As a queer woman in America, with a disability and a service dog... there are many places in this world where I do not feel comfortable, accepted, or even tolerated- much less welcomed. Any time I want to stop into a new place, I get a stomach ache outside, wondering whether people who don't know the ADA, or who don't understand what it's like to be challenged in every doorway for your right to exist, are going to mess up my day. (If you're a person with a service dog, then you know what I mean.)
Today, though, I stopped by Cafe Euphoria and finally went in to eat. I can't tell you how happy I am to have found this place exactly as welcoming, warm, and fabulous as everyone had told me it would be.
I had just had such a nerve racking morning. All I needed was to sit down worth warm comfort food, and not be bothered. A person in my situation can't take for granted that I can get such a thing in a public place. A lot of people wanna give me notes about the dog.
I walked in with my dog, and no one treated me like a pariah or try to tell me I needed to show "papers" to exist in public. Instead, everyone was warm, friendly, and accepting!
My dog and I are fairly new to each other. She is completely trained, both in her public access skills and in the tasks she performs to assist me. But in my experience, the whole first year together is really a time of learning to work together and work out any kinks in training. I discovered one today, when a burst of wind suddenly pushed open the door and began flapping papers hung near the door, at exactly the same moment that two guests suddenly stood up to greet each other right next to our table. My dog was surprised, and for a brief moment her training fell apart, with a sharp, brief, yelp of surprise on her part! This is a thing that can happen, even in a well trained dog - they're like people, and we all have our moments. But I've been in many situations where such a thing might have caused all the nasty, snarky little things being whispered around us suddenly get loud and blatant.
Technically speaking, a business is not required to allow even a svc dog to misbehave in public, so they could have come over to get gate-keepy over that. (I was pretty embarrassed, as I've had a service dog for my entire adult life and I try to be more pro about it than that. I was actually prepared to just get up and leave, in case anyone was bothered.)
But when I looked up, no one was giving me the hairy eyeball! No one was frowning at me, nobody was whispering accusations about my dog not being a "real" service dog. Instead, most people just went on with whatever they were doing, and those who met my eye just smiled warmly, full of acceptance and calm. The server even asked her name, with a bright and sincere smile.
God, if you're not a person who is assisted by a service animal, you've NO IDEA both how rare and how special that kind of respectful acceptance can be. EVERYONE wants to patronizingly able- splain to me why they don't think they need to follow the ADA, why they don't think I've got the right to be there, or why they don't "believe," as though their beliefs should matter here, that my dog is really a service dog. This is such a relentless feature of my life that I am flooded with gratitude any time it doesn't happen that way.
So much love to Cafe Euphoria! What a lovely, welcoming place. The food was DIVINE!
What a welcome change from some of the other places I've been in this region. (Oh the stories I can, and prolly will at some point, tell about businesses not NEARLY this cool!) THANK YOU CAFE EUPHORIA!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
River Francis
This place has definitely been the highlight of my month in town. It's the embodiment of everything I've been wanting to start back home for years
zoey
this place is so wonderful. i had the best chili i've ever had in my entire life here today. plus it was plant based! i'm not even vegan but as an experienced chili eater i can safely say that the plant based chili here with coconut yogurt subbed for sour cream is the best chili in the world. it was very pleasant experience coming here all around, i couldn't recommend this place more. on top of the amazing food, the ambience was amazing and the customer service was more than welcoming. keep it up y'all! side note: my partner got the helen sandwich and it was also incredible. 10 out of 10.
Emily Majestic
Amazing!
Q . Q
This place is wonderful! The service was excellent. When I was unsure what type of milk to try in my drink (London fog with a shot of espresso which was DELICIOUS), the person at the front counter gave me my regular sized drink with one type of milk and a small cup with another type of milk so I could try both! So sweet and thoughtful. I am not from the area but I wish so badly that I had something like this in my community! It's a place not to be taken for granted. I hope I can come back someday!
Rain Cloud
They were super nice here and the food was yum! Definitely worth visiting
Cassandra Webb
Friendly staff and a great resource for trans people. The food is good too!
Flower Spirit
The type of place that every city needs. A relaxing, peaceful space to order a drink, snack, meal, or just to hangout and enjoy your day! No matter your identity, as long as you’re kind you will always feel welcome at the café. I know my family and I always have!
Miranda Thiesen
My experience at Euphoria was lovely—kind & attentive staff, casual atmosphere, great food (I highly recommend the chocolate chip cookies!) 🍪 Definitely stop in if you are in the area for the Troy Farmer’s Market. ☕️💐
Just plain disorganized all around. Staff and owner are friendly but seem incredibly disorganized. Food came out late, lukewarm, and not what I expected. Went here a few times and decided it wasn’t worth coming back.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
PHILLFS
Very welcoming and inclusive place that's good for coffee and pastries. They do serve breakfast and lunch with an interesting fare !
