I visited Cafe Kili mid afternoon one day on the recommendation of a friend. Located behind Applebee's on Fowler Avenue, only a few minutes from the University of South Florida. I made many visits to the plaza where Cafe Kili is situated and never noticed that such an establishment existed. One memorable visit with world-class service and quality drinks and food made me a regular customer.
When I entered I found a very quiet cafe with a few customers here and there. Statues of zebras and many African themes were spread throughout the shop, it inspires a cozy feeling like you are visiting someones home, but they happen to have a shop right inside their house.
A little nervous to order, I came up to the register and a young man helped me as I described to him that I am not a huge coffee drinker and prefer something sweet, but not too sweet. I have a bad habit of drenching coffee drinks from other coffee shops in sugar and sweeteners because drinks in those places never taste quite right to me. After a few minutes of questioning, the employee recommended the iced caramel latte ($3.25) to me and I decided to also try a cup of their soup of the day, shrimp corn bisque ($2.95). The level of customer service I received was fantastic, giving them brownie points in my book even before I'd tasted their product.
