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KARMA, Continued from page 16 gotten,” said Jennifer.
Even during their spotlight mo-
themselves. ment, Karma Coffee wants others to
When I had the cheeseburger for shine too.
lunch the next day, I was impressed “We’re just a mom-and-pop shop,
with the presentation, even in a to-go literally here. We take pride in what
box. The bun was round, fluffy, and we make,” said David. “Atmosphere
smooth, like you see in commercials. is most important, and we want you
The beef patty was thick. And even to feel comfortable and feel at home.”
with it being reheated, it still tasted Some of Karma Coffee’s best sell-
good, (because you know some ing items are the chicken sandwich,
things just don’t reheat well). BBQ bacon burger, Open Face Clark
“We’re not a typical coffee shop, Street, and the cupcake milkshake.
restaurant, or bakery,” said Jennifer. “We make any flavor shake you
“We offer a lot more variety than a want, you choose any type of cup-
typical place. If you have a dietary re- cake, and we blend them together to
striction, we want you to have a great make a shake,” said Jennifer. “It’s
experience. We want to be open to huge with customers.”
the community.” Karma Coffee & Kitchen is located at 35634 Michigan Ave. Karma Coffee tries to do some-
Karma Coffee & Kitchen has been “The kitchen is my laboratory. It's drink, the food, or just talking,” said thing special with the menu for holi-
open at its current location in Wayne freedom,” said David. “Sometimes it Jennifer. days, and currently has a mint shake
for seven years, and two years at a might take a little bit longer to get Karma Coffee & Kitchen Car has for St. Patrick's day.
previous location. your food because everything is a long resume of involvement with Karma Coffee & Kitchen is lo-
“I always wanted to run a restau- being prepared. We want you to feel the City of Wayne. In the past, Karma cated at 35634 Michigan Ave. and is
rant but didn't want to get burnt out. like you’re getting your money's Coffee has been a pit stop during the open 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. Monday-Fri-
This allows me to do my share,” said worth.” annual car cruise, involved in the day.
David. “She [Jennifer] liked the at- David works ‘back of house,’ Easter egg hunt, Small Business Sat- Summer hours will change in
mosphere of a coffee shop. We had a preparing all the food, while Jennifer urday, Illuminate Wayne, Halloween June, so be sure to check the web-
coffee shop in 2009, but this com- works ‘front of house,’ and brings at HYPE, events at Goudy Park, as site for updates.
bines our dreams and makes it the food to all the customers. well as Concert in the Park before For more information about
work.” “We love being a part of the com- the pandemic. Karma Coffee & Kitchen, call
David is a certified chef, so all munity. Our part is to make them “Whatever the city tries to do, we (734)589-0304, email kar-
food is made fresh. happy. Whether it's through the try to get involved. We love this neigh- malovescoffee@yahoo.com, or to
borhood, and we love this commu- order online, visit karmacoffeeand-
nity,” said Jennifer. kitchen.com. You can find them on
Karma Coffee also hosts its own Facebook by searching “Karma Cof-
events, such as Trunk-or-Treat, ven- fee and Kitchen” and Instagram
dor shows, music night once a @karmacoffeeshop.
month, monthly clubs, and game Karma Coffee has been rented for
nights. wedding receptions, baby showers,
“Books on the Ave and Midnight wedding showers, funeral receptions,
Masterworks have been involved and more.
with us for a lot of the events we do. If you liked this first Spotlight Se-
Just as with Helium Studio, Moon- ries with Sarah, be sure to check out
light Mystic LLC, State Wayne The- Karma Coffee & Kitchen and give
atres, and Kurt's Caps for always them a try. If you didn’t like this se-
supporting us. We would like to shed ries, then give them a try anyways,
some light on them, not to mention and be on the lookout for the next
contributors that we may have for- Spotlight Series with Sarah!

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