The Hub Coffee Co.

The Hub Coffee Co.

32 Cheney St. | Reno

775.323.3482

http://thehubcoffeeco.blogspot.com

Hours: Mon-Fri 6am-7pm, Sat 7am-7pm, Sun 8am-3pm

At the Center of It All

Located in a converted garage on Cheney St. between S. Virginia and Center streets rests The Hub Coffee Co. And like its name – a reference to the center of a bike wheel – implies, it is a coffee shop in the center of it all.

Owned by Mark Trujillo, who also owns Waldens Coffeehouse, The Hub is an entirely separate business that is more raw than its older predecessor. The coffee shop is a tag-team effort between Mark and his son, Joey.

“Our goal is to introduce Reno to great coffee and a more traditional approach coupled with more modern and progressive techniques,” said Joey. “We want to promote consumer consciousness of what great coffee should be.”

The Hub specializes in serving traditional espresso and espresso-based drinks: cappuccino, macchiato, mocha. They also provide American versions of traditional drinks, including lattes (espresso with more milk than in cappuccinos) and Americanos (espresso with water). The Hub also has a good selection of teas, including chai tea and a green tea blended with brown rice.

Though The Hub is into serving traditional drinks, they also like to experiment with different ways of brewing coffee, including using a filter sytem, a French press (the most common), and a vacuum pot.

“We’ve made the connection with our take on coffee,” said Joey. “In no way is it a new take on coffee, but we want to introduce that take to our customers.”

They also have on-hand interesting eats, including maple-bacon and apple-sausage scones, and traditional pastries, including muffins, cookies, and croissants (many supplied by The Dish Café).

The Hub is the perfect place for people who love great coffee and who want to appreciate what’s in front of them. It’s nice to have a barista who takes pride in and can talk – at great length and in amazing detail – about the coffee they serve.

Find and fan The Hub Coffee Co. on Facebook and follow them on Twitter @TheHubReno.

Text by Michelle Montoya

Photos by Arturo Torres