Tum-Tum had to pick his jaw up off the floor. Not only did he find his perfect coffee but he also found Orangina, the long lost nectar of the gods he thought could only be found in Paris. "Yes, please.", he replied in an airy voice that resembled a whisper. He left the coffee shop that morning feeling happy, thankful, and almost enlightened. He turned around to take one more quick glance at the shop so he could find it again. "Kah...Kah-wa...Kahwa....coffee. Guess I found my new coffee spot. See you tomorrow Kahwa Coffee. You just got a new regular". He hopped back into his Jeep and drove off into the sunrise, with his iced black coffee in his hand and his orangina tucked away safely in his lunch box.

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Matthew Aberham

I received an email from Kahwa advertising the celebration of their 10-year anniversary saying to stop in for a free coffee from 12-2pm. Sounds great; I live downtown, I love Kahwa, Im a frequent customer. So I arrive at 2:05, thinking that there would be a little leniency, and get turned away. Now Im not one to get bothered by little transgressions, however, after having been a multiple-visit-per-week customer and having spent literally hundreds of dollars at Kahwa over the years, I was a bit bitter. Come on, hook a brother up with a single free cup of coffee. I was pretty disappointed with the whole principle. After I walked out the door, I felt that I had to go back to the café and voice my grievance (not that it served any purpose beside my own catharsis). Needless to say, I am no longer a Kahwa customer. As someone who values supporting local businesses, why should I show my loyalty to a company that cant even bare to part with a two dollar cup of coffee to keep a loyal customer? Anyway, I guess buddy brew will have to deal with me now, another disgruntled, entitled millennial.

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Ric Rini

Okay, its not exactly my favorite coffee but its not bad by any means. For my taste, its a bit bitter and seems to really be heavily caffeinated so I usually opt for the decaf. They have some pretty good iced teas and pastries/danishs and other sweets. The interior space is nice and allows good ambient light into the building. The high ceilings give it a very open feeling but also make it sound a bit hollow when they start to froth the milk. The staff here are very welcoming, friendly, courteous and professional.

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John Truxton

ordered the BLT and a cup of Chicken Tortilla soup, the soup was super thin with barely any chicken and zero tortillas, whatever, it had decent flavor but re4ally heavy on the Cilantro. The BLT was a travesty, they assembled the sandwich with the lettuce and tomato and two strips of bacon and mayo and threw the whole thing into a Panini press. How lazy! They grilled the lettuce and tomato. so gross I had to throw it out, who even cooks lettuce? Wont go back here, this is the downtown location.

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Brian Swanick

Best espresso Ive had in Tampa and everyone here is really friendly. Ive probably been over 100 times in the past couple years and I always get a perfect drink. Theres a 12% chance Im sitting here right now. Also a good place for a coffee meeting or to do some short term remote work. Ask for wifi password if you need to connect.

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Tony Mikolich

Ordered a cafe au lait and got a cup of drop coffee with hot milk added to it. Not only was the coffee not freshly made she didnt even bother to steam the mk fresh. One good thing was the almond croissant was quite good. Do yourself a favor and ski this place and make the trip to the blind tiger

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Dianne Montes

I always get great service and coffee when I come here in the evenings but that being said its never truly busy during this time. Ive never been here in the morning for the rush hour of the business traffic but Im sure the staff behind the counter handles it. ☕

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Emmanuel Cruz

Many people keep talking bad about this place but i loved it!!! The coffee​ was amazing and the cookie-ish snack i bought here to was amazing. The prices arnt all that bad there identical to Starbucks or Paneras prices.

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