PJ’s Coffee will open a roughly 1,600-square-foot Uptown location at 7700 Maple St. this fall, bringing the brand back near the site of its original 1978 shop and offering longtime menu favorites alongside a contemporary coffeehouse design.
New Maple Street location: 7700 Maple St., about 1,600 sq ft, indoor seating and an outdoor patio.
Brand continuity: PJ’s keeps its New Orleans identity—100% Arabica beans and the Original Cold Brew—across nearly 200 stores.
Menu highlights: hot, iced and frozen coffee beverages, Original Cold Brew, classic beignets, fresh breakfast pastries, bags of whole-bean coffee and single-serve cups.
# What's happening
# Why this matters locally The Maple Street site reconnects the brand with the neighborhood where its coffeehouse model began. PJ's has grown to nearly 200 locations in the U.S. and internationally, but the company is positioning this store to emphasize the sensory and social elements that defined its early Uptown shop—aroma of freshly roasted Arabica beans, coffeehouse atmosphere, and neighborhood gathering space.
# What the store will offer
# Background on the brand Phyllis Jordan founded PJ's Coffee of New Orleans in 1978 and built the brand around high-quality Arabica beans and a particular roasting and brewing approach. In 2008, New Orleans natives Paul, Steven and Scott Ballard purchased the company. The Ballard brothers are positioning growth while maintaining the brand's New Orleans character in each coffeehouse.
# Practical details and contact Opening timeframe: this fall (no exact date provided). Location: 7700 Maple St., New Orleans. For the full menu, store listings and the PJ's Coffee app, visit PJsCoffee.com. Media contact listed in the announcement: Tiffany Martinez Champion, 817-919-6261, tmartinez@championmgt.com.
# Bottom line
Uptown coffee shop to bring the brand back to the neighborhood where it began with a refreshed design, patio and longtime favorites The post PJ’s Coffee Comes Home to Maple Street This Fall first appeared on RestaurantNews.com .
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