A hybrid restaurant opened in Seaview last July, in the location that once hosted a dollar store and then a gun shop. In the morning and early afternoon the building is home to the Metro Espresso, offering breakfast, lunch and coffee. In the evening the establishment is Galletti's, an Italian restaurant filling what owners Ron and Sue Ann Starheim saw as a gap in the market.

The business plan began with the Metro Espresso. Sue Ann wanted to expand her long-established Diamond Espresso business by offering a sit down coffee house where people could relax and use the wireless internet. She bought another espresso stand across the street from Diamond, naming it Metro to create brand association for the restaurant.

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