White Rhino Coffee is a specialty coffee roaster and coffeehouse chain based in the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) area.[1][2]


History

The original White Rhino Coffee shop in Cedar Hill

White Rhino was founded by Chris Parvin in 2007. A second shop location was opened in nearby Waxahachie, Texas in 2018. Over the next few years, twelve more locations were opened across the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, including a drive-thru in Arlington, Texas in December 2020,[3] and a roasting facility in 2022.

Recognition

The Dallas Observer named White Rhino the best coffee shop in Dallas in 2022 and 2023.[4]

Coffeereview.com scored five of White Rhino Coffee's roasted coffees at 90 points or higher, including a score of 94 for their single-origin coffee, Luna Azul.[5]

White Rhino Coffee was selected as a host site for the 2023 United States Coffee Championship's preliminary round for Cup Tasters and Latte Art competitions.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Best Local Coffee Shop – White Rhino Coffee". Dallas Observer.
  2. ^ "This shop quietly became Dallas' most prolific coffee company". Dallas News. October 4, 2023.
  3. ^ "White Rhino Coffee opens its fifth location in Arlington". The Shorthorn. April 19, 2021.
  4. ^ "10 Dallas Coffee Shops Where You Can Wake up, Work or Rock Out".
  5. ^ "Coffee Review – The World's Leading Coffee Guide". Coffee Review.
  6. ^ Ruby, Emma (October 10, 2023). "Barista Showdown: White Rhino hosting U.S. Coffee Championship at Fort Worth Avenue roastery". Oak Cliff.

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