Divicious Deli & Coffee Shop
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Get me those guava pastelitos on drip. Okay, so these classic Latin pastries weren’t on drip, but they were cooling on the drip coffee machine. And, despite all the other quirks and disorganized imagery, this unintentional ornament at eye-level was visualized tonada. It’s a lunchtime cafe with a bodega build, a whopping three different granite styles characterizing counter tops. Should it not be so for three different purposes? One to order at and hold a plastic case crammed with croissants and more pastelitos, one to pull up a stool to and nosh at, and one more to hold the straws and equal? It’s just that kind of place: the wearer of many different gorras. “SORRY, NO DRINKS REFILLS” the menu reads right under coffee’s secondary announcement of whipped cream on their hot latte, frozenccino, and cocoa. And, not two feet away from that notice is a collage of police patches with a dry-erase board beneath it, minimally relaying today’s special coffee flavor: “Chocolate kiss 😚.” Blend in some coffee drollery—boards, canvases, and general store knickknacks—and whether waiting by the bathroom to take your food and go or nabbing one of the three tables for your lunch hour, it’s flavor to the very outer edges....much like their pastelitos.
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Drink: Divicious (Dulce de Leche) Frozenccino
I cannot resist a drink named after the cafe I’m in. If it is deemed so worthy, I must try it. Of course, it’s a dulce de leche flavor. When it comes to dulce de leche, I only trust a Latin spot. This rendition is the appropriate Cuban concentration, a feat in a frozen drink. They got the overall flavor, including this Cuban character, just right. In the car, a conversation took hold about the disappointment of weak drinks (see Extra Notes). This frozen item was anything but. My favorite part of the drink though had to be the whipped cream. Why? Well, with no intention of seeking out whipped cream, they asked me during my order whether I wanted it. I decided to go all in. A few minutes had gone by, the drinks were in progress, and a woman behind the counter rushed out the door. Moments later, I saw her from my seat at the window quickly round the corner and walk back in...whipped cream in hand. She must’ve had to run over to the neighboring Bodega Market to pick up some more for my drink. They didn’t have to offer the whipped cream if they didn’t have any. But, simply the commitment to getting this signature out the way it’s intended—and the in-a-pinch solution of visiting the guys next door—warmed my heart despite the sips of frozen dulce-de-leche-infused coffee.
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Food: Salmon Salad
This dish was surprisingly delightful. It was a spice-brushed salmon filet oriented center by a scoop off potato salad and a scoop of tri-potato salad (you get a choice of two side salads) all on top of a bed of shredded lettuce with tomatoes, black olives, banana peppers, and yellow onion. Pickles, green peppers, and jalapeños.
Price: Divicious (Dulce de Leche) Frozenccino (12oz.)=$4.25; Grilled Salmon Salad Platter=$7.99
Hours: Monday–Friday {7–17}; Saturday {7–16}; Sunday {CLOSED}
Extra Notes:
I had ordered a “flat white style” latte for my dad, and the below was his response:
“This is one of the better cups of coffee I’ve had in long time.” - My Dad
He LOVED it.
