I see that they are still working on the space. It would be great to see a coffee place in there again. And with a Supersuckers connection as well!
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu … D=36155901
Anyone have an opening date?

Erik wrote:

...SATTELITE?  I swear I first read "Sattelite" to be Seattleite.

Or is it Satellite?  (As in the Plymouth.  Or Sputnik.)

Last edited by Dave L. (2007-07-18 21:44:20)

Update 9/15/2007

Here's the recent pictures of the soon to be opened "Satellite Coffee" at the legendary "Temple of the Bean" location.   I can only hope they have good coffee.  They used to be the only game in town.

From my conversation today with some of the tenants in the building opening day is scheduled for October 1, 2007.   We will understand if it's a bit delayed.











In the Temple's days, any thought of life downtown was but a flicker of hope shared in this remote outpost in hushed and huddled whispers.   

Although it made a valient effort, the Temple outpost ultimately failed in its effort to hold the line.  The Temple was broken into repeatedly and was eventually shut down. 

Fortified with a new door with multiple locks, hopefully it can hold its own now.  Also, the neighborhood is a bit more stable and Wright Park is increasingly being utlized for its intended purpose (as a park).  Small businesses like this are leading the effort to bring life back to our fair city. 


















(Check out the Flash Gorden Ship on the front door.)

Godspeed Satellite Coffee!  Take your place among Tacoma's small independently owned coffee shops and arise from your ashen slumber.

Last edited by Erik (2007-09-16 06:43:07)

"Fortified with a new door with multiple locks, hopefully it can hold its own now" - Maybe they should take George Carlin's advice. He says: I have six locks on my door, all in a row. When I go out, I lock every other one. I figure no matter how long somebody stands there picking the locks, they are always locking three of them.

Who knows - maybe that could work for Tacoma -

Today, just before dark, and less than two weeks before Halloween,  I was able to enter the Temple of the Bean for the first time in over a dozen years.  It is almost renovated now as Satellite Coffee.

They were training on making a perfect coffee Rossettas and had a slew of digital images of them.  They mean business.  Great finish work and crown molding.  They are well aware of the high expectations for the former Temple.

They are going to use Stumptown Coffee out of Portland. http://www.stumptowncoffee.com/











































































Here's one of their high tech corner light.  Space is at a primium.

Last edited by Erik (2007-10-21 03:06:45)

Hi. Ron here. I am one of the owners of the Satellite Coffee Co. (orange hoodie, tired smile) as it is now called. Thank you Erik for dropping by yesterday. I guess one thing I want to make clear for everyone is that we are not trying to re-create the Temple of the Bean. There is such a myth surronding that place that no matter what we did we would fail. It is the same building though so I am sure some ghosts remain and Kevin ouir head barista and manager woked at the "bean" for years so we do have some connection.
Our goal is to simply raise the bar here in town and finally have a destination coffee shop that rivals or beats not only anything in this town but in Seattle or anywhere else. The level of sophisticaton that we intend to provide when in comes to the art of coffee does not yet exist here. To that end we have secured Stumptown as our roaster. They are not local I realize. If there was a local roaster that even came close I would have considered them. I will not go on too long about Stumptown except to say that we are grateful that they accepted us into their program as they turn down over 90 percent of the places seeking their coffee. They are picky!!! and it will only be to your benefit. Stumptown now has a cafe and a roastery in Seattle so the coffee will be fresh (even if it came from Portland their hairbender espresso blend takes a couple of days to outgas). Better coffee simply does not yet exist anywhere (I also play in the Supersuckers and have traveled extensively in Italy and we will hands down beat any cup I have had over there as well). I am a coffee geek!! I love it! We will feature only french press coffee in our press pots. We will have pots that will be self serve and the variety will change daily. No drip coffee ever! We will also have a limited number of varietals for resale that we can grind for you if you wish. Keep a eye out as we are finally getting close to opening. Should only be about a month now. If you see us up there working we may even have a cup for you to try!  Thanks for all the nice words here. This has been a extreme labour of love and stress. We hope that we will give the neighborhood something it can be proud of and can really be stoked to wake up to!!

Thanks for your support Erik. Tone is hard to judge in when reading posts. I guess excitement is more the tone than bravado. I could see how it could be taken that way. Not the intent. We really are excited to bring something to not just the neighborhood but all of Tacoma. I think that we are all confident that we can bring the level to a new high but ya'll will be the judge of that. I think that it is nice that we have had a few good coffee shops open in the last couple of years (Metro, Blackwater). This town deserves it. We only want to add to that and hopefully make everyone work a little harder (ha ha). Like I said we are geeks and take this coffee thing seriously. We could have settled on much cheaper coffee but why skimp on that when opening a coffee shop? No milikshakes here. Cappucino foam no prob though. Cheers!

Last edited by ron (2007-10-22 05:13:08)

Glad to hear that the Satellite sees the Blackwater and Tacoma's other good coffee places as allies in the quest for more good coffee and good hangouts.  Stumptown coffee's great, but Valhalla coffee gives it a run for its money, and it's locally-roasted to boot.  Anyway, it'll be fun to have another good, non-corporate coffee option in town.

Long live non-corporate coffee and coffee shops!!

Ok, it is official. We are open for business. Please stop by and check us out. Our hours are 6am to 6pm except Sat and Sun we open at 7am. We still have a few kinks to work out and have no signage up yet. Please spread the word that there is one more non-corporate coffee option in Tacoma. If you would like to read more about our coffee please go to stumptowncoffee.com. We will have a website up soon and will be doing weekly cuppings starting in December. Come to the cafe to find out more info. Thanks for all the support and kind words about the shop. It came out nice! Cheers

Ron Heathman
Satellite Coffee Co.

They aren't swamped yet. Stop by and have something that's not all messed up with milk, so you can taste the coffee. Order a ristretto and watch them smile.

WesS

morgan wrote:

Wi-fi?

Yes.  They have Wi-fi.

Here are the pictures from their opening day (today).

Last edited by Erik (2007-11-15 19:30:56)