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
gideon bauer
I pretty much only come here because I’d rather pay money to a small LGBT business than to Stewarts/Dunkin, and also because there aren’t any other sit down cafes. The desserts just aren’t very good and they consistently forget to make your coffee and have to be reminded.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 2
Simonc
My wife and I went for brunch on a Wednesday morning. I ordered a Euphoria omelette and my wife a breakfast burrito and two coffees. I really enjoyed the omelette. Very delicate and the green salsa sauce is delicious. It’s nothing like your typical huge diner omelette. My wife enjoyed her burrito and the sauce (pesto?) that came with it as well. Overall a quite pleasant experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Breakfast Burrito
Abigail White
Disorganized with cold stale food. Staff are friendly and accommodating
As a queer woman in America, with a disability and a service dog... there are many places in this world where I do not feel comfortable, accepted, or even tolerated- much less welcomed. Any time I want to stop into a new place, I get a stomach ache outside, wondering whether people who don't know the ADA, or who don't understand what it's like to be challenged in every doorway for your right to exist, are going to mess up my day. (If you're a person with a service dog, then you know what I mean.) Today, though, I stopped by Cafe Euphoria and finally went in to eat. I can't tell you how happy I am to have found this place exactly as welcoming, warm, and fabulous as everyone had told me it would be. I had just had such a nerve racking morning. All I needed was to sit down worth warm comfort food, and not be bothered. A person in my situation can't take for granted that I can get such a thing in a public place. A lot of people wanna give me notes about the dog. I walked in with my dog, and no one treated me like a pariah or try to tell me I needed to show "papers" to exist in public. Instead, everyone was warm, friendly, and accepting! My dog and I are fairly new to each other. She is completely trained, both in her public access skills and in the tasks she performs to assist me. But in my experience, the whole first year together is really a time of learning to work together and work out any kinks in training. I discovered one today, when a burst of wind suddenly pushed open the door and began flapping papers hung near the door, at exactly the same moment that two guests suddenly stood up to greet each other right next to our table. My dog was surprised, and for a brief moment her training fell apart, with a sharp, brief, yelp of surprise on her part! This is a thing that can happen, even in a well trained dog - they're like people, and we all have our moments. But I've been in many situations where such a thing might have caused all the nasty, snarky little things being whispered around us suddenly get loud and blatant. Technically speaking, a business is not required to allow even a svc dog to misbehave in public, so they could have come over to get gate-keepy over that. (I was pretty embarrassed, as I've had a service dog for my entire adult life and I try to be more pro about it than that. I was actually prepared to just get up and leave, in case anyone was bothered.) But when I looked up, no one was giving me the hairy eyeball! No one was frowning at me, nobody was whispering accusations about my dog not being a "real" service dog. Instead, most people just went on with whatever they were doing, and those who met my eye just smiled warmly, full of acceptance and calm. The server even asked her name, with a bright and sincere smile. God, if you're not a person who is assisted by a service animal, you've NO IDEA both how rare and how special that kind of respectful acceptance can be. EVERYONE wants to patronizingly able- splain to me why they don't think they need to follow the ADA, why they don't think I've got the right to be there, or why they don't "believe," as though their beliefs should matter here, that my dog is really a service dog. This is such a relentless feature of my life that I am flooded with gratitude any time it doesn't happen that way. So much love to Cafe Euphoria! What a lovely, welcoming place. The food was DIVINE! What a welcome change from some of the other places I've been in this region. (Oh the stories I can, and prolly will at some point, tell about businesses not NEARLY this cool!) THANK YOU CAFE EUPHORIA!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This place has definitely been the highlight of my month in town. It's the embodiment of everything I've been wanting to start back home for years
this place is so wonderful. i had the best chili i've ever had in my entire life here today. plus it was plant based! i'm not even vegan but as an experienced chili eater i can safely say that the plant based chili here with coconut yogurt subbed for sour cream is the best chili in the world. it was very pleasant experience coming here all around, i couldn't recommend this place more. on top of the amazing food, the ambience was amazing and the customer service was more than welcoming. keep it up y'all!
side note: my partner got the helen sandwich and it was also incredible. 10 out of 10.
Amazing!
This place is wonderful! The service was excellent. When I was unsure what type of milk to try in my drink (London fog with a shot of espresso which was DELICIOUS), the person at the front counter gave me my regular sized drink with one type of milk and a small cup with another type of milk so I could try both! So sweet and thoughtful. I am not from the area but I wish so badly that I had something like this in my community! It's a place not to be taken for granted. I hope I can come back someday!
They were super nice here and the food was yum! Definitely worth visiting
Friendly staff and a great resource for trans people. The food is good too!
The type of place that every city needs. A relaxing, peaceful space to order a drink, snack, meal, or just to hangout and enjoy your day! No matter your identity, as long as you’re kind you will always feel welcome at the café. I know my family and I always have!
My experience at Euphoria was lovely—kind & attentive staff, casual atmosphere, great food (I highly recommend the chocolate chip cookies!) 🍪 Definitely stop in if you are in the area for the Troy Farmer’s Market. ☕️💐
Best coffee I've had in this area
Restaurantji Recommends
Just plain disorganized all around. Staff and owner are friendly but seem incredibly disorganized. Food came out late, lukewarm, and not what I expected. Went here a few times and decided it wasn’t worth coming back.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Very welcoming and inclusive place that's good for coffee and pastries. They do serve breakfast and lunch with an interesting fare !
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I pretty much only come here because I’d rather pay money to a small LGBT business than to Stewarts/Dunkin, and also because there aren’t any other sit down cafes. The desserts just aren’t very good and they consistently forget to make your coffee and have to be reminded.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 2
My wife and I went for brunch on a Wednesday morning. I ordered a Euphoria omelette and my wife a breakfast burrito and two coffees. I really enjoyed the omelette. Very delicate and the green salsa sauce is delicious. It’s nothing like your typical huge diner omelette. My wife enjoyed her burrito and the sauce (pesto?) that came with it as well. Overall a quite pleasant experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Breakfast Burrito
Disorganized with cold stale food. Staff are friendly and accommodating
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 4
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