|
|
 If you aren't from the Linglestown area, you may wonder as you drive through town why so many of the businesses use St. Thomas in their name. St. Thomas Roasters is one such business, and it took owner Geof Smith to shine a light on the mystery for me, but more on that later. St. Thomas Roasters is a quaint little coffee house that takes coffee to the next level by roasting their own beans.
Here freshly roasted beans are stirred to help quickly cool them off. |
 In this picture Geof releases freshly roasted beans from the roaster into the cooling hopper.
Roasting coffee beans is a bit of an art. Geof uses multiple indicators to help him reach the perfect roast for each batch. Time, temperature, visual color, smell, sound (of the popping beans) can all help determine when the beans are done roasting and the same beans can be roasted different amounts for a different finished product. |
 After roasting Geof mixes beans with flavoring agents to create the specialty coffees that they also have available.
St. Thomas Roasters sells their roasted beans both retail and wholesale and their coffee can be found in several local coffee houses and restaurants. |
 In addition to their freshly roasted coffee, St. Thomas Roasters has a selection of food items for breakfast or lunch.
Breakfast items include a selection of Croissants with egg, various pastries like the Danish pictured here, muffins (pictured below) and more. |
|
 Lunch includes a selection of Paninis named after levels of coffee aficionado. Choices include The Grammy, The Master Roaster, The Barista or The Apprentice (pictured here) which is ham, Swiss, baby spinach, and dill mayonnaise served with chips.
Other choices include Tuna or Chicken Salad on Croissant, Soup of the Day, and Quiche. |
 There is also a selection of pastries available at lunch. Here their Pretzel Pastry is pictured with a Latte and some freshly roasted coffee beans.
Oh... and I almost forgot the Linglestown story. The town founder Thomas Lingle named the town after his first name, thus St. Thomas. People however always referred to it as Lingle's Town, and later after his death the name of the town was officially changed to Linglestown. |
 St. Thomas Roasters
5951 Linglestown Road
Harrisburg, PA 17112
717-526-4171
Map It |
Labels: coffee house, Linglestown Restaurant
photography © Tom Wenger Photography, LLC posted by Tom Wenger at
7:00 AM
0
comments
 Right in the heart of Mechanicsburg on Main Street you will find a cozy little eatery known as the Warm Hearts Cafe.
Warm Hearts Cafe offers a wide variety of hot and cold drinks as well as breakfast and lunch selections and even Friday night dinners. |
 Warm Hearts' breakfast selection ranges from Bagels, heart-shaped Danishes, Biscotti, Oatmeal and Hash Browns and "Build Your Own" Breakfast Sandwiches.
The "Build Your Own" Breakfast Sandwiches allow you to choose from egg with bacon, ham or sausage on bagel, wrap or English Muffin with Provolone, American, Cheddar or Swiss Cheese.
Pictured here is a Breakfast Sandwich consisting of Egg, Sausage and Cheddar on an English Muffin with Hash Browns and a Mocha Latte. |
 In addition to the selection listed above, Warm Hearts Cafe makes Quiche daily and offers a varying selection.
Pictured here is a Broccoli Quiche along with a black coffee. Warm Hearts uses fresh roasted coffee beans from St. Thomas Roasters. They are one of only a handful of locations that you can find St. Thomas at on the West Shore. |
 For lunch & Friday night dinners they offer daily Soups and Chili, Baked Potatoes, Honey BBQ Wings, and a variety of Sandwiches and Wraps.
Additionally they offer Hebrew National Hot Dogs and Jumbo Hot Dogs with specialty selections such as this Southwest Dog. Here Chipotle Cheese, Red Peppers, Onion and Guacamole top a Hebrew National All Beef Hot Dog. |
 Wraps include your choice of Chicken or Tuna Salad, Turkey or Ham with Provolone, American, Cheddar, or Swiss Cheese, and your choice of Lettuce, Tomato, or Onions with Ranch Dressing on a Spinach, Plain or Sun-Dried Tomato wrap.
Here a Turkey, Lettuce and Tomato Wrap is complemented by a Strawberry Smoothie. |
 Sandwiches include a variety of Grilled Panini Sandwiches, a couple Hot Pretzel Sandwiches, Pork Barbecue, "Build Your Own" Deli Sandwiches, Hamburgers and more.
Grilled Cheese Sandwiches can be combined with a variety of meats, breads, cheeses and with or without tomato. Pictured here is a specialty Italian Gourmet Grilled Cheese which is grilled Provolone Cheese and Tomato with Pesto on Thick Cut White Bread.
In addition to their fresh brewed Coffees, Teas, Lattes, Espressos, and cool Fountain Drinks and Smoothies they have a selection of unique Sodas. |
 Warm Hearts is open for breakfast and lunch only except Friday's when they accompany dinner with live entertainment.
A large stage area is permanently set up to accommodate their weekly jazz, acoustic and Christian performances.
A couple of sidewalk tables are also setup when weather permits to allow patrons to enjoy the outdoors. |
 Warm Hearts Cafe'
25 East Main Street
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
717-697-1600
Map It
   
|
Labels: coffee house, live entertainment, Mechanicsburg restaurant, Warm Hearts Cafe
photography © Tom Wenger Photography, LLC posted by Tom Wenger at
7:00 AM
0
comments
|
|
|
Menu
Previous Posts
Archives
|
|
