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Karma Coffee and Kitchen - a hidden gem in Wayne

As someone that grew up in the
City of Wayne and now writes for the
City of Wayne, I thought it would be
fun to get to know the city more per-
sonally, while my readers can get to
know me better in the process.
To do this, I’m starting a series
about hidden gems in the City of
Wayne that I personally visit, experi-
ence, and review for my readers. To latte. We both have a sweet tooth, so
shine a spotlight on places you might he also got two cupcakes: a straw-
not have heard about, or haven’t berry one and an oreo one.
tried for yourself. So, welcome to I’m not a chef, nor am I a profes-
our first Spotlight Series with Sarah! sional at reviewing food, but this
My first spotlight to start this se- food hit the spot. My burrito was fill-
ries off goes to Karma Coffee & ing and still hot after the 10 minute
Kitchen. You might drive past it and drive home. As someone that drinks
not even notice, but it deserves to be coffee black, the actual quality of cof-
seen. fee matters, and this coffee had a
I’ve been working from home great coffee flavor and didn’t taste
since 2020, and as much as I love like just hot bean water. The straw- Karma Coffee & Kitchen owners Jennifer Romero and chef David Romero. Photo by
working remotely, sometimes I do berry cupcake was so good and John P. Rhaesa
not feel like cooking breakfast or moist, that if my boyfriend had Clark Street was a popular choice, there before, there was a very homey
lunch, and would much rather order brought home more than one, I so I ordered that, a strawberry feel as I sat and waited for my order.
in. would have eaten all of them in one smoothie, and put in a to-go order Jennifer personally brought out my
Back in January, my boyfriend sitting. for an All American Cheeseburger as freshly-made smoothie first and then
was headed into downtown Wayne to In February, I asked my boyfriend well because I’m a big cheeseburger my food shortly after.
get a haircut and offered to bring to go back to Karma Coffee because fan. I like chicken, but the Open Face
back some breakfast for me. He had I was craving another breakfast bur- Jennifer told me that my order Clark Street is not something I
asked if I wanted anything specific, rito and coffee. At this point, I knew would take a few minutes, so I would normally order. It’s a grilled
but as a Libra, I am indecisive and I wanted to write about this place picked a table, sat down, and looked chicken breast with provolone on a
don’t like making decisions, so I and share my experience with my around. bed of sauteed vegetables and served
asked him to surprise me. readers. I quickly noticed that an older with tortilla chips. As I mentioned,
He returned home, excited about On Monday, March 4th, I visited gentleman sitting at a table near me I’d normally order a cheeseburger or
a “hidden gem” he found in Wayne. Karma Coffee Shop & Kitchen in per- was playing a card game with a even a club sandwich, but I wanted
That hidden gem was Karma Coffee son to get the full experience. younger lady. That’s when I saw a to try something different for my
& Kitchen. Jennifer Romero, Karma Coffee bookshelf next to the wall filled with readers, and honestly, I’m glad I did.
Since I’ve been writing for the & Kitchen owner, and David Romero, board games such as Connect 4, Bat- The cheese-pull with the pro-
Wayne Dispatch for almost three Karma Coffee Shop & Kitchen owner tleship, Candy Land, Life, Yahtzee, volone was something you see on
years now, I’ve heard about Karma and chef, were behind the counter and so much more. commercials. The tortilla chips were
Coffee, mentioned it in an article or and greeted me as I walked towards I was later informed by Jennifer homemade and perfect for scooping
two before, but had never tried it per- them. that that was her daughter Isabella the chicken and vegetables or even
sonally. So I was excited too. Since I’ve already tried their playing with a regular that comes in eating solo. And the sauteed vegeta-
He got me a breakfast burrito breakfast items, I decided to ask weekly from the Wayne Towers Sen- bles were good enough to eat by
and black coffee, and himself the what other items were popular. I was ior Apartments.
chicken sandwich and a chai tea told by Jennifer that the Open Face Even though I had never been See Karma, page 17

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