New Braunfels | April 2023

BUSINESS FEATURE Otomi

BY AMIRA VAN LEEUWEN

Espresso and beverage trailer brings authentic Mexican coee to New Braunfels community O ne of Angela Mendez’ favorite memories is visiting her grandmother Margarita lattes, teas and matcha. “We decided we just wanted to

focus on coee and some pastries, and wanted to be independent and have our own business, and kind of bring something to the community from our country,” Mendez said. Mendez recommends Otomi’s coee for rst-time customers, because it is not super sweet and has a balanced avor. The sisters like to incorporate a variety of their

Romero while the scent of freshly brewed coee lled the house. Now she and her sister Lili Garcia Romero own their own coee truck, Otomi. Otomi is an espresso and beverage truck located at 876 W. San Antonio St. in New Braunfels. They opened in August 2021. Mendez and her sister—who originally hail from Monterrey,

Angela Mendez, right, and her sister Lili Garcia Romero make Duvalin and Otomi coees.

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MEXICAN COFFEE SPECIALISTS

Otomi oers several iced drinks for when the weather warms up or any time of the year.

Azteca Otomi’s Azteca drink is made with Mazapan peanut candy, topped with heavy whipping cream.

Duvalin Otomi’s Duvalin drink is made from hazelnut, vanilla and strawberry.

Doble Mocha It is made with white and dark chocolate, heavy whipping cream and a dark chocolate drizzle.

Mexico—chose the name Otomi because of its ties to Mexican culture. The sisters attended the Texas Coee School in Arlington where they learned how to be baristas. Otomi coee is made exclusively

favorite Mexican candies into the coee as well. “Our coee comes from Mexican soil, and we also specialize in some dierent Mexican

“OUR COFFEE COMES FROM MEXICAN SOIL, AND WE ALSO SPECIALIZE IN SOME DIFFERENT MEXICAN FLAVORS THAT WE GREW UP WITH.” ANGELA MENDEZ, OTOMI COOWNER

avors that we grew up with,” Mendez said. One example is Otomi’s hazel- nut, vanilla and strawberry coee inspired by Duvalin, a creamy Mexican candy. Mendez said the community has been supportive of Otomi. “I think everybody has been surprised, and they like it. Once they try our coee, they love it,” Mendez said. “I don’t want to sound too prideful, but we do have a delicious blend.” In the future, Mendez and Romero said they would like to expand and have a brick-and-mortar location.

from coee beans sourced from the Chiapas and Veracruz regions in Mexico and roasted by What’s Brewing Coee Roasters in San Antonio. They sell a variety of signature espresso drinks made with syrups, including the Salado, a salted caramel and white mocha topped with heavy whipped foam; the El Fresa, a strawberry and white chocolate coee topped with heavy strawberry cream; and the Bombon, a toasted marshmallow and white chocolate coee. Otomi also sells a variety of lemonade along with chai

Otomi 399 San Antonio St., New Braunfels Hours: Mon.-Fri. 7 a.m.-2 p.m., Sat. 8 a.m.-7 p.m., Sun 8 a.m.-2 p.m. www.otomicoeenb.com

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