Ebenezers Coffeehouse - Calumet-Norvelt

The fam and I stopped by here after a trip the Postal Museum (review to come on that for those of you who follow...aka my wife) and were really impressed. Coffee shops are a dime a dozen in the city, but good coffee shops can be pretty hard to come by. Ebenezers was a breath of fresh air both metaphorically in the sense that it's a beautiful shop and had a really refreshing, open atmosphere, and literally because they pump the AC inside and it felt great coming in from the muggy outdoors. The coffeehouse itself it's surprisingly spacious. On the main level there's a good amount of both indoor and outdoor seating. When we came (early afternoon) we were able to walk right up to the counter to order and had no trouble finding a spot to sit. They also have a basement seating area that had a lot of seating, but it looks like they open and close that for private events, so not sure frequently it's available. Nevertheless, it was open when we were there. The staff was super friendly and helpful. They took our orders quickly and we were able to just sit down and wait...and wait...and wait some more. I think there was some issue with the espresso machine because the barista kept pulling shots and then smelling the coffee that came out. After doing this a couple of times he called over another employee and did the same thing with him. After a brief consultation they didn't do anything to the machine, pulled the shots for me and my wife and handed them to us. I'm not really sure what that consultation was, but I've got to say, that little demonstration didn't give me a lot of comfort about what we would be drinking. Nevertheless, putting that behind me, we grabbed our drinks, went outside and started sipping. Honestly, they were both great. I ordered a latte and it was wonderful, my wife ordered a lavender iced latte which was also quite nice. Maybe the barista pulling shots was just THAT exacting, who can say for sure? All in all, this is a great spot to stop off. It's really close to Union Station, easy to walk to and a nice place to sit down and do some work. I'll be coming back and hoping the espresso machine is cleaned by then.

So friendly and takes the time to explain a diverse coffee offering. I’ll be back…

Pistachio honey kouign amann was tasty, as well as the blueberry mint latte. The cold brew was a bit on the acidic side. There’s a nice downstairs area that’s good to work at or sit down to relax.

Another yummy latte. I was sad to see an untouched coffee immediately get poured down the sink and cup tossed in the trash, though, when the customer asked for a replacement with different sweetener. The cup literally had not been touched, and it was such a waste! Perhaps returned beverages like this could be offered to other patrons rather than the sink as the default.

We first heard about Ebenezers from the pastors interview on TBN several months back. While in DC we walked every morning 30+ min to drink coffee there. What a wonderful business that turns no one away. I must emit that the cinnamon rolls were a major motivation to return after the 1st morning…coffee, fantastic!! Just enrolled in monthly give a cup