La Poteria Local

Great Coffee, Yummy Cassava Waffle with Berries… I crave it frequently! Some Gluten-Friendly items. Friendly, open atmosphere, where people feel-free to talk to others, not a “stuffy,” coffee-shop atmosphere. Hopefully they’ll expand in the future with more locations!

Since fall 2021, we’ve visited La Poteria Local many times. It is consistently good, with a laid back vibe, fun decor, and great staff. It can be tricky to find your first time there. It’s in a strip mall, so there’s plenty of parking. There’s two ways to find it. First, look at the walkway between the buildings to the left of the Big Lots. Walk into the walkway and it’ll be almost all the way back, on the left. You’ll see the charming outdoor patio and fairy lights just beyond the front door. The second way, is when you see the Latin grocery store behind the SunTrust. Look just to the left of the Latin grocery store and walk up the stairs. Once up, turn right. La Poteria will be on your right almost immediately. You’ll want to walk around the outdoor tables and fairy lights to reach the front door. Here’s what we’ve tried: 1. The puff pastry beef, chicken and spinach empanadas. All are delicious and the spinach are my favorite. Every dipping sauce is awesome, though I’m still not sure which goes with which. 2. Gluten free corn beef and chicken empanadas. Both are good, though I wish for more filling just about every time. The dipping sauces are awesome and you need more for these since the masa is drier. 3. The guava and cheese waffle. It kills me how good this is: salty and sweet, plus a homemade waffle. So, so good. 4. The waffle with berries, caramel, and whipped cream. It’s also filled with cheese and has the salty/sweet thing going on. Delicious. 5. Pandebollo, and pandebollo and bandillo. The pandebollo is bread roll stuffed with cheese. The pandebollo and bandillo is the same bread with cheese and added guava, so salty and sweet. Plus the bread is crispy on the outside. Lovely. 6. Perro caliente. It’s a literal translation: hot dog. And it has guava, cheese and onions on top. It’s excellent and we love having them for lunch. 7. Farmer’s coffee. My fiancé loves it and since trying it, gets it every time. He doesn’t add a thing. It’s slightly sweet and has spices like cinnamon in it. Completely yummy. 8. Chai latte. Mine always has whatever nondairy milk in it and I’ve gotten it dirty (with a shot of espresso) and without. It’s always delicious, however I order it. 9. Cold brew with almond milk. I prefer mine without ice. The cold brew is excellent. 10. Frappe with caramel. He liked it, saying it was just like what he’d had from Starbucks. Thrilled we are close enough to walk there and try everything on the menu. The staff are great at answering questions and service is quick. The decor continues to evolve with holidays and time. It’s a lovely space, charming, high-quality homespun feel, with a young Pier One/Urban Outfitters decor. Lively vibe and fun. The staff are always kind and friendly. And it can get a little busy on a Saturday or Sunday morning, but we’ve never waited too long. For our latest breakfast, of four empanadas, a Farmer’s coffee, a chai tea latte with almond milk, and two Mexican cokes (for later), it was $26 with tax. Reasonable pricing for a great product. My mission: To try everything else on the menu.