Kava Haus — Restaurant in Wilmington

I had a work trip to be at a site in Cincinnati on Sunday evening and on Monday I squeezed in a visit with my sister that lives near Wilmington before I headed back to South Carolina. She suggested this coffee place and I see why. I got a Salted Caramel Latte and I must say it was so delicious. I also grabbed a sandwich. I saw it said 3 little piggies, didn’t really read it but I assumed it would be 3 little sandwiches with one each of ham bacon and sausage. Glasses were in my pocket so I just didn’t read the fine print and was pleasantly surprised. I got this awesome sandwich with 2 eggs, ham bacon and sausage patties!! Definitely tasty and filling. But now let’s get back to this coffee, it was one of the best lattes I have ever had anywhere and I travel a lot for work. And I have yet to find a hot Salted Caramel latte, they all offer it in cold brew. This one set the bar high. On my drive back to South Carolina I stopped to get gas and another similar drink at a big national coffee chain and it was meh. I haven’t even went into describing the establishment itself, what an awesome coffee house, roomy, great place to visit with family and friends and I noticed students taking advantage of the setting to get out their laptops and get to work. If y’all want to open another shop in Mauldin SC I would do my best to keep you...

I went in for the first time today. There really wasn't much in posted prices when it came to the food. I ordered a calazone and a large latte. Cost was $17!! How did it get so high? Then, I gave a tip, thinking they would bring my food and drink to my table. Nope. I was called up for my drink. No lid. Wasn't told where to get one. Found out halfway thru my drink it was on a piece of furniture. I told them it was my first time. I would expect they would say lids are over there. Same for a napkin. I was then called up to the counter for my calazone. No sauce on the side (thought it was normal to have that, but it seemed odd to them). I know what roma tomatoes look like and those were not roma tomatoes in my calazone. They were cherry, which have more seeds and juice and that makes the dough more wet. The mushrooms were few and far between. I did enjoy the coffee a lot, but not sure if it is worth getting out of the car for it. Sorry....not my favorite at this time. Also, not sure if I was supposed to take my plate somewhere or my garbage as that too wasn't clarified, but I left a tip. You will have to work for it since nothing else happened...

Just the perfect spot after a walk from the hotel or a hike, I wish there were more “unique” places like this in the US in general. The locals seem to love it. I actually got here because where I come from “Kava” means coffe! And I wanted to know more. I just asked the super nice lady at the counter why it’s named Kava Haus… OK so got the chance to talk to the owner. Owner’s family origin is from Germany/Poland/Slovakia so the name is quite easily explained but there’s more. Everything they do is made from scratch. They buy flour from italy, all organic, they buy raw green coffee from Brazil, Sumatra, Ethiopia. They bake the coffe here. They make the pizza bread with the Italian flour and there’s a wide selection of breakfast items like omelettes. Also a lot of sweet delicacies too. I got a peppermint cold tea with honey, and and and OMG the espresso (finally!!!!) is a real espresso. Creamy, tasteful, all rounded top quality awesome coffee 👏 I have the feeling I’ve found my new favorite place to hang out when am in Wilmington. I bet the locals love it! Oh and there’s a patio too, and the house is 200 years old!!! The bricks are...