Corner Door Fountain & Books — Restaurant in Millwood

The most beautiful and unique shoppe you will ever have the pleasure of stepping into. Press the latch, push open the door, and listen to the jingle of the bell announce your presence as you step into the cool interior, leaving the heat of a summer day and the sound of traffic behind you. Ceiling fans are circulating the air above your head, blowing the smell of their sandwiches, cookies, and Mary Lou's homemade ice cream, to circle around your face and curl into your nose, their unique smells causing your mouth to water. As you wait for the kindly old gentleman to pack the huge cones of ice cream, you browse through the tiny store, looking at the books that stand in rows on the shelves, neatly categorized, their titles and stories peeking out at you, calling to be read. The old man at the counter hands you your cone and you stand there licking it slowly, staring at the artwork which covers the walls; paintings of mystic and magical worlds drawn from the pages of books. But the time has come to leave, and you once more step through the door, into the light and heat outside, and walk down the sidewalk past the brick walls, the display windows with jewelry. On past the tiny white picketed yard out back, down the street with the maple trees planted in rows along it, shading it. Quiet and...

My wife and I have always dreamed of someday retiring, and opening a little combination bookshop and ice cream parlor.

Yesterday, we walked into our dream made real. Corner Door Fountain is just what we'd imagined we'd open someday... a great collection of books, puppets, knick-knacks, along with ice cream, coffee, and homemade soups and sandwiches.

I hesitate to tell you how good the prices were for what we got; I'm afraid a bunch of people will invade this sanctuary of awesomeness in Millwood, and somehow ruin it... but I got a good sized, two meat deli sandwich with pretzels and a pickle spear for SEVEN BUCKS. I splurged and got a bowl of homemade spirit pea and ham soup... and the nice lady who brought it to me also brought over salt and pepper, because "we don't put too much salt in our soup, so everyone can just add however much they like."

I could gush more, bit you get the idea. Step back in time, and go buy a few books, and enjoy them with a handmade milkshake....

I've driven past this a number of times and finally stopped in today. I'm so glad I did! What a lovely little shop with fantastic prices, "Millwood prices, not Spokane prices". The owner Greg is so kind! I treated my daughter to an ice cream cone (only $2 for a generous serving size) and we got some homemade chocolate chip cookies to take home (3/$1). They also offer soups, sandwiches, and drinks! In addition to all the wonderful food and drinks they have a great selection of used books, finger puppets, art made by one of the other owners, etc. You've gotta stop by and experience this lovely chunk of heaven...