When husband and wife Charles and Rhonda Blair opened Old Town Spring’s Liquid Bean Cafe in August, they opted not to include a drive-thru for fear it would eliminate their favorite part of owning a business—getting to know their customers. However, to comply with countywide mandates during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the couple had no choice but to begin offering only curbside service in mid-March.
“We like getting to know our customers so even though I’m in the back cooking, I will get out here and meet all the customers because we want everyone to feel welcome and feel like they’re at home and feel like they’re family,” Rhonda said.
The cafe features 28 types of coffee beans from local roasters, loose-leaf herbal teas and homemade pastries.
In addition to crafting coffee-and espresso-based beverages in-house, which change seasonally, Liquid Bean Cafe also sells its coffee beans in quarter-, half- and full-pound bags for patrons to take home.
