Thanks for your support!

Hi everyone!

My name is Tri Nguyen and I'm the founder of Patient Coffee :)

Thank you so much for stopping by and showing your support! At the moment, Patient Coffee is a one-man operation, with occasional per diem (unpaid internship) help from my wonderful wife. I know, it shows - please pardon the site's appearance at this time.

About Me

I'm a first-generation Vietnamese immigrant. My first taste of coffee was cà phê sữa đá (Vietnamese iced coffee with condensed milk), as I would sneak a few sips from my dad's cup when riding on his scooter. Coffee hits different when you're a 3-year-old sitting front-row in a Honda Dream with your dad, baby brother, and mom zipping through the streets of Saigon.

Fast forward to today and I'm now married, worked over a decade in healthcare (still working full-time), and have developed an incurable desire to make my mark (read: small scratch) in the coffee world. So I took the plunge 3 years ago and went back to Vietnam to visit family and also learn as much as possible about coffee production and roasting. I then attended multiple coffee conventions, procured a small 400-lb coffee roaster, and roasted countless sample batches on it. As I learned more about the process, I gained a newfound respect for small coffee roasters. Despite the uncertainty of starting a small business, I still wanted to make my version of cà phê sữa đá with my own coffee.

This journey has allowed me to reconnect with family, learn the hard lessons of starting your own business, and, most importantly, build connections with kind and passionate people. 

Why Support Patient Coffee?

Quality - Patient Coffee is dedicated to promoting and providing high-quality, freshly-roasted coffee. Our goal is to one day have all coffee roasted-to-order. I personally sort, roast, and package every batch of coffee with care and attention.

All roasted coffee is produced in an FDA-approved facility.

Sustainability - We only use specialty-grade green coffee beans. This helps drive demand for higher-quality coffee, allowing farmers to earn more for their hard work and incentivizing them to implement safer, more sustainable farming methods.

Furthermore, although we are a very small operation, we have committed to minimizing our environmental impact by using food-grade, kraft paper packaging for our products. 

100% Natural - All of our coffee is roasted without using any additives or artificial flavors.