THE FRONT PORCH BY THREE TREE COFFEE Come for the Coffee and Stay for the Fun Story by Walinda P. West Photography by Jonathan Chick
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stroll along the 200 block of West Collins Road in Old Pooler reveals a mixture of mostly small, one-story, tidy homes that overlook the city’s municipal offices. At the end of the block at 215 West Collins—between a red brick home and the stately white house that serves as home to the Greater Area Pooler Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau—sits a white clapboard farmhouse with its green metal roof, matching green shutters and a wraparound porch that invites guests to sit and stay a while. The house is home to The Front Porch By Three Tree Coffee Coffeehouse—or The Front Porch, as it is better known. The Front Porch is believed to be the only independently owned coffee shop in Pooler. Once inside the front door of the 2,026 sq. ft.-house-turned-coffeeshop, the smell of freshly brewed coffee greets its brew-
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craved customers. Before the pandemic, most of the front of the store was filled with a long communal table and ample seating throughout that encouraged customers to sit together and mingle. These days, though, the layout and seating have been modified to accommodate a new reality—social distancing—with a clear open space that leads to the coffee bar where baked goods can be purchased and specialty drinks are made to order. While in-store dining is possible, seating is spare and strategic, mostly around the perimeter of the store. For coffee drinkers who want to stay for an hour or even the day, wifi is available. Board games also are at the ready in an adjacent room and a kids’ room is in the back of the house for families who want to enjoy coffee while keeping an eye on their children; another room can be reserved for special events or meetings.
