Coffee shop brews flavor of old Mexico

Geri Koeppel
The Arizona Republic

Dan Skultety of Ahwatukee Foothills drives through Guadalupe every day on his way to work instead of getting on congested Interstate 10. Like many commuters who take this route, he has seen a large A-frame sign for Coffee de Mexico at Guadalupe Road and Avenida Del Yaqui, advertising fresh-roasted beans and pastries.

This week, he stopped to check it out.

"It looked like something unusual and different," he said. "I prefer mom-and-pop places to chain places."

The self-confessed "foodie" ordered a plain cup of java and was impressed.

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