I’d discovered Dunn Bros Coffee by chance, as it just happened to be the convenient place where my fellow SF writer Bill and I meet on weekends. Today — in fact right now — I’m sitting at their Frisco TX location, and thought I’d do the very first coffee review for this site.

I’ve had two coffees today. First was their Ethiopia Oromia, a mild and full flavored brew with light body and yummy earthy notes. Ethiopia is of course, in legend, the place where coffee was discovered — by goats no less — and their herder named Kaldi, who saw the goats acting unusually lively after eating the beans from a strange plant. He tried the beans himself and the rest is history. Thank you Kaldi, and thank you to his goats! It’s unknown if the Ethiopian beans I’m sampling right now have anything to with the ones discovered so long ago, but the taste is perfect, and I daresay it’s some of the best I’ve had.

The second coffee, which Dunn Bros simply calls “Java,” is sharper, stronger, but still smooth and not over powering. This is a good morning kick to the adrenal glands coffee, and one I should have had first. It’s a good brew and I give it my own personal recommendation.

The thing that sets Dunn Bros Coffee apart from the other chains, specifically Starbucks, is that they roast their beans daily — there’s a roaster right here at this location — and you can’t get any fresher than that. With coffee, freshness is everything.

Here’s a shout out to the gang at the Frisco location from a regular customer and a big fan. You guys know how to do it right!