Taza Caliente
The Art of Crafting Great Coffee Starts in the Ground
For more than 40 years. Taza Caliente has been proudly offering simply the best coffee in the world. From the mountains of Southern Colombia to the Kona Coast., from the highlands of Papua New Guinea to the foothills of Mt. Kenya, our expert Green Coffee Buyer travels the globe throughout the year to purchase the very best coffee crops from family farms and private estates.
How Do Roast Degree and Origin Affect The Flavor? The flavor of each coffee is dependent upon the origin characteristics in the roast degree of each coffee. This combination is used to determine the flavor category of each coffee: “Light and Subtle”, “Rich and Smooth” and ‘”Dark and Distinctive”. While the origin characteristic influences the look, taste, and smell of the coffee, the roast degree also influences the final product. As coffee is roasted darker, its origin characteristics
become muted. As the roast is progressing the heat accelerates intensifying the flavor by creating caramelization in the bean, which adds a new dimension to the flavor and aroma, not present during the early stages of the roast. While light and medium roasted coffees are more moderate in flavor, and maintain much of the origin characteristics, a medium dark-to-dark roast coffee is very intense and loses much of the origin characteristics during the roasting process.
Owner’s Personal Statement Many coffee companies claim to search the world for the finest coffees, yet very few do. At The Taza Caliente, I personally go to the source of our coffee at every level are extremely passionate and committed to providing “Simply the Best” coffee to our customers. For more than ten years, quality of product has been my number one priority, and it will never be compromised –Nuria Tellez
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Tea Our teas are carefully graded for consistent leaf size. The purpose of this is not only to create teas that have a uniform leaf density and appearance, but more importantly to separate larger from smaller particles of leaf since they will extract a different rates when brewed. Grading is often assumed to mean grading for quality, but quality of determined by the taste of the tea, not its appearance. However, the leaf shape and size of the finished tea have much to do with the characteristics flavor of the resulting cup. This is because leaves rolled in a given way adopt a particular flavor that differs from the same leaves rolled in a different fashion. It can also be safely said that the more broken the leaf is, the faster brewing cup, and typically the more body and pungency the tea will have.
Coffee
“Fresh Roasts Daily” has been our motto since our founder’s roasted coffee in the back of our first store in Taza Caliente, California. We roast our coffee daily in small batches at our roasting plants. Our master roaster conducts the process manually, ensuring that each batch is roasted to perfection. We then the fresh roasted coffee to our stores, ensuring the freshest, most delicious coffee possible for you.
Coffee and Tea Cup Sizes Short 8 fl oz. 236 ml Tall 12 fl oz. 354 ml Grande 16 fl Oz. 473 ml Venti 20 fl oz. 591 ml
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Brewed Coffee
Fru-Tea Ice Blended
Café Mocha Café Vanilla Café Caramel Café White Chocolate Dream
Pure Chocolate Lemon Zest Mucho Mango
Espresso Drinks
Brewed Tea Drinks
Espresso Macchiato Cappuccino Americano Café Latte Iced Café Latte Mocha Latte Iced Mocha Latte Vanilla Latte Caramel Latte White Chocolate Dream Latte
Brewed Tea Iced Tea Tea Latte Chai Tea Latte Double Vanilla Tea Latte English Breakfast Tea Latte Tropical Passion Tea Latte Moroccan Mint Tea Latte Pomegranate Blueberry Tea Latte
Non-Coffee Ice Blended Pure Chocolate Pure Vanilla Malibu Dream Pomegranate Blueberry Green Tea
Classics Hot Chocolate Hot Vanilla
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Sandwiches
Napa Almond Chicken Salad- 9$ On sesame semolina with all-natural antibiotic-free chicken, diced celery, seedless grapes, almonds and our special dressing, served with lettuce and tomato.
