Coffee SHOP

 Molly describes our Coffee Shop as one of the only coffee shops in the United States that owns the coffee farm that provides the coffee beans for their cafe.   Probably because of this uniqueness, Café Santa Rosa is the only Coffee Shop featured in her book. However, there are many other qualities that you must try to discover by yourself at our place: the unique flavor and aroma of a 100% Colombian coffee, the added quality gained by a craft roasted process, the freshness of our product. All these in a inviting environment, populated by real plants and very nice people, and hosted by the best real baristas."They are a coffee business with a conscience: They pay their employees in Colombia a living wage, provide free health clinics, and are working to start a daycare on-site at the farm, which is 25 acres and has over 60,000 coffee trees grown in a socially/environmentally friendly way. The coffee beans are roasted in Peoria. Support this business and enjoy delicious coffee, espresso, or cappuccino." 

 Our local TV station WMBD, reported on Cafe Santa Rosa mission, as part of the Hispanic Heritage Month celebration. It is just a two minute video, but it describes very well how we fulfill our Social Responsibility in the coffee supply chain. We invest back in our farm workers and in their families, without asking for donations, since our "From Farm to Cup" business model allows us to pass a part of the savings gained eliminating the middle parties that everybody else uses when sourcing their coffees. We are very proud of our Coffee Shop staff since they also support the farm workers with part of their salaries. We do not talk a lot about sustainability and "that kind of stuff"... we just invest in people. The result is a coffee that tastes so good because it is cared for with love and satisfaction from the moment the seed is placed in the soil: that is our secret.
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The champions of the Southern Professional Hockey League, the Peoria Rivermen, came to salute us with their first President’s Cup trophy - The real one! 

The championship is the first for the Rivermen in the SPHL after three previous trips to the finals, and the 40-year-old franchise’s first of any kind since winning the ECHL’s Kelly Cup in 1999-2000. 

We are very proud to have Codi and his team-mates from the Coffee Club as regulars at our Coffee Shop, and we are very thankful to him for surprising us with his visit.

We really enjoyed the visit of the Midland HS students to our coffee shop. They drove all the way to Peoria to learn more about our unique "From Farm to Cup" business model, as well as about our Specialty Coffee. Today more people are interested in drinking specialty coffee, and we are the only specialty coffee shop around Central Illinois instituting a goal of educating customers like the Midland students. You will also be welcome as a guess wanting to learn more about the Specialty Coffee sold only at our wonderful Café Santa Rosa.

Our technique consists in selecting small batches of our unroasted Specialty Santa Rosa beans, which are then hand-scooped into retired oak barrels. After a controlled period of time and the manipulation of different variables, specific microorganisms inside the beans react. These variables include environment temperature, time, humidity, and light. This is how the coffee beans get all of their unique flavors from its containers. to learn more about this coffee, stop by our Coffee Shop, where you will have the opportunity to smell it and discovered a new experience.

 From the day we began operations, our number one priority has been the safety of our customers and our employees. This  was demonstrated as we were awarded a COVID-19 Safety Excellence Award. Rest assured that we will do everything in our power to keep you safe, from the moment you step into our shop to the moment you leave. We put the same amount of effort into maintaining the quality of our products. 

 We are a totally unique coffee operation, not only in Central Illinois, but in all the United States. We control every step of the coffee supply chain - from the moment we plant the seed go the moment we serve coffee to you. If you know of any other coffee shop in the USA that does what we do, send us their link and after verifying it, you will receive a gift card to our shop!

We truly believe our operation will be the start of a coffee paradigm - the fourth wave of coffee. Distinct from the first three waves, we will add sustainability and traceability to the importance of the quality of the coffee.

If at any time you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to us via email or direct message on Facebook or Instagram. Customer satisfaction is very important to us.

We have a commitment to our community. That is why we are offering a 15% discount on any drink we offer at our shop to employees of the following organizations: City of Peoria, OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria School District 150. 

We are always working on new organizations to partner with. If you are part of any local organization, and would like to partner with us, please contact us and we will be happy to work with you!

 Every customer who walks through our door is very special to us. As our way of saying thank you, we are officially rolling out our loyalty program at the shop. No gimmicks to steal your information, achievable goals, super easy registration that takes less than 30 seconds! Soon you'll be on your way to lots of great rewards, one visit at a time.