Even More Coffee News: Giant Coffee Coming Soon

Sure, Matt and Ernie Pool's newest enterprise, Giant Coffee, has been "coming soon" for months now. Back in October, I even got a First Friday sneak peek for Chow Bella readers. Last time I had a chance to chat up Ernie, who was busy serving the late lunch crowd at Matt's Big...

By Michele Laudig

January 29, 2010

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Sure, Matt and Ernie Pool's newest enterprise, Giant Coffee, has been "coming soon" for months now. Back in October, I even got a First Friday sneak peek for Chow Bella readers.

Last time I had a chance to chat up Ernie, who was busy serving the late lunch crowd at Matt's Big Breakfast, the holidays and their personal lives had been keeping the CenPho foodie couple extra busy, although she said the staff was finally trained on the brand-new espresso machine at Giant.

Well, now it appears that the highly anticipated opening is just around the corner. Giant Coffee just debuted on Twitter -- you can follow updates from @GiantCoffeeAZ -- and the very first Tweet mentions an opening in two weeks. Giant Coffee is located at 1437 N. 1st St.

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