Kaffe Hus Opens it’s Doors

By Jeshua Erickson
Managing Editor

The Kaf’fe Hus is open once again. It’s the quaint little restaurant on South Broadway just a few strides from the railroad tracks. A short walk from our apartment on St. John Avenue, the Kaf’fe Hus immediately captures our attention when ever we walk, ride or drive by it. (MAP)

“We should go there and have breakfast,” one of us usually tells the other.

My wife, Jen, and I finally decided to eat breakfast there last Saturday morning.

Inside, there are three or four booths along the north wall, two or three tables in the middle; a counter and serving area line the south wall. We noticed, among other things, wicker lamp shades, dried flowers in various arrangements, and an old milk dispenser with counterweights you lift up when your glass is under the spout. The Kaf’fe Hus is unquestionably filled with home town charm.

We both decided to order pancakes. Or should I say we each ordered ONE pancake. Not only were they large enough to hang over the sides of the plate, but they were at least an inch thick. As Jen was about to pour syrup on her’s, I warned her that she should probably cut a hole in the center so it wouldn’t run down the sides.

She cut bites of her pancake and dipped it in the center. I did the same when my pancake arrived. Only, instead of a circle, I cut a triangle in the center, which worked just as well. The process leaves a great deal of room for creativity.

Our coffee: 75 cents a cup — free refills — and very tasty. We both drank our share and were more than ready to face the day. Both of us imagined how easy it would be to become “regulars” there. It might very well become our breakfast table away from home. If you’re visiting Albert Lea or you live here, I certainly recommend making a trip to the Kaf’fe Hus.