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Stan Prestogeorge, owner and operator of the Prestogeorge Coffee Roasting Company located in the Strip District knows his way around a roaster. He comes from a long line of Master Roasters. Like his father before him, Stan has spent nearly his entire life around coffees and teas.
Prestogeorge Coffee Roasting Company, formerly of Monroeville and Greensburg, has been a staple in the city for over sixty years. The wholesale and retail purveyor of over two hundred freshly roasted beans and over three hundred loose leaf teas credits their friendly and qualified staff with their success and overwhelming customer satisfaction.
“Our specialists will take you by the hand and walk you through the process of selecting the per- fect beans or leaves. They will
even brew a cup for you just to make sure you are getting the best tasting product we can offer,” says Prestogeorge.
He notes that before the big coffeehouse chain stores swooped in, that pre-packaged cans of Maxwell House ruled the roost. Consumers were left with few options back then, settling on beans and leaves that may have sat on store shelves for months before being purchased. Once the boom hit, people wanted a better tasting cup of coffee.
At Prestogeorge, you will walk out with freshly roasted beans every time. A fresh roast of coffee comes out of the roasters every half hour. “The biggest shift I have seen in my 35 years is that these days there is a far more educated consumer,” says Pres- togeorge. The quest for a better cup of coffee then led to the
revolution for a better tasting cup of tea. That is where Presto- george believes we are now, and Prestogeorge Coffee Roasting Company is up to the task.
When I ask about his unique
last name, he tells me that when his grandfather came over from Greece, an overzealous Ellis Island immigration official renamed the family Prestogeorge. Prestogeorge and his staff however, stand ready to service the tired and thirsty, and they’ll get your name right too.
Prestogeorge Coffee & Tea
1719 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Strip District 412/471-0133 prestogeorge.com
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