Visiting the Interurban Coffeehouse in Mequon

The Interurban Coffeehouse on Mequon Road in Mequon offers a good variety of bakery and pastries, as well as fresh made juices and tea, along with a full coffee bar.

By Mary Boyle

Anyone who's been reading me for awhile knows that I'm a cafe junkie.  In my humble opinion, there is nothing better than a pastry and a good latte, and we have several great, independent bakeries and coffeeshops in Oz to fill that need, but I hadn't made it out to try our newest one, Interurban Coffeehouse, which opened in the Foxtown Market in Mequon this past March.  Now that it's open seven days a week, I was able to drop in and check it out.

The Foxtown Market is located between the Foxtown Annex/Foxtown Brewery and the Foxtown Station, directly across the street from the Mequon Public Market on the south side of Mequon Road on Weston Drive.  These buildings are all relatively new, but utilize some of the original structures on the site.  What I love about this development is that they're building it to resemble a traditional, tightly knit neighborhood, with housing above and around to support both the Interurban Coffeehouse and Foxtown Heritage Meats, as well as the other nearby businesses.  With the Interurban Trail running right nearby, it's both bike-friendly and walkable, but there is also plenty of parking and it's easy to get in and out.

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The relatively new Foxtown Market in Mequon currently houses Foxtown Heritage Meats and the Interurban Coffeehouse.

Serving Stone Creek Coffee, as well as two choices of fresh juice concoctions and Rishi tea, the Interurban Coffeehouse offers all of the standard cafe choices, such as an Americano, cappuccino, or latte, along with seasonal creations.  The cafe is spacious and bright, with plenty of seating, and they're working on adding a special dog-friendly section in the near future, which I'm sure will be popular.  Also under construction is a full-scale deli, so lunch sandwiches will be on the menu in the coming year.  

I tried a loaf of the light sourdough batard, which sliced up lovely, had a nice crispy crust and chewy inside, and was perfect with soup for that evening's dinner, and also had a taste of their sweet potato loaf, which I think would work nicely for French Toast.  I also grabbed a selection of pastries: a cherry danish, an apple danish, and a croissant.  Beautifully layered and flaky, each one of these was a delight to eat.  I was especially impressed by the cherry danish, which wasn't filled with a canned pie filling, but tart cherries without all of the sticky gloop one sometimes finds.  The danishes went well with my hot latte and I felt that the prices were reasonable.

I unfortunately had to order and run, but I think the Interurban Coffeehouse would be a pleasant place to meet with a friend or enjoy a good book.  Right now, besides pastries and other bakery that changes daily, there is only a very limited breakfast menu, so this is not the place to go (yet) if you're looking for a hearty meal.  There is no official website, but you can see what's available through their toasttab online ordering site (I would order from there if you have your heart set on some bakery and don't want it to disappear while you're on the way there).  

For Thanksgiving, the Interurban Coffeehouse is taking preorders for bakery, including a gorgeous pumpkin-shaped sourdough bread centerpiece.  I'm looking forward to my next trip back for another bite of pastry and a new loaf of bread to try.



Find the Interurban Coffeehouse, located in the Foxtown Market in Mequon, at 11120 N. Weston Drive.  Visit online at
order.toasttab.com/online/foxtown-meats-11120-weston-drive

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