Asiago Roast Beef - 15$ On asiago cheese demi with roasted beef, smoked cheddar, lettuce, tomatoes, onions and our horseradish spread
Chicken Caeser - 10$ On three cheeses with all-natural, antibiotic-free chicken, lettuce tomatoes, onions and our Caesar dressing
Tuna Salad - 9$ On honey wheat with mayonnaise, spicy mustard, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, salt and peppers
Italian Combo - 12$ On ciabatta with roast beef, turkey, smoked, lean ham, Swiss cheese, peperoni, tomatoes, onions and our spread
smokes salami, lettuce, special
Bacon Turkey Bravo - 9$ On tomato basil with smoked turkey, apple-wood-smoked bacon, smoked Gouda cheese, lettuce, tomatoes and our signature spread
Smoked Turkey Breast - 10$ On country with mayonnaise, spicy mustard, lettuce, tomatoes, onions salt and pepper Smoked Ham & Swiss - 10$ On stone-milled rye with mayonnaise spicy mustard, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, salt and pepper Chipotle Chicken - 12$ On toasted French with all natural, antibiotic-free chicken, apple-woodsmoke bacon, smoked cheddar, tomatoes and our ancho chipotle spread
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Desserts Wild Blueberry Scone - 2.49$ Freshly baked, cream-based scone overfilled with plump, wild blueberries Cobblestone - 2.49$ Cinnamon Raisin Swirl bread dough mixed with chunky apple spice filling and topped with streusel and white icing. Cherry Pastry - 2.69$ Freshly baked pastry made with our special recipe pastry cream topped with whole cherry filing and white icing. Cinnamon Crumb Cake - 2.49$ An old-fashioned butter coffee cake swirled with cinnamon and finished with a butter crumb topping. Pastry Ring - 8.69$ Freshly baked, fluted ring with cherry and apple fruit fillings and our special recipe cheese filling. Nutrition information based off serving size of 2.5 oz. portion.
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Apple Crunch Muffin - 2.49$ Freshly baked, sweet muffin filled with chunks of apple and cinnamon and finished with our cinnamon and sugar topping. Banana Nut Bread - 3.25$ Bananas, walnuts and pecans in moist, nutty, classic banana bread Cheese Danish - 3.75$ A flakey pastry folded around reduced-fat cream cheese Chocolate Croissant - 3.75$ Light flakey, 100 percent butter croissant dough wrapped around two chocolate batons to create a perfect balance that’ll satisfy your sweet tooth
Nutrition information Brewed Coffee Café Mocha Café Vanilla Café Caramel Café White Chocolate Dream
150 Cal 120 Cal 175 Cal 200 Cal
0g 0g 0g 5g
Espresso Drinks Espresso Macchiato Cappuccino Americano Café Latte Iced Café Latte Mocha Latte Iced Mocha Latte Vanilla Latte Caramel Latte White Chocolate Dream Latte
10 Cal 100 Cal 100 Cal 10 Cal 250 Cal 175 Cal 200 Cal 200 Cal 250 Cal 320 Cal 350 Cal
0g 0g 0g 0g 10 g 10 g 10 g 10 g 10 g 10 g 20 g
Brewed Tea Drinks Brewed Tea Iced Tea Tea Latte Chai Tea Latte Double Vanilla Tea Latte English Breakfast Tea Latte Tropical Passion Tea Latte Moroccan Mint Tea Latte Pomegranate Blueberry Tea Latte
0 Cal 0 Cal 150 Cal 150 Cal 250 Cal 120 Cal 50 Cal 0 Cal 200 Cal
0g 0g 0g 0g 0g 0g 0g 0g 0g
150 Cal 100 Cal 175 Cal 200 Cal 20 Cal
50 g 0g 0g 0g 0g
Non-Coffee Ice Blended Pure Chocolate Pure Vanilla Malibu Dream Pomegranate Blueberry Green Tea
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Nutrition information Fru-Tea Ice Blended Lemon Zest Mucho Mango
0 Cal 100 Cal
0g 0g
Classics Hot Chocolate Hot Vanilla
200 Cal 175 Cal
10 g 0g
Sandwiches Napa Almond Chicken Salad Chicken Caeser Italian Combo Bacon Turkey Bravo Chipotle Chicken Tuna Salad Smoked Turkey Breast Smoked Ham & Swiss
300 Cal 250 Cal 320 Cal 150 Cal 200 Cal 175 Cal 120 Cal 150 Cal
25 g 15 g 30 g 25 g 50 g 25 g 10 g 10 g
Desserts Wild Blueberry Scone Cobblestone Cherry Pastry Cinnamon Crumb Coffee Cake Pastry Ring Apple Crunch Muffin Banana Nut Bread Cheese Danish Chocolate Croissant
470 Cal 560 Cal 420 Cal 470 Cal 220 Cal 450 Cal 420 Cal 320 Cal 330 Cal
20 g 25 g 17 g 12 g 10 g 12 g 16 g 22 g 17 g
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Address: 20700 Avalon Blvd 700#, Carson, CA 90746 Hours: Open from 7 am to 10 pm daily Find on us on these social medias! Facebook.com/TazaCaliente Yelp.com/biz/TazaCaliente Instagram.com/TazaCaliente
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