APPLIED TECHNOLOGY AT UH’S NEW COFFEE NOOK A pair of University of Houston alums will be running a coffee shop and wine bar out of this new retail center in the cranny of Calhoun Rd. and Spur 5. The Nook, they’re calling it, will open July 15, reports The Daily Cougar, with more student-friendly hours, staying open until midnight — even on school nights. And there will also be a kind of caffeine-expediting service well suited to a spread-out campus that can require some serious between-classes hoofing: “‘The unique piece of The Nook that we’re actually proud of is a smart phone app where you can actually order your coffee the way you like it. You tell us when you’ll show up, you pay with your credit card and come to the pick-up counter and pick it up,’ Shaw said. ‘Anything on the menu, except for alcohol, can be ordered on the phone app.’†[The Daily Cougar; previously on Swamplot] Photo: Allyn West
For those of a certain age and needing the exercise, a good hoofing now and then is not a bad thing. Also the location is near several residence halls. Here’s hoping the Nook’s coffee is an improvement on current campus offerings.
Rumor has it they have something special brewing, pun intended – something that will make non-students to make a visit.