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Photo: New drive-thru coffee shop opens at East Main and Clinton streets

By Howard B. Owens

Betty Sommer, a resident of Williamsville, worked in Batavia for five years, driving passed a former drive-thru bank location on East Main Street near Clinton Street thinking every day, "that would make a great coffee location."

"Finally," she said, "I decided to do it."

Sommer opened Kick-Ass Coffee nearly two weeks ago, on the same day sewer line construction began on East Main, cutting down on her visibility, but she said new customers have been finding her shop. It is a kiosk in East Town Plaza, standing alone, across the parking lot from Aldi's.

The coffee, she said, is fresh brewed from Latin American beans roasted in Buffalo and all of the ingredients in her breakfast sandwiches and subs are fresh. She bakes her own biscuits and muffins.

"Everything tastes just like you made it yourself at home," Sommer said.

Bea McManis

How long ago was there another coffee shop at that location. Might have been when I lived away. I don't remember it. Then again, for some reason, I have no recollection of Lil's at either location.

Nov 27, 2011, 5:58pm Permalink

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