This makes me happy. Long overdue.
By Sonya Sorich
– Digital Editor, Sacramento Business Journal
Jun 26, 2018, 9:13pm PDT
Updated Jun 27, 2018, 10:23am
The locally owned Identity Coffees will fill a West Sacramento space previously occupied by Bean & Barrel.
Identity Coffees, which has a site in midtown Sacramento, confirmed plans for a second location in a social media post on Tuesday. It says, “The rumors are true, we are headed out west on an adventure with shop no. 2 in the works!”
Josh Schmidt, a CBRE vice president, confirmed to the Business Journal that Identity Coffees will replace Bean & Barrel at 289 Third St. Schmidt represented the landlord in the deal.
Identity Coffees opened in 2016 at 1430 28th St. in midtown Sacramento. Lucky Rodrigues, an owner of Identity, also co-founded the locally based Insight Coffee Roasters, which he left before starting his new venture. Rodrigues did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment.
“Lucky is a very strong operator and I believe he will be a big success and embraced by the community,” Schmidt said in an email. The business could open in the next 60 to 90 days, according to Schmidt.
The locally owned Bean & Barrel offered coffee, beer, wine and food. It opened last year in a mixed-use building in West Sacramento’s Washington neighborhood. In a 2016 interview, a partner in Bean & Barrel said the space was approximately 1,990 square feet. Located across the street from Burgers & Brew, it had been vacant for several years.
In February, paper covered the windows of Bean & Barrel. At the time, a sign outside the business attributed the closure “to new construction and transition of management team.”