4.4 - The coffee gets five stars easily. A small but pleasing space in the impressive Philcade building. If I lived or worked nearby one of their locations this is where I would go if not every day, regularly. Diligently crafted! Their history is interesting. The website details how the creator of this company moved to El Salvador with his coffee expertise and then went to the slopes of the Santa Ana volcano to raise a family that for generations has grown coffee. In 2001, they opened two roasting facilities, one on their own home town farm and one in Tulsa, OK. Topeca became one of the first farms to retail coffee shops in the world. Experiencing this first hand while staying in the Art Deco district, asking for a macchiato, staff asked me if I liked espresso. Yes. I was then shown the small traditional espresso cup I would get my macchiato in if I ordered this here. Surprising, coming from the Northeast where Dunkin' can give customers a large macchiato that is over 8 ounces. Nevertheless, for java purists anything with espresso is served this way. He suggested I get a 12 oz. toasted caramel latte. Good advice. Absolutely one of the best cups of any kind of coffee I've ever had to date. Dreamy. Memorable. Tough to replace. I did say on my way out coffee of this kind was going to be hard to find, even though even in CT we have a winner like GIV coffee in Canton. (see review) My partner had a Cappuccino. State laws apparently allow wine to be sold in these shops, as well. Interesting to see. Topeca also sells tea, appliances, accessories and brand bags of their own beans.

Coffee was great. I got the BSL and my spouse got the Caramel Mocha. We both thought they tasted nicely. We paid roughly $12-$13 before tip for two drinks so not bad.