Imago Dei Coffee: Searcy

Wonderful coffee shop for Searcy Cars & Coffee yesterday (07/22/23) morning. Delicious, well made lattes and toasted bagels. Lots of other lunch goodies to chose from as well. Plenty of parking and a wonderful place for an #ArkansasDodgeGang fundraiser for the Searcy Public School District.

Great place for coffee, food, and conversation. Staff was super friendly despite them being really busy at the particular time we were there. Coffee was great!

I dropped by Imago Dei last night since I'm visiting family in town. I was a student at Harding about four years ago, so my kneejerk option for coffee is MO, but I decided to branch out this time and I do not regret it. Full disclaimer, I was a speciality single-origin coffee roaster and barista in Alabama for two years, so my expectations for good coffee are EXTREMELY high. I can always tell when the coffee beans are not fresh, the milk is scalded, when too much flavoring is used, etc. Imago Dei got everything PERFECT. The crema on my 12oz latte was absolutely gorgeous and I always appreciate latte art. They used a "honey-roasted Guatemalan" for their espresso roast. I love the nutty, chocolate tasting notes of a Gautemalan origin and was thrilled that the espresso was prepared perfectly and smoothly and complimented the natural sweetness of the whole milk. I had also gotten one of their seasonal fall flavors, a sweet-spice flavor (I cannot remember the name of it for the life of me), and I was very happy that the flavor was not overwhelming and just a perfect amount for size I ordered. (My biggest pet peeve is when coffee drinks are so sweet with flavor I cannot taste the actual coffee. I have thrown many costly drinks because of this). Their presentation was also meticulous and impressive. I was expecting my latte placed beside me, *maybe* with a saucer (that's really a 50/50 chance), but instead received an entire tray. I didn't order an ice water, but recieved one anyways, which I appreciated since it helped me cleanse my palette every couple of minutes to enjoy my latte with renewed taste. There was no coffee running down the side of my cup. That extra bit of thought made me feel very special. I went on a Friday night and noticed that for a while that I was the only customer. While there was a sporting event happening on campus, it made me a bit sad. I know it's close to campus and I would have loved coming as a student, however I do admit the trek past Gin Creek and across Beebe Capps would have made me reconsider- especially since the visibility isn't great after dark. I really hope that more Harding students will go to Imago Dei to study (maybe I just came on a lull night), because I think it's a worthy and impressive business in the Searcy area.