I hit the foodie streets last week to scope out a new place in Chesapeake.
Kensley’s Açaí & Café opened at the end of March in the Cahoon Commons shopping center.
Owners Kensley Melendez and his wife are from Puerto Rico and came up with the business idea last year. The Navy brought Melendez to the area two years ago and he and his wife couldn’t find some of their island favorites. So they decided to open a café.
It’s spacious with plenty of seating to get a taste of Puerto Rico. The café serves acai bowls prepared with sorbet, Puerto Rican coffee and sandwiches on house-made Puerto Rican pan sobao (bread). It also offers pastries such as muffins, cheesecakes and tres leches cake (weekends).
I tried the quesito, a Puerto Rican puff pastry filled with cream cheese. The airy, sweet treat had a smidge of cream cheese. I wanted more but I enjoyed it. I paired it with my dulce de leche latte with macadamia nut milk. Yes, I drank coffee again. The caramel flavor was good but I haven’t converted into a java junkie yet.