EMMAUS, Pa. – A popular business – known for its specialty coffee drinks and gluten-free treats – is expanding operations to include a brick-and-mortar location in the Lehigh Valley.
Let’s Go Coffee Company, offering a wide array of locally roasted coffee drinks and homemade, gluten-free baked goods via a mobile trailer, is planning to open a brick-and-mortar location in late November or early December at 358 Main St., Unit B, in Emmaus, owner Mandy Siess said.
The lower-level space is situated in the Emmaus triangle and previously housed Golden Trigger gun shop, which closed in late 2023.
Siess, of Coopersburg, established Let’s Go Coffee as a mobile operation in spring 2023.
In early 2024, she purchased a gluten-free bakery in the Reading area, but she closed that location over the summer in search of a larger spot closer to home.
“We just love being in the community and bringing people together over coffee,” Siess said.
“So, we’re really excited to build a place to gather, do some work or just relax with a great cup of coffee and great baked good. It’ll have a cozy vibe, with light flooring and brighter colors, and walking down the stairs will kind of signify walking away from the chaos of the world. It’s our goal to create a peaceful place, where you can relax even just for a few minutes. The space also will be available for small gatherings, like non-profit meetings or business presentations."
Let’s Go Coffee Co.’s new location will feature a certified gluten-free bakery, offering baked-fresh-daily treats such as brownies, cookies, cupcakes, muffins, scones and sweet breads, among other items, Siess said.
A wide variety of rotating flavors are available, including oatmeal raisin, peanut butter chip and snickerdoodle cookies; caramel latte, chocolate mint and strawberry cheesecake cupcakes; and blueberry crumb, coffee cake and shoo-fly muffins.
“Our everything and goat cheese savory scone is probably one of the bakery’s biggest hits,” Siess said.
“It has everything bagel seasoning and goat cheese in a scone form. As far as our other baked goods go, our blueberry muffins and chocolate chip cookies with salt on top are also fan favorites. Also, people love anything with our cream cheese icing, like our carrot cakes, banana bars and zucchini cupcakes.”
Seasonal flavors are also regularly featured, and Siess partners with local farms and purveyors to feature fresh ingredients throughout the year.
Salads featuring local kale and other vegetables will likely be offered in the spring, Siess said.
All items sold by Let’s Go Coffee are entirely gluten-free.
“For people who have a gluten intolerance or who have celiac disease, having a certified gluten-free bakery will give them a space of comfort, where they can come in and eat or drink anything and not have any worry of cross contamination,” Siess said.
For its beverage lineup, the business sources locally roasted coffee from Firehouse Coffee in Maxatawny Township, Berks County.
Customers can enjoy drip coffee, iced coffee and a full line of espresso drinks, including cappuccino, cortados, lattes and macchiatos.
Siess collaborates with the Firehouse Coffee team on signature coffee blends, and drinks can be customized with an array of homemade syrups.
“We also have a small selection of artisan ice cream from a local ice cream source, and one of the drinks that we specialize in on the trailer is coffee floats, which is two scoops of ice cream with iced coffee over top,” Siess said.
Siess plans to continue operating the Let’s Go Coffee trailer when the brick-and-mortar location opens.
The trailer makes appearances at local festivals such as the Blueberry Festival in Bethlehem and Kutztown Folk Festival, and it also can be booked for private events such as bridal showers and company celebrations.
“We’ll be at Bacon Fest in two weeks in Easton, where we’ll be serving some chocolate-covered bacon-flavored coffee,” Siess said. “We also do a lot of teacher appreciation events at schools – typically over their lunch hours.”
Construction work on Let’s Go Coffee’s new location is starting this week, with contractors outfitting the space with “new everything,” including flooring, plumbing, dry wall, electrical wiring, counters and kitchen equipment, Siess said.
The roughly 2,000-square-foot space will feature a mix of seating options, including plush couches and other lounge furniture, along with dining tables with chairs.
For the latest updates, including an official opening date for the new location, follow Let’s Go Coffee Co.’s pages on Facebook and Instagram.