Where’s your kitchen? 
What you see is what we are.  All the food prep is done behind the counter, which means we don’t have a fryer, or an oven. 

Why don’t you have dark roasted coffees?
The bottom line is that we are not big fans of dark French roasted coffees…When coffee is roasted dark, the beans get burned, masking the flavor of the actual coffee and producing a bitter tasting roast.

We serve a mild Viennese roast produced by the George Howell Coffee Company (Mr. Howell was the creator of the Coffee Connection back in the 1990’s).  It is slightly sweet and a tad bit bitter.  We love it and we think you will too!

Do you have soy milk?
Yep!

What is ciabatta bread?
This is the basis of our panini sandwiches.  Fresh, locally baked thick crust Italian bread.  Yummy!

How come you don’t serve bacon and eggs in the morning? 
We don’t have a grill, just a panini sandwich maker.  Plus, you really can’t beat the Capital Diner in Central Square or Red's in Salem.

How come you run out of my favorite food items from time to time? 
We believe in delivering you the freshest possible products.  That means that occasionally we run out of popular menu items, even though we try our hardest not to.

What happened to the gelato? 
The gelato was extremely hard to maintain, as it has to be kept warmer than freezing.  It simply wasn’t ordered enough to make the upkeep profitable.

Can I buy coffee beans?
Yep! We have packages ready to go.

Why does it take so long to get our food when it is busy? 
There are a couple reasons.  One is that the staff you see is the staff we have.  There are no busy little monkeys downstairs making your sandwich or opposable thumbed sharks doing dishes.  There is a very good chance that the lovely lady waiting on you is also the one making your drinks, prepping your food, taking to-go orders and answering the phone.  And she’s waiting on everyone else too.  So be patient with her.  The other reason is that right now our panini grill can make up to 5 sandwiches at a time.  So if you are with a party of 14 and you all order panini at the same time, there’s not a whole lot we can do to make it go faster.  Sorry.

Why don’t you serve liquor?
We do have a very large collection of hard to find beers and wines.  We also serve a selection of cordials including Becherovka and Slivovitz from Eastern Europe. 

Where is the Budweiser?  What’s up with the weird beers?  
We do our best to be a little different here at the Gulu, and that means offering you some of the best of what is out there, that’s a little different than what you could find everywhere else.  Keep an open mind and try something new.  You just might love it.

But what about the vodka?  I love my martinis!
Sorry – we like to be viewed as a family-friendly, laid back café.  We are not a bar, and at this stage we don’t feel that offering hard liquor would be conductive to keeping this atmosphere.

Do you have draft beer? 
Yes we do, and we mix up the selection all the time -we think that keeps things new and exciting.

Should I tip?
Tipping, while not mandatory is pretty customary in the service industry, and is always greatly appreciated.  So if you have a great time, tip your server for his/her hard work. : )

Can I buy loose tea to go?
Absolutely!  Loose tea comes in a stainless steel tin for your steeping enjoyment.

Do you cater? 
Yes.  E-mail us at info@gulu-gulu.com for more info.

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