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Sunday, April 02, 2006

Mill Mountain beats Starbucks and New River Coffee for top honors

Scott Elich, manager of Blacksburg’s Mill Mountain Coffee and Tea, said his branch of the small-town Virginia chain was Blacksburg’s first coffee shop.

Opened in 1991, the current location at 700 N. Main St. offers a varied menu.

“Bigger coffee chains don’t serve sandwiches, and we do — in addition to all of the same coffee drinks.” Elich said. “We offer more variety.”

Mill Mountain’s coffee is roasted and ground fresh, in-house daily. In regard to the Seattle-based coffee-monster Starbucks, Elich said Mill Mountain’s prices won’t break the bank either.

“Our coffee is better and less expensive. We don’t have to build 6,000 stores a year, so we don’t have to charge that much to keep up,” he said.

— Erin Zlomek
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