CLEVELAND, Ohio – The popular Nervous Dog Coffee Bar will have a grand opening for its third location in Beachwood, 2101 Richmond Rd., this President’s Day, Feb. 20. Michael Litt, Nervous Dog’s owner and creator, opened his first shop in Akron in 2006, followed by a Stow outpost in 2010.
The Beachwood location will be in the former home of coffee shops Caribou and Peet’s at La Place Shopping Center, and share a patio with Mitchell’s Ice Cream. It’s also neighboring the forthcoming Container Store, slated to open this spring.
The grand opening festivities will begin with a ribbon cutting at 2 p.m. followed by a coffee tasting and cupping demonstration from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. A performance by jazz trio, Acid Cats, will close out the celebration.
“This is very personal for me,” says Litt. “We’re really excited about getting to know even more of the local community, and we’d love to show off the new digs to patrons from our other shops as well. Our evolution has been a collective effort and we are truly grateful to be surrounded by such a diverse, passionate group of people.”
It’s all about staying local here, says Litt, who was raised in the University Heights neighborhood. That includes collaborations with other nearby businesses. White Flower Cake Shoppe will create a cake with Nervous Dog Coffee-infused icing and the shop’s own affogatos will be poured over Mitchell’s vanilla ice cream.
In addition to their coffee service, Nervous Dog also carries an assortment of teas, all-natural smoothies, locally-sourced pastries and Boar’s Head meats and cheeses for their lunch items.
Since a soft opening on Jan. 23, Litt says he’s already adjusted the menu for local patron requests. The shop has formed a partnership with the bakery Ellie’s, which provides a number of kosher items. They’re also crafting more vegan items and brought in coconut milk to the mix.
“We have really big ears, and we’re not afraid to use them,” jokes Litt.
For Litt, who remembers weekly trips to Bialy’s Bagels and attending Cleveland Heights-University Heights school, it’s “somewhat of a homecoming.”
Following the grand opening, the shop will be open during regular hours, 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
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