With Dutch Bros Coffee opening their first Tucson location and offering free drinks for the day, we knew we had to check it out.
Our Dutch Bros articles have been among our most popular for the year, so we wondered if it would be chaos by the time we arrived. We went around 10 a.m.
The drive-thru line overflowed into the street. However, traffic was controlled and moving along.
Pro-tip — Park in the lot and utilize the walk-up line instead. The wait wasn’t even two minutes — staff walked along the line with tablets to take orders ahead of time.
With music filling the area, colorful drinks spilling out the order window, and tutus bouncing around the lot, the energy was infectious.
Here’s the evidence of our coffee break.
Article written by:
Jackie Tran
More about JackieJackie Tran is a Tucson-based food writer, photographer, culinary educator, and owner-chef of the now-closed food truck Tran’s Fats. Although he is best known locally for his work for Tucson Foodie, his work has also appeared in publications such as Bon Appétit, National Geographic, and the New York Times.
An adventurous foodie, he enjoys culinary experiences ranging from seasonal omakase to sloppily devouring green chili patty melts in his car afterhours. His favorite foods include aguachile, garlic noodles, and leftover fried chicken illuminated by the fridge light. His favorite drinks include morning micheladas, fireside imperial stouts, candle-lit negroni, and grassy mezcales.
Outside of food, he also loves playing musical instruments, karaoke, Tetris, Super Smash Bros. Melee, and petting Addie’s dog Spaghetti.
If you’d like to stalk him, visit his Instagram @jackie_tran_ or jackietran.com.
