SHELLEY – Opening a coffee shop is the realization of a lifelong dream for Heidi Kennedy.
The Shelley native opened Rustic Rock in the parking lot by Expressions Vinyl and Subway at 580 North State Street on Oct. 11. Kennedy tells EastIdahoNews.com the response from the community has been “amazing.”
“We have been so busy. We do very well,” Kennedy says. “This is just the beginning.”
The drive-thru shack sells a variety of drinks in addition to coffee, such as hot chocolate, Italian soda, mochas, frappes and blended drinks. One of the business’s most popular items is the Dirty Snowman, which is a white chocolate, caramel mocha. The shack also has seasonal offerings like gingerbread or peppermint mochas and oatmeal cookie lattes.
The shop gets all its coffee from the Chapolera Coffee Company in Idaho Falls.
Kennedy has been hanging out in coffee shops for most of her life. She worked in a coffee shop as a teenager. She lived in Seattle for 15 years but would often…
