Inside the brand new Pony Espresso store in Tulsa, Oklahoma. All photos courtesy of Pony Espresso.
A brand new espresso roasting firm referred to as Pony Espresso is displaying itself in Tulsa, with its first cafe in a landmark constructing in Riverview.
The espresso store that opened in October final yr spurs new life into the 100-year-old former residence of G. Oscar Bicycles, a domestically beloved bike store owned by photographer G. Oscar Herron. Gutted to the studs and outfitted with new plumbing, electrical methods and a brand new roof, the home maintains the creaky unique wood flooring which have withstood the foot site visitors of generations of Tulsans.
Shiplap planks line the newly vaulted ceiling upstairs, whereas recent white tiles brighten the wall behind the bottom ground bar. Nodding to the constructing’s previous, Pony Espresso Co-Proprietor Micky Payne curated a choice of reframed Herron photographs, bike stuff and different knick-knacks left over from the change in possession.
“It’s a fantastic place to play ‘I Spy,’” Pony Espresso Co-Proprietor and Roaster Josh Gifford informed Each day Espresso Information. “[Herron] was an eclectic hoarder, within the sense that he had some actually cool stuff. Sure, he did have in all probability 10,000 bike wheels, however he additionally had some actually cool and distinctive issues and issues that he made.”
A model new Synesso S200 espresso machine is paired with Mahlkönig grind-by-weight grinders present loads of horsepower for the espresso bar, the place Pony Espresso’s Giddy Up espresso mix options prominently.
Clay Welch, a Tulsa-based musician whose a long time of specialty espresso day jobs most just lately included greater than 10 years at Shades of Brown Espresso & Artwork, is the Pony Espresso companion main the bar and low program.
Gifford, in the meantime, leans into coaching obtained from his previous good friend Rob Stewart, proprietor of Tulsa-based Chimera Espresso, with the intention to roast coffees from Costa Rica, Tanzania and Ethiopia on Chimera’s 12-kilo U.S. Roaster Corp machine. Every of the coffees are supplied as single origins when not herded into the instantly fashionable flagship mix.
“It’s been crushing. It’s actually approachable as an espresso, it’s not tremendous acidic,” stated Gifford. “Whenever you hit it with just a little little bit of milk like in a cortado, that final sip of it is extremely very similar to you simply had a chunk of caramel sweet.”
Clients can take pleasure in their drinks on the wraparound porch or the big lined patio exterior, or inside both at tables, delicate couches and swiveling lounge chairs that every one reinforce the classic homey vibes.
“The decor inside is absolutely arrange like a home — a number of couches and cozy chairs like your crunchy previous grandma’s home or one thing,” stated Gifford, who additionally owns a bar and music venue in Tulsa referred to as Soundpony. “Lots of people examine it to the texture that you just get in an Oregon or Colorado mountain city.”
The Chimera Espresso machine.
The acquainted Pegasus that seems in Soundpony branding reappears within the Pony Espresso emblem, the place the wing takes the type of a steaming cup of espresso. The design adorns the cafe signage in addition to canned chilly brews.
The corporate just lately secured a warehouse house on Charles Web page Blvd. in Tulsa for the event of its personal roasting amenities later this yr.
“We’re headed in the direction of having our personal roastery,” stated Gifford. “That house has the potential to have a pleasant large patio as nicely. As soon as we get that rolling, we’re hoping that may also be a website that individuals can come and hang around and drink espresso.”
Pony Espresso is positioned at 1623 South Important Road in Tulsa. Feedback? Questions? Information to share? Contact DCN’s editors right here. For all the newest espresso business information, subscribe to the DCN e-newsletter.
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Howard Bryman
Howard Bryman is the affiliate editor of Each day Espresso Information by Roast Journal. He’s primarily based in Portland, Oregon.
