Lefty’s Eats & Espresso Fairborn

Great food, small cozy diner, great coffee and pie

I like to shop local, small business locations. I do like Lefty’s for the most part but I have seen a few glaring issues that makes it hard to return. The coffee menu has something for everyone but the execution of these recipes is lackluster. The staff is more than capable of making a good drink; however, I feel they are neutered by the recipes. Especially the lattés, they are more milk than flavor. I see this as an attempt to get the most profit per sale. I’ve had the same drink by 3 different baristas at this shop and they all tasted the same, this tells me it’s the recipes not skillset. My greater frustration with the shop is Lefty himself. He’s in the shop often, when meeting him he will try to put on his best customer service face but its transparent. I’ve seen on at least 3 different situations where his attitude toward staff, especially young females, is unacceptable in my book. I may have seen him at a few of his worst times and he could be a ok guy otherwise. When you are the name and face of your organization you should always be on your best behavior, not only when your facing the customer. We still see you helping yourself to food and eating in the kitchen (kind of unsanitary), we still see you barking at the employees when you turn your back from us.

Service was just okay. I was standing up front for a few minutes before anyone came out. I ordered the brown sugar cinnamon iced latte. It was sub-par to say the least. Not much coffee, brown sugar, or cinnamon. I watched the young lady fill most of my cup with milk. I was passing through the town and wanted to shop locally. I certainly won't be returning here on the next pass through.

Ordered carry out to support one of our local business. Great service and outstanding food. The sandwiches were huge and delicious. Pleasant service, too. We will be going back. Highly recommend the Chesapeake Crab sandwich. And they have lots of pies from Mehaffie's (another local favorite.

Not a great first experience. I stopped in at 3:35pm on a weekday after my kids’ haircuts, and was greeted with a very rude blonde woman who instead of saying hello, immediately told us they were closing in 25 minutes so we’d have to take our food to go. We weren’t there for food anyway (just a quick coffee), but still a little strange that you’d kick customers out immediately at closing even if food was ordered well before. Even as people were in line, another staff member was moving people out of the way to take the trash out without saying excuse me. The blonde acted extremely rude and annoyed at the entire experience, to myself and other customers. I was clearly going to order something but since there was a line I asked if my kids could use the restroom- you would have thought I asked to go to her house. Maybe she was just having a bad day, but she made me feel really unwelcome and I’m not sure that I’ll return.

Amazing baja chicken wrap and southerst salad is amazing as well. Will be going back!! They should move locations because they were very busy with limited seating but I can see why!!

Fantastic spot for coffee, sandwiches and pie! They have the best Cuban sandwiches I’ve ever had. I love their coffee too, especially their iced mocha breves. Wednesdays are the best because it’s free pie day. They serve Mehaffie’s Pies and the lemon merengue is my personal favorite. This place is an absolute must if you’re in Fairborn and looking for lunch or a coffee!

Neat Little Coffeeshop With Good Grub Too!

Was in need of a good breakfast and some good coffee one morning and Lefty's hit the spot on both accounts! The service was quick and friendly, the food was tasty, and the coffee was excellent.

My only complaint is that Lefty's shuts down too early each afternoon as this'd be the perfect place to get a cuppa jo after work.

I'll definitely be back!

Sandwiches are good and reasonably priced. Plus you can get two halves of two different sandwiches which is pretty cool. Wish they had cold brew coffee specifically but their hot coffee over ice is still good!

UPDATE: All of the above is still true but if they could be open when their own website says they're open, that would be great. This is the third or fourth time I've showed up during their "operating hours" only for them to be closed with no explanation.

Fantastic place to eat Fairborn! Whether you want breakfast or lunch, they have a wonderful selection on their menu. Also, the staff is very friendly!