Our Coffee

At Grab-A-Java we strive to provide awesome coffee – fast. We recognize that this process starts way before we serve you delicious coffee and respect the coffee farmers and roasters that make our quality possible

 

Brewing for you

The Grab-A-Java team is trained on best practices to get great flavor in the cup.  This includes freshly grinding coffee and using high quality coffee and espresso machines for best results.  When you pull up to one our drive-thru stores, we promise to provide you a high quality beverage  – fast. 

Our History

Grab-A-Java, Springfield’s first gourmet drive-through coffee shop has been serving-up delicious coffee and light-hearted fun for over 20 years.  While traveling on the west coast founders Meg and Pete Lazara fell in love with a simple coffee shop that offered excellent coffee served by outstanding people.  At that time Meg was a nurse and Pete was an economist for the State of Illinois.  The couple dreamed of bringing an exceptional coffee experience to their beloved community.   

In 1996 the couple opened the first Grab-A-Java location on 6th street and the community fell in love with the quality and the speedy drive-through.  To expand reach to amazing customer on the west side of Springfield, a second location was built on Hedley Road in 2004.  

The iconic banners that are displayed at stores began as idea to grab coffee lovers’ attention as they drove pass the stores.  Pete had no artistic background and started making the cheeky banners with paint over-runs on drop cloths.  The banners were a hit and Springfield residents looked forwards to seeing Pete’s sense of humor expressed in art. 

Grab-A-Java continues to appeal to Springfield residents and visitors with its quality products, friendly service and fun personality.