![]() Kelly Goddard / For Hearst Connecticut Media While the coffeehouse vibe is very familiar, the food may make customers sit up and take notice as the selections go beyond the typical fare of muffins, eggs sandwiches and scones.įresh buns, croissants and scones. We’re about friends and people coming in and enjoying themselves.” “We want people to relax, go on their laptop, have a meeting, be with their friends and hang out,” said Joe Harvey. This is the couple’s fourth coffee shop, offering freshly prepared food, pastries, bagels and “the best coffee,” according to Joe Harvey. Joe and Denise Harvey have worked to create an easy atmosphere at the coffee shop that is inviting. “But if you look up close, it’s a coffee bean in a beaker and the mad scientist, with the goggles,” she added.īrandon Fazzino, perusing the menu, said it was the signage that brought him into the shop this Sunday morning. The unique signage for Mad Coffee Roasters. “We’ve had people think it was a monkey, people think it’s a monster,” she said, laughing. ![]() “It actually makes people question what it is as they drive by,” said Denise Harvey. ![]() It was created to be “edgy,” said Joe Harvey. The distinctive logo, made specifically for the store’s coffee roasting business, beckons customers into the shop. There are plans to open a 10-by-20 crushed stone patio, with picnic tables and umbrellas, for outdoor seating. Mother’s Day weekend the Harveys opened the 1,800-square-foot Mad Coffee Roasters in the former Dunkin’ Donuts at 744 Boston Post Road, on the corner of Elm Street. “It really is because he can talk to anybody about anything.” “This was the perfect job for him,” chimed in Denise Harvey, his wife and business partner. Bottom right: pupusas.(Sarah Kyrcz / For Hearst Connecticut Media Left, the owners of Mad Coffee Roasters, Joe and Denise Harvey. ![]()
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