The third space for the growing population of young urbanites in downtown Fresno is the Iron Bird Café. The Iron Bird Café serves its coffee with a sophisticated, modern, urban flair. This can be seen in the beverages served at the coffee shop. On top of the usual coffee house drinks, the Iron Bird also serves beverages that have been created by the café called signature drinks. These drinks have creative and interesting names that range from the Downtown Mocha to the lavender infused Cosmo. Another drink under the signature drink menu is the Barista’s Whim. This drink is created by the barista in the way they want, the only input the customer has into their order is whether they would like their beverage hot or cold.

Drinks are not the only things that are available at the Iron Bird; food is also served at the Iron Bird Café. The menu ranges from breakfast sandwiches made in the morning with spinach tortillas and fresh salsa, to deserts such as cinnamon raisin sweet rolls.

In the evening, the Iron Bird Café hosts and participates in different events such as open-mic and the once a month art-hop. Open-mic is an event where any musicians or poets can perform at the café. According to co-owner Gary Christiansen, if they are good enough, the person might have a chance to have their own solo show. For their art-hop event, they host a different artist every month. The artists range from painters to photographers. The current art show at the café is called “Artisism.” The art shown is a showcase of the artistic talents of the children with autistic spectrum disorder at the Village Educational Center in Fresno. The show lasts from now until the end of April. Iron Bird Café is located at 1915 Fulton Street.