Bobby D.
Yelp
My life BFF and I have found our newest guilty pleasure, which is coconut coffee. To satisfy our fix, we usually venture down the road to the Convoy District and visit Up 2 You Cafe to indulge in this addictive, caloric unfriendly beverage that we drink as often as we can. One deterrent from keeping us from drinking coconut coffee everyday was the distance and time it took to travel from our home. Unfortunately, that deterrent can be thrown by the wayside as we found an establishment within close proximity that serves coconut coffee and it was as delish as the cafe that introduced us to this beverage delight. Em Coffee House not only serves a version of our new favorite drink, but it also has a cool vibe to hang out and experience their other beverages and food offerings.
Em Coffee House is located in Mira Mesa on the busy thoroughfare Mira Mesa Blvd. If you're familiar with where Seafood City supermarket is located, Em is located within this strip mall. This center will also have The Boiling Crab, RakiRaki Ramen, Manila Fastfood & Desserts, and Siam Nara. The coffee spot is in the middle between Seafood City and Sherwin-Williams Paints. There is a lot of parking at this shopping center. Where Em is situated, this building has gone through multiple businesses, so selfishly, we're hoping it stays Em Coffee House for a long time. As you walk through the doors, you'll notice the blue and white color scheme with two walls that have decorative blue bricks plastered on them. This is a spacious joint with plenty of tables, blue leather pull out chairs, cushioned benches, and floral decor throughout. There's even a corner set up with flora surrounding a small deer. The young man I interacted with at the counter was friendly, courteous, and was helpful answering my questions about the menu.
Ever since we drank the coconut coffee at Up 2 You, we were in search of closer coffee houses that served this same drink, but we had not found any until Saturday evening. Since we were close to Mira Mesa, I told my wife that we should check out Em Coffee House because I saw on their Yelp page pics that they served a coconut coffee drink. When I got to the counter after looking at their menu, I asked the young man what were Em's most popular drinks. He pointed out four different drinks and I ended up ordering the Em Banana Toffee Latte and the Super Coconut Coffee Blast. The banana toffee latte is a Viet phin coffee latte with banana cream and toffee bits. The banana taste was identifiable and I enjoyed eating the toffee bits when the drink was almost finished. We finally found a coconut coffee drink that was comparable to our fave place for a dessert drink. Em's super coconut coffee blast is ice blended coconut coffee, coconut ice cream, whip cream, and coconut flakes. It was delicious, sweet, refreshing, and tasty at the same time. I had bought both drinks to share. The super coconut coffee blast was so yummy that my wife said next time we're buying two drinks instead of one to share. Yeah, that's how delish it was!
I'm glad we don't have to travel all the way down to the Convoy District for our guilty pleasure. Instead of traveling 20-25 minutes away, we just have to travel 15 minutes to order our fave drink at Em Coffee House.