Percolated Places: Espresso Roma Cafe

Down on the corner

By Matt Farley

Metromix

With its funky patio, goofy handmade signs and a dining room stuffed with local characters, Espresso Roma Cafe is a quintessential neighborhood coffeeshop.

Crowd: Even during the summer, the line of hung over students and harried professionals often stretches out the door. Never for long, though, thanks to Eric Heiser and Andrew Sieving, the veteran coffeemen behind the counter.

"I've been in town for at least 15 years, and it's been here the whole time," Heiser said of the cafe.