TODAY JEN TOBIAS-STRUSKI TAKES US TO THE WEST SIDE PUTTING A SPOTLIGHT ON A FAMILY BUSINESS
TAKE A LOOK.
>> EVERY MONTH WE LOVE PUTTING THE SPOTLIGHT ON REAL SAN ANTONIANS DOING
AMAZING THINGS IN THEIR
COMMUNITIES. TODAY WE TAKE YOU
TO THE WEST SIDE, A COFFEE SHOP
THAT’S FATHER’S UNKNOWN AND THE
COMBINATION HAS CUSTOMERS
COMING BACK A DAY AFTER DAY BY
THE WAY THEIR HOMES TO THE ORIGINAL BARBACOA GRILLED CHEESE AND HARD SHOT A LOT
TODAY.
>> GOOD FOOD BRINGS PEOPLE IN.
LIKE CITY YEAR BECAUSE THEY KNOW THEY’RE GOING TO GET A PLATE A CERTAIN WAY THEY’RE
GOING TO GET IT AGAIN THE
SAME WAY AND THAT’S MOST
IMPORTANT BY US BEING HERE WE
CAN SEE THAT THE COMMUNITY.
SHARES THE SAME VISION THAT WE
DO. HAVING A
EXPERIENCE HERE.
AND FRIENDSHIP. AND EVERYTHING
ELSE THAT GOES ALONG WITH GOOD.
GOOD TALKING
WITH OTHERS.
>> GILBERT IN WILLIAMSON, HIS
SON MARKO OWNERS OF BUDDY’S
DEATH LOCATED IN THE WEST SIDE
OF SAN ANTONIO A FEW BLOCKS
AWAY FROM SAINT MARY’S
UNIVERSITY, THEY’RE SERVING UP
COFFEE AND HOT MEALS AND
CONVERSATIONS TO IN A BUILDING
THAT WAS ONCE A MEAT MARKET
OWNED BY GILBERT SPIRIT AFTER
TRAVELING FOR MANY YEARS INTO
MEXICO AND
COMING BACK.
>> AND SEE THAT MY DAD STILL
HAVE THIS LOCATION AND HE HAD
RETIRED FROM IT. HE ASKED ME IF
I WANTED
TO START A COFFEE HOUSE HERE A
BUSINESS AND I TOLD HIM YES, A
COFFEE HOUSE WOULD BE AN
EXCELLENT PLACE TO START HERE
AND BEING THAT HE WAS SO
SUCCESSFUL HERE I’VE ALWAYS
FELT THAT IS THAT WHERE YOU’RE
AT IT
SOUNDS GOOD YOUR SERVICES TO
OTHERS 7 YEARS NOW THEIR
CUSTOMER FAVORITE STOP.
>> TO BE OFFERING FRESH COFFEE.
ON THIS A PART OF TOWN IS KIND
OF UNHEARD OF. REALLY THERE’S
NO WORD TO REALLY GET LIKE A
GOOD CUP OF ESPRESSO.
A LATTE OVER ON THIS PART OF
TOWN, I’M VERY PROUD TO WORK
WITH MY SON AS THE
BODIES THAT I LOVE TO COOK A
CREATE FOOD. SO THAT MAKES IT.
THE LOVE AND THE ART OF SERVING
OTHERS, A NEW FOOD I TRIED TO
PUT A TWIST. I KNOW A LOT OF
COFFEE DRINKS THAT WE OFFER.
YES.
>> INCLUDING A MAS UPON LACTATE
YES AS IN THE NEXT KING CANDY
HOT OR ICED
AND THE COURT SHOT THAT A LOT
TODAY AND THAT’S OUR SIGNATURE
DRINK.
>> AND WE OPENED BACK IN 2014,
I BELIEVE YOU’RE THE ONLY PLACE
OFFERING OR TALK ABOUT
MY FACE AND THAT NOW USE IT
SEEMS LIKE YOU CAN GO ANYWHERE
TO PICK UP THE TOP PRIZE.
>> THIS GROUP WENT FOR A
REESE’S LOT TODAY, THE OPTIONS
ARE FUN AND THE COMMUNITY IS
GETTING THE FULL BODY START
EXPERIENCING.
>> A LOT OF PEOPLE MAY HAVE
NEVER BEEN TO A COFFEE SHOP.
A COFFEE HOUSE.
AND WHAT AN
AMERICANO IS AND IT’S NICE THAT
WE’RE ABLE TO OFFER THAT
OPPORTUNITY. AND TO ENGAGE AND
EDUCATE THEM.
♪
OUTSIDE YOU REALLY KIND OF DON’T EVEN LOOK TWICE AND JUST DRIVE BY UNTIL YOU WALK IN YOU
I HAD BEEN MISSING OUT ON A
LITTLE YOU KNOW POLICE THIS
WHOLE TIME THE BUILDING ITSELF
IS MORE OF A PUT
TOGETHER FROM I WANT TO SAY
ITEMS THAT MY PARENTS HAD LEFT
BEHIND THAT MAKES IT REAL
HOMELY IN HERE AND THEN LOCAL
ARTISTS TO PARTICIPATE, MIKE
HANGING THEIR PICTURES ON THE
WALLS AND IT MAKES
IT A A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN
SELL SOME MIGHT
AS WELL.
>> TOGETHER THE FATHER SON TEAM
IS CONTINUING THE FAMILY’S
IS CONTINUING THE FAMILY’S ♪ >> LEGACY IS REALLY THE ONE
THAT CAME WITH A VISION.
I MEAN IN REALITY. GILBERT
JUNIOR IS ALL ABOUT THE JOB
AND MARKETING. HE’S EVEN
TEAMING UP WITH MEMORIAL HIGH
SCHOOL’S CULINARY PROGRAM TO
TEACH MORE ABOUT ISLAM FOR
COFFEE PEOPLE FEEL. I
THINK MORE I’M PROUD OF THEIR
NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE WE ARE
PART OF THIS GROWTH HERE.
>> AND THEY SAY OTHER PEOPLE
HAVE SAID WHY DID YOU PUT THIS
DOWNTOWN WHAT I SAID WELL THIS
IS A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WE
BROUGHT IT BROUGHT UP IN.
SO IT COMES BACK TO
A WORD.
>> EVENTUALLY NEW ME FEEL MOST
AT HOME HERE.