We always like to hear that a new independent, non-chain coffee house is going to open–especially when it's an award-winning, community-minded, eco-friendly one.
So the unveiling of a second location of award-winning KNan Coffee is good news indeed. Does that make it a chain? I think not, although owner Martin Diedrich was the founder of Diedrich's coffee. In fact, the “new” site in Tustin was previously a Starbucks, and, before that, a Diedrich's. What goes around comes around, as they say.
Update: Martin confirms that they had their soft opening today (Monday, March 23) and that business was good and customers keen–or should that be KNan?
Full report later this week…
KNan Coffee, 2043 Westcliff Drive, Suite 100, Newport Beach, (949) 642-5326; now also at: 13681 Newport Avenue, Suite 14, Tustin, (714) 838-5326
