Vic's opening in South Boulder

Vic's opening in South Boulder
Originally uploaded by Jerry W. Lewis

Take this you North Boulder coffee snobs. We're about to get our own SoBO (south Boulder) Vic's, and ours will have a drive thru window. So there.

I've been watching the new coffee shop go up at the former site of a MacDonald's on Table Mesa Drive and got a short walk-through today. The interior is especially sunny, with a modern design. The drive-thru window will be operated separately from the rest of the shop, with its own separate espresso machine.

A big plus here should be ample parking vs. the often-crowded parking lot at the Vic's on Broadway. And this site should get good traffic of commuters returning to Boulder, coming in off U.S. 36 and Highway 93.

Vic's should be a welcome addition to the independent local coffee scene in South Boulder, where Cafe Sole is a favorite with the locals on this end of town.

The new Vic's could be open very soon, with the finishing details (and a new phone line) going in this week. I'll try to keep you posted.