SA Coffee Roasters / What’s Brewing (San Antonio)
SA Coffee Roasters / What’s Brewing
“San Antonio’s longest running coffee roaster, since 1979.”
Family-owned roasting operation at 138 W Rhapsody Dr, San Antonio, TX. Founded by Roger Chbeir; now in its second generation under his sons Sami and Tony, with a third generation (Dylan, Sami’s eldest) on staff.
Founding
Roger Chbeir established the business in 1979 with a simple question: “what kind of coffee do people like to drink?” The operating philosophy has held since: “an old and new school, no nonsense coffee roaster that understands people like to drink their coffee many different ways.” Core mission: “help you make the coffee that you like to drink, at home.”
Roger is described on the site as “a living legend whose story cannot justifiably be fit on an internet webpage.” A signature blend carries his name.
Family & staff
| Person | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Roger Chbeir | Founder | Active; “living legend” |
| Sami Chbeir | Green coffee sourcing | Started roasting with father + brother in 1997; married to Natalie; three kids |
| Tony Chbeir | Technician & Operations Manager | Historically “the highest volume coffee roaster in San Antonio” |
| Dylan | Account Representative | Sami’s eldest son; third generation |
| Jake | Production Roaster | |
| Anthony | Logistics | |
| Natalie Chbeir | Office Manager |
Products
Specialty-graded coffees from light single origins to dark blends. Categories: single origins, in-house blends, decaffeinated, flavored, hot tea. Also sells equipment & accessories; subscriptions available.
Also operates pinball machines on-site (unusual café amenity, worth noting).
Location & hours
- Address: 138 W Rhapsody Dr, San Antonio, TX
- Phone: (210) 308-8882
- Email: sales@sacoffeeroasters.com
- Hours: Mon–Thu 8am–6pm · Fri–Sat 8am–8pm · Sun closed
- Drive-thru location also operates (separate Facebook account)
Significance for H&H research
The longest continuously operating coffee roaster in San Antonio, predating the specialty coffee wave by decades. Roger Chbeir’s 1979 founding bridges the era of H&H-style commercial roasting and the modern specialty scene. The family’s 46-year institutional memory of the SA coffee market is unmatched among active roasters in the city.
See also
- [[pulp-coffee-roasters]] — newer SA specialty roaster, Denver Heights
- [[brown-coffee-co]] — SA specialty roaster, closed 2024
- [[merit-coffee]] — SA specialty chain; the Local Coffee → Merit lineage
- [[hh-coffee-factory]] — historical SA coffee context (stub)