Giant Leap Coffee - Houston

A May 2020 Remote Review

The coffee shop that I chose for my state in Texas is Giant Leap Coffee. This coffee shop is located on the East End of Houston. With the research that I have done I’ve found that it is the only shop that they have based, they do have an upcoming location they plan to have in Uptown Park. This is a fairly new coffee business that started up in 2018.

The concept behind their name is to give you the idea of outer space and the fact that their coffee gives you that leap you need to start your day. Hence the quote on their site that says, “At Giant Leap, we understand that an awesome cup of coffee is one small step toward a better morning, a more productive meeting and a more relatable universe. Come lauch your day with us!”

The feel of the website is more of a space then considering the name and logo of the company. The website is pretty straightforward and easy to grasp the concept of, and it's not overly complicated and too compact with words to understand. It gives a brief description of their company, an overall map of their menu and what they provide, a map of their location as well as times when they open their social media, and they give people the chance to make an online order on their site.

With their overall menu, they provide hot and cold beverages as well as alcohol like beer and wine. They also have a “Food for Flight” section which has things like pastries, salads, and tacos. It’s not a wide range of food, but it definitely seems like a very diverse and different menu. In terms of prices they seem to have reasonable prices on their menu. For example, you can get an Espresso for $3 which seems to be a very reasonable and affordable price to me.

Overall, Giant Leap Coffee seems to be a very reasonable and special place that people should go to to start their day and get great local drinks from. Their prices don’t have any indication of being outrageous. I would definitely stop in and try something from their menu if I ever get a chance to be in Texas.

Link To Website: giantleapcoffee.com

-Ariana Bishop

Coffee Maven Note: The cafe is part of Headquarters, a collaborative creative work space -- known sometimes as an incubator, but tailored to the arts. The "location" map on its web site shows that they are very proud to be part of HQ.

The name and astronaut motif are examples of what geographers call sense of place. The proprietors are using many playful images to convey -- and celebrate -- Houston's affiliation with the NASA space program. I have chosen to highlight this on the Google map:

The name of the Space Center in turn recognizes another important connection: Lyndon Johnson of Texas was Vice President at the time President Kennedy initiated the space program.