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Coffee shop known for kindness opens third Houston cafe this weekend
La La Land Kind Cafe is opening its third Houston-area location this weekend.
After the events of this week, every Houstonian could use a little more kindness in their lives. Thankfully, a growing coffee shop chain has made that their mission.
La La Land Kind Cafe will celebrate the grand opening of its third Houston-area location this Saturday, July 13. Located in the former Cloud 10 Creamery space at 3502 S Shepherd Dr., La La Land offers an extensive selection of coffee, teas, and organic food items. The Upper Kirby store joins outposts in the M-K-T and Montrose Collective mixed-use developments.
The extensive selection of drinks starts with 10 signature lattes such as the World’s Best Vanilla Latte or the Strawberry Fields Latte. Six reserve teas in a range of flavors are brewed to order. Lemonade offers a refreshing alternative on hot summer days.
Alternatively, customers may opt for one of 12 signature matcha lattes that come in the same range of flavors as the coffee-based drinks. They're made with a ceremonial grade matcha that's imported from Japan.
Turning to the food, La La Land offers a variety of toasts, including avocado, truffle burrata, honey strawberry. Grab-and-go items include chia seed pudding and overnight oats.
As for the kindness aspect, La La Land hires former foster children and prepares them for their future with an eight-week program that includes life skills, on-the-job training, customer service training, mentorship, and more. Beverage sleeves drive some of these points home with sayings such as "Be Kind," "Just Love Each Other," and "Normalize Kindness."
La La Land founder Francois Reihani also founded a companion non-profit called the We Are One Project. Like the cafe, it helps businesses find ways to employ people who have aged out of the foster care system. CultureMap Dallas describes Reihani as a "wunderkind" who helped introduce poke to the city in 2016 with a restaurant called Pok the Raw Bar.
In addition to the new Houston location, La La Land has plans to open at least three new outposts in the Dallas area. It also has cafes in the Los Angeles area.
