Roots Coffeehouse- Review

shoI have been having a hard time finding something for me to review, then it hit me this morning... why not review the Coffehouse that I frequent.  No, its not a chain or anything, so pretty much if you are in the mid-cities area of dfw, this is for you, for the rest of you.... you can just read, or move on :)

Roots Coffehouse, located in North Richland Hills, Tx. -

Since I tend to go to Roots on a weekly basis..... thats a good indicator that it is good. - so far i have loved everything that I have tried....
Roots serves Fair-Trade Coffee- one of the few coffeehouses in dfw that supports Fair trade-
its good knowing that you are helping farmers and people of poverty land - when you are drinking that cup of coffee.
-the most frequent that I get there: - Mocha Frappe- with chocolate syrup. ... nice and cool, with that little hint of coffee.
-the next frequent that i get: - Strawberry -bananna smoothie (if i drink coffee drinks late in the evening i normally cant go to sleep... so when i go in the eve, i get a smoothie- the strawberrry bananna, when i first tried it... it was good, and just stuck with it.
-I tried the Peach smoothie yesterday - it was good (but strawberry bananna being my favorite)
- i enjoy their iced mocha -- ( i think thats what its called) i've had it a couple of times, i have learned that i enjoy it better with cream.
-Their drip coffee is good too --- if i go there in the mornings, this is what i get. :)
The atmosphere is what I go for -  I know that its nice and calm. plenty of seats .... you may not be able to snag the nice big comfy chairs - but yeah--- if you're working on your laptop or doing papers or something - then the little tables are good for that - they do have free wi-fi, however i have never used it.
They have live music on friday and saturday evenings.... they are usually good --- just nice to support the local artists.
-which roots does a great job doing.

they showcase local artwork from local artists. - in fact right now, they have a gallery up, where you can put your own pictures on it... its really great.(im a photographer, so i will be putting up some of my work on it.)

I love to support businesses that arent driven in the corporate world (ahem--- Starbucks) -
the baristas are friendly -
good seating, comfortable atmosphere. :-)

So i give this 5 stars.