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New coffee shop already looking to the future
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – VooDoo Coffee opened in the Hillcrest Plaza on North Minnesota Avenue three months ago. It's a location owner Shah Afrouzi is familiar with as he also owns the Shop N Cart and Neon Casino.
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'I wanted to just be part of the culture of coffee. I love what I've done so far with the VooDoo brand,' Afrouzi said. 'You know, I have a diverse background — my mom's Italian, my dad is Turkish — and I've seen different cultures, I've seen different coffee shops around the world and I just got inspired. I wanted to create a space where people come together.'
You can find diversity in the VooDoo products as well, from Cuban coffee to Persian tea.
'Persian tea is a chai, it's very traditional, very traditional. It's different than anything you're used to,' Afrouzi said.
Along with the drinks, there's also a lounge area and the VooDoo Kitchen.
'Every morning around 8 am to 10 am, we do breakfast. I like to make my favorite breakfast of the kitchen, it's called this loaded breakfast homestyle sandwich,' assistant manager Kristina Stands aid. 'It has bacon, sausage, egg, hashbrown and just wheat bread or white bread on top of it.'
Even though VooDoo Coffee is still new to Sioux Falls, Afrouzi already has his eyes on what comes next.
'I want VooDoo to be a cornerstone in Sioux Falls, we are looking at expanding, you know, we are looking at other locations,' Afrouzi said. 'VooDoo is a brand that I'm creating right now, I just want to be part of the culture in Sioux Falls because I'm going to Texas, I'm going to open a branch there. We are going to Canada, I have family all over the world. So, we're making this grow slowly so I just want people to give us a try.'
Afrouzi also sells supplies for hookahs at VooDoo Coffee, and though you cannot smoke in this location, he hopes to have a patio at his next one that would allow for that.
He has also created an app for VooDoo Coffee that people can use to place orders.
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