FISHERS/NOBLESVILLE, IN — For Abdullah Ali, owner of Yafa Golden Coffee USA, the first year of business has been less about brewing a perfect cup and more about navigating an endless gauntlet of orange cones and construction barriers. Located on Mundy Drive near the busy Fishers-Noblesville line, the coffee shop is facing severe financial strain due to prolonged roadwork that has blocked entrances, deterred customers, and slashed sales.

Yafa Golden Coffee, which specializes in Yemeni coffee and bakes all its pastries in-house, has been open for just over a year and four months at 14160 Mundy Drive. Abdullah says the business was hit with construction obstacles almost immediately.

“I don’t think we’ve had, you know when they say you got to have like a tough start to like go crazy?” Abdull

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