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26 | May 16, 2019 | the frankfort station frankfort frankfortstation.com Franciscan Health OUTPATIENT PHYSICAL THERAPY FRANKFORT Wolf Rd. 30 Elsner Rd. 45 10367 W. Lincoln Hwy. FRANKFORT (708) 679-2940 Quality Care Great Therapists in FRANKFORT • Physical Therapy • Occupational Therapy Services provided by Frankfort NEW BU<strong>FF</strong>ALO AREA’S FINEST MANUFACTURED HOME COMMUNITY NEW MODELS STARTING IN THE $80’S 3 Spacious Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms • All appliances • Thermo pane windows • Deluxe Kitchens • City sewer and water • Energy efficient 2X6 walls • No real estate taxes • Large lots • Deluxe Bathrooms 8000 WARREN WOODS ROAD THREE OAKS, MI 49128 1.5 MILES FROM RED ARROW HWY. JUST OF I-94 EXIT 6 UNION PIER Immediate occupancy Adjacent to 250 acre nature preserve Phone today and schedule an appointment 269-469-3444 WWW.HARBORCOUNTRYLAKEWOOD.COM WE ALSO HAVE SEVERAL PRE-OWNED HOMES FOR SALE
frankfortstation.com dining out the frankfort station | May 16, 2019 | 27 The Dish Songbird Cafe ‘spoiling’ customers with the coffees it offers Sean Hastings Contributing Editor For decades, Songbird Cafe owner Maria Kopulos dreamed of owning her own cafe one day and kept a journal of names she liked. But when she had the chance to open her own place, those names did not fit what she wanted. And what she wanted was to sell “really awesome coffee with some really good food.” She always liked the saying “giddyap” and its relation to horses getting up and going, but she knew she wanted a comfortable and cozy cafe setting. Her next thought was that birds are approachable. “I asked myself, ‘What about Songbird?’” she said. “So, I started looking that up. My brother is a horse race aficionado and loves to follow the races. He told me Songbird is a retired racehorse, and that was perfect. It went hand-in-hand where I wanted to have the horse incorporated into this.” Songbird Cafe, located at 21950 Howell Drive in New Lenox, serves a variety of different coffee blends brought in from three different Chicagobased companies that go beyond a typical cup. It offers blends from Dark Matter, Passion House and Four Letter Word. Kopulos said when she tried Passion House for the first time it was the smoothest cup of coffee she ever had. Songbird also sells Passion House’s cold brew ($4). “I said if I’m ever able to open a cafe, I would like to spoil everybody with the phenomenal things that these people do with their roasting, because they just put out some great blends and some single origins that are really good,” Kopulos said. “I said if I have to be here all day working, then I want to drink the best, and I hope to educate everyone and what great coffees we have here.” Kopulos makes sure to keep two different styled roasts from different companies on the menu. Customers will usually find one darker “richer” roast and a medium roast. The coffees from each company change from time to time, based on what they have available. “They’ll all release different coffees, because they’ll get the beans and say, ‘We have this limited for now,’ and they’ll tell you the roasting notes on it,” Kopulos said. “Passion House, the ones that we stock here, typically are the ones that they always have that we always brew, and once in a while, they’ll do a single-origin one.” All of the coffees are $3 and come with one refill for dine-in. Customers can get a to-go cup at 12 ounces ($2.75), 16 ounces ($3) or 20 ounces ($3.50). The coffees also are sold by the bag and can be taken home. Prices range from $14-$16. The prices vary based on the type of bean. “I just have the retail side to get coffee out there to people,” Kopulos said. “I’m not trying to charge [a lot]. My business is the cafe, but I do love having Songbird Cafe offers three different Chicago-based companies’ coffees: Dark Matter, Passion House and Four Letter Word. Photos by Sean Hastings/22nd Century Media Songbird Cafe 21950 Howell Drive in New Lenox Hours • 6 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday-Friday • 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday • Closed Sunday For more information ... songbird.cafe One of the top items at Songbird Cafe is the Cowboy Bowl ($9.50), which includes two eggs, hash browns, shoulder bacon and sausage, topped with homemade gravy. The Songbird Beignets to the right (10 for $5.50) are wildly popular as well. the availability for people. I’m not charging out the nose for some of these coffees, which definitely could be more.” All the coffee comes in directly from Logan Square, Bridgeport and West Town, and nothing sits on the shelf for more than a week or two, she said. Songbird Cafe also has a large food selection for breakfast and lunch on its menu. Kopulos said the Cowboy Bowl ($9.50) is one of the most popular dishes on the menu. It is served with hash browns, shoulder bacon and sausage, topped with gravy and two eggs. One of the top house specialties is the Breakfast Burrito Suiza ($7.50), which features eggs, black bean, salsa and cheese, and comes smothered in Songbird’s homemade ranchero sauce. Chorizo, chicken or bacon can be added for $2.50. Kopulos said they take pride in their homemade sauces because they offer customers options for food that most will not make on their own at home. Another fan favorite are the Songbird beignets (10 for $5.50), which are typically ordered as a side or an easy to-go meal. Songbird is to celebrate its one-year anniversary on May 31.
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