{"id":323874,"date":"2020-05-29T06:00:52","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T20:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=323874"},"modified":"2020-05-29T06:00:52","modified_gmt":"2020-05-28T20:00:52","slug":"java-joes-still-brewing-after-15-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/java-joes-still-brewing-after-15-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Java Joe\u2019s still brewing after 15 years"},"content":{"rendered":"
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From left, Java Joe\u2019s owner Mahesh Thapa, manager Kathleen Tolentino, and barista Prativa Pandey. (Bea Cabrera)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Established in 2005, husband-and-wife team Mahesh Thapa and Manju Pandey armed with passion for coffee and excellent entrepreneurial spirit breathed new life to Java Joe\u2019s located in Dan Dan when they took over management in 2007. Now running for 15 years, Java Joe\u2019s doesn\u2019t look like its slowing down catering to a ready-to-drink market.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy wife and I were born in Nepal\u2026 but we have been traveling around the world. I have 20 years of food and beverage experience from Australia and the U.S. mainland and Manju is very passionate about coffee and have always wanted to run a coffee shop,\u201d Thapa said.<\/p>\n

\u201cCurrently, Java Joe\u2019s has 11 employees, our manager Kathleen Tolentino have been working here since the beginning in 2005 and she is still here\u2026When we moved to Saipan many years ago, we felt that our background in food and beverage will play an important part,\u201d Thapa added.<\/p>\n

Java Joe\u2019s serves delicious coffee from real espresso drinks (hot or cold) like vanilla latte, green tea latte, caramel latte, caramel macchiato, mocha, mocha bianca, almond roca mocha, black forest mocha, and favored mocha. They also service cappuccino, cafe latte, cafe au lait, cafe breve, cafe cr\u00e8me, espresso shot, and espresso americano. Other drinks include Java Joe\u2019s chocolate, cremosa, chai tea, and bubble tea.<\/p>\n

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Popular ice blended drinks with pearls available every day from 7am to 6pm at Java Joe\u2019s. (Bea Cabrera)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cAside from our coffee, our blended cold drinks are also popular\u2014milkshake, pearl shakes, fruit smoothies, mochaccino, java jelly etc\u2026 we have a good menu starting with our daily breakfast special which consists of different kind of omelet, pancakes, French toast, and meals with rice partnered with either bacon, sausage, ham, spam longanissa, beef tapa, and tocino,\u201d Thapa said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe also have burgers, soba, grilled ham and cheese sandwiches, tuna sandwich with fries. There are so many food choices to choose from\u2026 we always leave room for growth and modify our menu according to what customers like,\u201d Thapa added.<\/p>\n

Currently, Java Joe\u2019s is operating on limited time due to the COVID-19 pandemic. \u201cWe had a meeting with family members and employees on what we can do to sustain the business rather than closing down\u2026 we believe that we can take better care of our customers if we take good care of our employees during this time and we knew someone has to bring home the bread and butter\u2026so we never closed,\u201d Thapa said.<\/p>\n

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Java Joe\u2019s is located along Isa Drive in Dan Dan right across the Commonwealth Utilities Corp. main office. (Bea Cabrera)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Thapa continued that their willingness, their passion to go the extra mile is what kept Java Joe\u2019s going. \u201cThere is no substitute for hard work\u2026 we always think positive, life has its ups, but the more struggle you have, the more stronger you will be\u2026 The community loves coming here because we are not selling what we like but what they like\u2026.We are not a big company but we enjoy what we do and always move one step ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n

Java Joe\u2019s is open from Monday to Sunday, 7am-6pm for take-out only. For more information, call (670) 235-5098 or visit their FaceBook page: Java Joe\u2019s.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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