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Terra Bite Lounge is an upscale voluntary payment cafe/deli.
We serve the best espresso on the eastside -- along with blended drinks, fresh made sandwiches, bagels, baked goods, and desserts -- in a hip upscale setting.
Patrons choose what to pay, and are encouraged to pay what they would elsewhere. You may use this as a convenience feature, e.g. get your daily coffee and drop in a $20 at the end of the week.
We also cheerfully serve those who cannot pay, in a non-stigmatizing customer setting, with no political or religious message, and with full-time availability. We are succeeding because we make our community mission incidental to serving great coffee and food to the mainstream in a casual, upscale setting.
Terra Bite shares profits with our baristas. If we ever get any other profits, we will also donate to various charities. Those charities will be strictly non-political, non-religious, and entirely non-controversial; they will be listed here on the web site.
The first space is in Kirkland, WA, on the corner of Kirkland Ave and State Street. If it works out we will open others in areas that actually need it.
We have free wifi access.
Terra Bite is also a console game boutique, offering free XBox 360 Elite gaming and games for sale. The console games offer another draw for the public, introduce a greater social aspect to the space, add some revenue, and also let us balance the service and retail aspects of the space for zoning purposes.
Terra Bite was founded by Ervin Peretz and opened by Susan Allsup.
See local press coverage here; national coverage here.
Press info, FAQ, and more discussion here.
Store hours, links, mailbag here.
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Buy a mug
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Buy bumper sticker
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Postage stamps!
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Large Terra Bite poster
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Genuine Terra Bite apron
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Issues/questions? Mail us at terrabitelounge@gmail.com
