Hot Sauce Exclusive: Mark Kieffer

Starting as a tiny neighborhood restaurant in Charlotte, North Carolina, Toucan Louie’s helps revitalize Charlotte’s neighborhood cafe with its ideal place to socialize, talk business and celebrate with family. Focusing on fresh, home-made fare, which includes roasting their own coffee for their coffee shop, any locals will be able to tell how fresh their coffee is. Besides, the greatest coffee is always freshly brewed!

As this little part of town in North Carolina is growing rapidly everyday, Toucan Louie’s Marc Kieffer embarks on a journey behind his famous restaurant. As opening a coffee shop or bistro is not an easy thing to do, location according to him can make or break a restaurant, so it’s important to pick a good one. 

Neighborhoods in Charlotte have experienced rapid growth but it’s the small businesses and the people who make the city unique and enticing to those who wish to settle down. Marc, as he was driving around the tranquil area of Charlotte, North Carolina, noticed an abandoned service station and something about the building and the location made him decide to go for it. Located at 2753 Rozzelles Ferry Road, Toucan Louie’s is a former “hot mess” turned into a restaurant with their house-brewed coffee and appealing location.