SALINE, MI — Over a decade after opening, Brewed Awakenings Cafe nonetheless serves a wide range of completely different dishes like selfmade soups, baked items produced from scratch, sandwiches, salads, paninis and extra.
The cafè additionally has gluten-free and vegan choices.
“I’ll let you know that each recipe (at Brewed Awakenings Cafè) … was one thing that … I got here up with particularly by myself,” Proprietor Kim Kaster stated.
Kaster began the enterprise in 2011 shortly after the espresso store she was working for closed its doorways with out discover. Though she wasn’t concerned about working her personal enterprise at first, her husband and son ultimately talked her into it.
Since then, Kaster stated she spends time bringing her prospects a “snug” spot that pushes to at all times have “consistency.”
“In my marketing strategy the primary web page says that my aim was for individuals to stroll in and nearly really feel like they had been at dwelling and I get a variety of feedback about that,” she stated.
Though Kaster’s authentic plan was to simply be a espresso store, the cafe’s menu has remodeled through the years to incorporate baked items and sandwiches. Nevertheless, Kaster stated the cafè’s final specialty is its scones.
Brewed Awakenings at all times has two scone flavors out there day by day. Though these flavors alternate, sure days of the week will function flavors like cherry, candy cream, raspberry white chocolate or lemon.
“Folks come from in every single place to get our scones,” Kaster stated. “Folks often count on scones to be dry … (however) ours are sort of moist within the heart.”
Whereas she at all times recommends first time prospects to strive the cafè’s scones, Kaster stated she additionally tells individuals to offer the Hen Salad Pita an opportunity. This sandwich has the cafè’s selfmade hen salad with dried cranberries, contemporary apples, celery and walnuts within a grilled pita.
In terms of drinks, Kaster stated one thing that units the cafè’s espresso a component from the remainder is the sort of espresso it makes use of which is “richer” and “smoother” than different espresso retailers.
Together with conventional espresso, the cafè serves specialty drinks, frappes, teas, sizzling candies and some sugar free choices as effectively.
At the moment one of many cafè’s prime specialty espresso drinks is its Snickerdoodle drink which is made with brown sugar brewed with espresso. The drink is then flavored with cinnamon and vanilla all topped with whipped cream and cinnamon sugar.
The enterprise additionally tries to assist different native artists, artisans and authors within the space by that includes a few of their work within the espresso store.
Saline’s assist has been a driving power for the success of Brewed Awakenings, Kaster stated. She added that she may be very “fortunate” to be in a spot that embraces small companies like her cafè.
Brewed Awakenings Cafe, 7025 E Michigan Ave. close to Saline is open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday and seven a.m. to six p.m. Monday via Saturday. Discover the cafè online, on social media or by telephone at 734-316-2084.
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