The new S3 BEFORE the Stay at Home mandate + AFTER with their Drive thru!

[Note, as of July 2020, this location is temporarily closed due to an employee who tested positive for covid-19] - NEW UPDATE - as of July 8, S3 has reopened


One of our favorite coffee shops recently opened in the old Arby's not a stone's throw away...

However, S3's owners did not anticipate the pandemic to throw a wrench into their plans...

S3, Rudfords & Embargo Grill revisits

Some of these pix are from a few months ago...

which got put on the back burner and are now just being churned out, heh heh...

Rainbow latte version 2 from S3 Coffee Bar + lunch at Purple Mint

New cute wall for all of those millenials taking selfies, ha...

Trendy with the cactus and the pop of pink with the old school rotary phone...

Random birthday freebie odds and ends

After my birthday lunch at Himalayan Curry & Grill...

I made use of my birthday offer...

UTC + La Colombe Coffee Roasters + Sprinkles, lunch @ The Purple Mint & The Cupcake Store

Both of us hadn't been to UTC in years...

There is all kinds of new construction going on. I didn't realize the mall was undergoing a major overhaul...

Birthday lunch at Himalayan Curry & Grill

There was an interlude after James Coffee on Pacific Highway...

where we ended up going to Fashion Valley...

Birthday Highlights 2018

I was fortunate enough to have Bert with me on my day off...

where my birthday fell upon Lucky Friday the 13th...

Drinks round up - S3, Kaffee Meister, Starbucks, Influx, Pavaraga, the Forum, Bird Rock (Morena) + Cafe Virtuoso

This is one of them round up posts...

It's easier doing compilations when the mood strikes, so let's start with S3...

All that glitters IS Gold! New drinks from S3

Earlier today Bert and I had a morning date...

(my Troll feetz)

TC was still asleep having come home super late from Knotts Scary Farm with the senior class...

Summer drinks from S3 Coffee Bar

What does this drag queen inspired Disney villainess have to do with my post?

(True story...Ursula WAS inspired by Divine, a character actor who gained his start in early John Waters' films)

S3 Coffee Bar's latest summer drinks were intriguing, thus my latest visit...

S3 Coffee Bar's 1 Year Anniversary

Yesterday I made the solo drive up to Grantville...

TC had early morning practice and most of my friends were not on vacation yet...

So here I was at S3's One Year Anniversary Event...

Birthday fun with Astroboi - Breakfast @ Brothers Family Restaurant once again, Spring Time Dano paintings & another wellness drink from S3 Coffee

My last weekend of my birthday month...

was spent with my BFF Astroboi...

at a place we went to exactly one year ago...

Birthday coupon @ Chamorro Grill (3x) + drinks from Better Buzz

It seems like we are here once a year...

since birthday coupons are meant to be used you know...

Birthday lunch @ The Purple Mint + a free drink from S3 Coffee

I have so many photos of this storefront...

In fact, I should have just reused an old one, ha ha.

We got the last damn parking spot in this strip mall lot...

Birthday Highlights 2017

Another year older...

or shall I say, wiser...

Lunch with my mom @ The Purple Mint

Earlier today,  I took the day off to take my mom to an eye appointment...

Afterwards, we went out to lunch in Grantville...

It was a Friday and since this place was vegetarian...

All in the same strip mall revisits - S3 Coffee, The Purple Mint & Donut Panic

I had the pleasure of meeting with my friend The Prof earlier today...

I chose this stripmall quite strategically....

San Diego Poke Co.

I know I'm "late to the party" for the poke trend...

My sis and her son (nephew #3) wanted to give San Diego Poke Co. a try....

King of Thai Cuisine + donut trio @ Donut Panic

The other week TC and I went out with MFH...

and wanted to try this new Thai place in Grantville...

S3 Coffee Bar

Yesterday after my outing with Astroboi, I stopped by this particular strip mall to originally get donuts from Donut Panic.

A quick glance to the right showed me that the coffee shop (in the works since last year) was finally open!

Well now, it's time to check out S3 then...