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The Roasterie sets up shop

December 19, 2004 |

The RoasterieDanny O’Neill, owner of the popular Roasterie coffee company, is opening up a store in Brookside. The location is the former Amoco gas station at 6223 Brookside Blvd. News of O’Neill’s plan should be sweet for the neighborhood - back in 2001 they fought off a proposed Starbucks at this location and ended up with new zoning to regulate suburban-style retail chains in Brookside.

The Star’s Cityscape: Brookside cafe is on Roasterie’s menu.


Comments

7 Comments so far

  1. Dan on December 19, 2004 11:24 am

    I hope it doesn’t cut badly into the business done by Bella Napoli - they are some of the nicest people around, and make a good cup of coffee!

  2. Heidi on December 20, 2004 2:33 am

    Uh, and Bella isn’t open at night, so I never go there. Yea, Roasterie–as long as they keep evening hours!

  3. ResponsibleShopper on December 20, 2004 10:43 am

    Excellent! The Roasterie is not only excellent in how they do business, but how they do coffee–I love that Brookside takes its community building to that level–I wish it were a standard.

  4. Reecie on December 20, 2004 4:59 pm

    Still, it’s a damn shame that that Amoco ever had to close down. We lived a block away at the time, and that little family-owned station was where I always bought my gas and cigs (I was still a smoker back then) — how many years has it sat idle now? For no good reason? Effing Starbucks.

    Wouldn’t mind a Roasterie cafe, though, I’ll admit.

  5. Sportster on January 7, 2005 10:07 pm

    Given O’niell’s “golden boy” status w/ a variety of GKC
    Chamber folks w/ weight, look for this to happen.
    He seems to have the midas touch. Go git em Danny!

    Sportster
    …latte anyone?

  6. psinkc on January 14, 2006 9:30 pm

    what could be better- the best coffee in town BY FAR and a great little location! Starbucks is over rated :)

  7. John on November 18, 2007 2:49 pm

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