A Tasty Sandwich, Plenty of Fresh Coffee, and Hassle-Free Internet Access
We reside in Ruston, Louisiana, home of LA Tech University. Only three miles away is Grambling State University. In a college town, students influence the tastes and habits of the locals. Our town has plenty of sandwiches, some good coffee, and a few places to enjoy wireless Internet (WiFi). Sandwiches, coffee, and Internet activity help us operate at maximum efficiency.
If we want sandwiches, there is Applebee's Neighborhood Grill, currently featuring Pick 'n Pair Lunch Combos®, a lunch menu including Roasted Turkey and Bacon Ciabatta® with outstanding French onion soup. Located at 207 N. Service Road, it is visible from the I-20 in an easily accessible location. The Sundown West Tavern at 107 Park Avenue (downtown) has a good Reuben and a tasty turkey club. Pizza Hut, 1103 North Trenton Street, (just south of I-20 at the Hwy 167 exit) has uncommonly delicious sandwiches. Their phone number is 318-251-0424. The Frothy Monkey coffee shop, located at 201 North Trenton Street – where the famous Trenton Street Cafe was formerly located – has unusual sandwiches with a choice of interesting breads.
Also, The Frothy Monkey has outstanding coffee. The mugs are average size, and there is a charge for refills. We have a new Starbuck's too. It is located at 1200 Cooktown Road, near Louisiana Tech and just off I-20. (Take the Tech exit.) At the Crescent City Coffee House, which is located at 1007 North Trenton Street next door to Pizza Hut , there is free-flowing coffee. There is the dark flavor of the day, such as French Roast, and the medium flavor of the day, such as Ethiopia. It is possible in Ruston to buy Caffe Latte, Espresso, Iced Caramel Latte, Coffee Frappe, etc. We usually drink black coffee though because we like it and we need to lose a few pounds.
In addition to coffee and sandwiches, we require the Internet. Since we spend hours each day on the Internet, we need to avoid cabin fever. Hanging out with the collegiate crowd keeps us young. The Frothy Monkey has WiFi but no Ethernet plug-in access. There are a few electrical outlets along the walls. Since there is no plug-in Ethernet, we cannot check all our mail there. We are intrigued by the new Starbuck's in town, but the girl behind the counter said, “We are not a 'hot spot' (WiFi) just yet, but we hope to be soon.”
We like Crescent City, which has almost everything needed in the formula required for productive activity. The cheerful employees fill and refill our coffee cups liberally. The coffee is always fresh and delicious. It can be basic or exotic. The aromas titillate our noses and send our minds to distant lands.
In the past there were marvelous sandwiches, such as chicken salad on croissants with vegetable chips. Because of problems the sandwiches were discontinued. There seems to be no problem with customers bringing in sandwiches, so far as the owner is concerned. Sometimes, though, the place is so full that relinquishing a chair to acquire same is not a good idea.
The spacious coffee house with its well-padded comfortable booths, tables with chairs and parlor-style sitting areas is usually full of not only college students but also business people having conferences, traders going online to check their stock, small groups studying the Bible, people arguing about their philosophies, parents enjoying coffee and playing checkers or chess with their children, and couples falling in love. Sometimes we can tune out the drama of life played out before us while we work online, but often we find ourselves being entertained by the parade passing before us.
As I stated earlier, Crescent City has almost everything we need to keep us stimulated as we enjoy self-employment and self-improvement. What we often need is a good sandwich. One of our favorite solutions is to scoot over to Pizza Hut next door, buy sandwiches to go, and drink coffee at Crescent City. We have learned to call our order to Pizza Hut because they are very busy.
I suppose I could have entitled this blog entry “Why We Live at the Crescent City Coffee House.”
If we want sandwiches, there is Applebee's Neighborhood Grill, currently featuring Pick 'n Pair Lunch Combos®, a lunch menu including Roasted Turkey and Bacon Ciabatta® with outstanding French onion soup. Located at 207 N. Service Road, it is visible from the I-20 in an easily accessible location. The Sundown West Tavern at 107 Park Avenue (downtown) has a good Reuben and a tasty turkey club. Pizza Hut, 1103 North Trenton Street, (just south of I-20 at the Hwy 167 exit) has uncommonly delicious sandwiches. Their phone number is 318-251-0424. The Frothy Monkey coffee shop, located at 201 North Trenton Street – where the famous Trenton Street Cafe was formerly located – has unusual sandwiches with a choice of interesting breads.
Also, The Frothy Monkey has outstanding coffee. The mugs are average size, and there is a charge for refills. We have a new Starbuck's too. It is located at 1200 Cooktown Road, near Louisiana Tech and just off I-20. (Take the Tech exit.) At the Crescent City Coffee House, which is located at 1007 North Trenton Street next door to Pizza Hut , there is free-flowing coffee. There is the dark flavor of the day, such as French Roast, and the medium flavor of the day, such as Ethiopia. It is possible in Ruston to buy Caffe Latte, Espresso, Iced Caramel Latte, Coffee Frappe, etc. We usually drink black coffee though because we like it and we need to lose a few pounds.
In addition to coffee and sandwiches, we require the Internet. Since we spend hours each day on the Internet, we need to avoid cabin fever. Hanging out with the collegiate crowd keeps us young. The Frothy Monkey has WiFi but no Ethernet plug-in access. There are a few electrical outlets along the walls. Since there is no plug-in Ethernet, we cannot check all our mail there. We are intrigued by the new Starbuck's in town, but the girl behind the counter said, “We are not a 'hot spot' (WiFi) just yet, but we hope to be soon.”
We like Crescent City, which has almost everything needed in the formula required for productive activity. The cheerful employees fill and refill our coffee cups liberally. The coffee is always fresh and delicious. It can be basic or exotic. The aromas titillate our noses and send our minds to distant lands.
In the past there were marvelous sandwiches, such as chicken salad on croissants with vegetable chips. Because of problems the sandwiches were discontinued. There seems to be no problem with customers bringing in sandwiches, so far as the owner is concerned. Sometimes, though, the place is so full that relinquishing a chair to acquire same is not a good idea.
The spacious coffee house with its well-padded comfortable booths, tables with chairs and parlor-style sitting areas is usually full of not only college students but also business people having conferences, traders going online to check their stock, small groups studying the Bible, people arguing about their philosophies, parents enjoying coffee and playing checkers or chess with their children, and couples falling in love. Sometimes we can tune out the drama of life played out before us while we work online, but often we find ourselves being entertained by the parade passing before us.
As I stated earlier, Crescent City has almost everything we need to keep us stimulated as we enjoy self-employment and self-improvement. What we often need is a good sandwich. One of our favorite solutions is to scoot over to Pizza Hut next door, buy sandwiches to go, and drink coffee at Crescent City. We have learned to call our order to Pizza Hut because they are very busy.
I suppose I could have entitled this blog entry “Why We Live at the Crescent City Coffee House.”
posted by Mary Lou Cheatham at
10:08 PM
