KINGSVILLE, Texas —
Harvill's Coffee House is back open in downtown Kingsville after an unexpected closure that lasted about a month.
Formerly known as Mr. Bruce's Coffee House, the downtown community hotspot has reopened under its new name, and customers are already returning to celebrate with a cup of coffee.
Regular customer Dr. Alexander Castro was among those who returned on reopening day.
"When they reopened, my friend and I decided to come today to kinda get a lot of our work done," Castro said.
Hannah Gore, who is new to the area, was also among those stopping in.
"It's really cool to hear that this is his coffee shop and why it's open... and the coffee is good too," Gore said.
Faith Escamilla, who has followed Mr. Bruce's coffee shops since 2022, was not surprised to see him return.
"Mr. Bruce has always been able to come back and serve the community so it's just kind of a wait and see until how long it would take him to come back again," Escamilla said.
Employees like Jay Reyes are also happy to be back.
"I'm glad I get to be back, this is where I belong. Making people smile with a cup of coffee," Reyes said.
I sat down with owner Bruce Harvill to catch up over a cup of coffee and asked what had changed since we last met.
"Last time we met until now? We were closed for about a month. And my wife decided we needed to do something because there wasn't enough for people to do and she said, 'Well Bruce if it makes you happy, just buy it,'" Harvill said.
When the shop closed, Harvill was prepared to retire for good. But he says one thing brought him back.
"My staff is the reason why I had to open back up. They're like family," Harvill said.
Harvill's Coffee House is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and weekends from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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