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One of the most popular coffee chains on the west coast is officially entering the Chicago area this week with a new shop opening in the suburbs.
Dutch Bros Coffee opens for business Thursday morning in Melrose Park, at 1931 N. Mannheim Rd. The opening marks the coffee chain’s first of multiple stores coming to the Chicago area, with other shops planned for Oak Park and Elk Grove Village. Dutch Bros Coffee locations will also open in Rockford, New Lenox and Buffalo Grove as early as this summer, according to an announcement, with other Illinois locations already open in Urbana, Fairview Heights, Mt. Vernon and Edwardsville.
“Opening in the Chicago area has always been a dream for us at Dutch Bros, and Melrose Park is just the beginning,” Allie Lahti, Local Market Lead at Dutch Bros Coffee said in a release. “We’ve already felt so much love from this community, and we’re so grateful to be here. Our crew is stoked to bring the energy and start serving our customizable drinks in Melrose Park!”
The coffee shop, known for its energetic baristas, upbeat music and specialty coffees and drinks, was found in 1992 in Oregon when “two real-life bros bought a double-head espresso machine, cranked up the stereo and started experimenting with 100 pounds of coffee beans,” the announcement said.
According to the company, Dutch Bros is the third largest coffee chain in the U.S.
