You might ask though. Why the name Kick Butt Coffee? If you didn't know, Thomas R. Gohring is also Master Gohring of Master Gohring's Tai Chi & Kung Fu. So it makes sense that he would come up with the idea and have one of his Black Sash Leaders from his Kung Fu program, David Adamoski be the manager. Mr. Adamoski not only is a great guy, he also helped open a chain of coffee shops up in the Northeast called Cosi so he is ideal for doing a similar thing here.
Who all was involved in creation/building of the oriniginal Kick Butt Coffee on Airport Blvd?
Manager aka "the coffee guy": Thomas R. Gohring
Director of Operations: David Adamoski
Special Consultant aka "the coffee queen":
Mary Grabhorn
General Contractor: Thomas R. Gohring
Construction Consultant:
City Limit Construction Consultants, Mitch Smith
Architect: Lym Architectures, 512-476-7001
Permitting: Ran at Austin Permit Service, 512-474-4555
Signs: Austin Custom Signs
Barista Pod and Undercounter Installation:
Gary with Constructek Enterprises, 512-844-1177
Plumbing: Tony with Kinny's Plumbing, 512-251-6916
Electrical: JR with Town & Country Electric, 512-444-3799
Floors and Counter Install:
Ted Yanis - Amazing Floors
Counter Supplier:
VF International Granite & Marble Supply, 512-834-8453
Comedy Consultant: Joy Gohring and Sean Hill
Music Consultant: Spencer Gibb of 54 seconds
Sound and Lighting Consultant: Richard Steele
Sound and Lighting Install:
Blake, Intelligent Lighting Services, 512-873-7100
Coffee Consultant: Alex & Assoc. Coffee Business Consulting
Baristas and Shift Leaders: Monica, Brandy, Anna
Lighting and Sound: Richard Steele of Tannoy
Restaurant Equipment: Mission Restuarant Supply
Youtube: Kick Butt Coffee Beginnings
Coffee Beans and Roaster:
Republica Coffee Roasters
POS System - Jim Gerte, POS Solutions,
512-833-9840
Espresso Machine
La San Marco Espresso Machine 85 Practical E-3 Group
Liquor Wholesaler: Specs - Tim Howie
Sony: For the Wii
Samsung: For the Flat Screen
Special Thanks to: Citi Visa, Citi Mastercard, American Express, UFCU Visa, Wells Fargo, Bank of America Visa, Thift Visa, Countrywide Visa and Chase Southwest Airlines Visa.
Extra Special Thanks to: The City of Austin Health & Human Services Department, City of Austin Fire Department, City of Austin Police Department, City Clerk, Neighborhood Planning and Zoning Department, Watershed Protection and Development Review Department, County Clerk, Comptroller of Public Accounts and the Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission.
Youtube Progress on the Oringial Kick Butt Coffee