Caribbean Coffeehouse opens at new location
Jill (left) and Kyle Soenen stand inside the spacious new location of their business, Caribbean Coffeehouse, along Highway 169 just south of Syntex Industries. Independent photo.
By PHIL MONSON
Caribbean Coffeehouse in Humboldt has re-opened at its new location.
Previously located one-half mile north along Highway 169, the popular business is now located at 500 13th Street North along 169 in the former Backseat Diner.
“We feel great about our move to our new location. It has been a long time coming and we are super-excited about moving here and realize our dream,” Jill Soenen, business owner, said.
“The new location is great. We have more space but not too much as we wanted to keep the quaint, cozy feeling of a coffee shop. I think this is a good amount of space for us,” Soenen said.
“This location is more visible from the highway and I think the fact this building has always been a restaurant is kind of nice so we’re happy to open it back up and give it new life,” Soenen said.
Soenen’s business was at its previous location for seven and one-half years.
“The business has been in existence for a little over 20 years. I’m a fourth owner of the business through those 20 years,” Soenen said.
“We offer 12 to 14 different sandwiches that you can make into a chef’s salad, or on a variety of breads. Some of them hot and some of them cold,” Soenen said. “The sandwiches we are going to sell through the drive-up will be a little bit quicker.”
A new and popular addition to the business is the drive-up window service.
“Adding a drive-through service is a whole new thing for all of us. We just want to make sure we know what we are doing before we add more items,” Soenen said.
“We have installed an order window on the north side and then the customer drives around to the back or west side of the building to pay and pick up their order,” Soenen said.
“We feel this will help enhance our business and give our past customers another option where they don’t have to come into the building to pick up their order,” Soenen said.
Coffee, tea, breakfast and lunch are available Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. They are closed on Sundays.
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