Sachem Bites Nearby: Joe's Corner Coffee Café

Five Corners in Lake Grove is known Sachem-wide for a number of reasons. Maybe it strikes a chord with you for serving as the gateway to Sachem North. Maybe you’re a member of the United Methodist Church. Or maybe you are all-too familiar with the *ahem* lengthy traffic light cycles. But regardless of your relationship with Five Corners, a new landmark has arrived to draw your attention: Joe’s Corner Coffee Café. Serving up a plethora of hot and cold coffee concoctions along plenty of artfully-crafted pastries and treats at reasonable prices, Joe’s has all the parts in place to become a Sachem-staple.

Décor: The spacious coffee shop has a gray, brown and white color scheme with richer brown and gold highlights throughout. 10 foot-high book shelves are bedecked with tomes and other interesting antiques. There is table seating for around 16 in addition to three comfy leather chairs surrounding a wide coffee table. Two massive LCD TVs hang from the walls. It truly is a visually great spot to sit, enjoy a drink, and connect to the free WiFi for either work or fun.

Drinks: A veritable waterfall of delicious drinks pour freely from Joe’s. All menu items come in small, medium or large sizes, and run the gamut from the simple, like a Coffee (S $1.50, M $1.80, L $2.10) or Hot Chocolate (S $2.25, M $2.55, L $2.85), to the sublimely unique, like the decadent Peanut Butter Café Frosseta (S $3.15, M $3.85, L $4.25) or the Mexican Hot Chocolate (S $2.35, M $2.65, L $2.95), with its rich cocoa taste and spicy cinnamon undertones.

Order up from their “Classic Cozy Drink” section, featuring plenty of warm, rich choices such as their many varieties of Hot Chocolate and Lattes, or head over to the Espresso-side and choose from over 14 different hot or iced options to efficiently flood your system with caffeine.

Food: Joe’s features a wide selection of decadent pastries freshly baked-up by Sweet Lady Lulu’s artisan bakery. Some of the creations offered at Joe’s simply look too good to eat, like the stunning Cannolis sprinkled with powdered sugar and packed with rich chocolate chips, or the crunchy Biscotti ($1.35) perfect for dipping in your freshly brewed cup of java. There are over 20 different pastries available daily from Joe’s, including plenty of special arrivals not printed directly on the menu. Bagels ($.99), fluffy Croissants ($2.79), assorted Muffins ($2.25) and Scones ($1.75) add backbone to the menu if you’re looking for something a little less sugary to pair with your drink.

Also available is the tasty Soup of the Day ($3.25) and plenty of other gourmet packaged goods like cookies for you to munch on.

Service: The staff was extremely friendly, full of smiles and eager to please. I was waited on patiently by the counterperson while I chose my order, and both items came out hot, fresh and quick.

The Signature Photo: Pictured in the main photo is a cup of Mexican Hot Cocoa and a big Belgian Waffle ($4.75) topped with rich whipped cream and plenty of strawberries. This one-two combo brought sweet, savory spice and fluffy, creamy deliciousness together in a swirl of coffee shop bliss. With waffle and cocoa in-hand, laptop on-lap, and atmosphere mellow, this writer thoroughly enjoyed his time during what was surely the first of many stops at Joe’s.

Phone: 631-615-6098

Address: Five Corners (781), Hawkins Ave., Lake Grove