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Honestly, looks pretty unassuming with a narrow storefront entrance and upon entering, looks pretty standard. I would’ve expected a more rustic/hipster vibe based on the name of the coffee shop, but no hate! As long as the place is clean and the food/drinks are solid, that’s what I really care about — and that’s pretty much what I found here! Ordered a chai latte, and waffles with strawberries and regular syrup. Love the standard price concept, no additional up charge for fruit toppings or flavored syrup. It was simple but satisfying! Kind of made me nostalgic for breakfast growing up without all the fluff and extra stuff that many brunch places are trying too hard for nowadays. Chai wasn’t life changing, but I didn’t enjoy it! Looking at the menu, the coffee/espresso drinks seem slightly above Starbucks but pretty similar to other coffee shops. The food prices are VERY reasonable. (Avocado toast under $5?? I’m used to seeing prices at least double that.) The shop looks small but there’s an upstairs area that could be good if you’re looking to work there for a few hours, but dunno what the outlet situation is like. I had brought my laptop just in case but it seemed more of like a come-and-go type of place so I didn’t stay after meeting with a friend. Always appreciate a company supporting a charitable cause, the food/drinks were solid, and it’s hard to find a spot that opens early enough in the morning other than Starbucks, so I’d come back!

Foster Street Coffee – Menu with Prices – 530 Foster St #2, Durham

I visited Foster Street Coffee a couple of times, during lunch time. When you walk in, the coffee shop is open and welcoming. The coffee bar is a few steps away from the door and each time, a smiling barista was waiting to take my order. The coffee shop is bigger than what it looks like from the street. Inside are cozy tables up front of the large window overlooking the street and then a few oversized armchairs that looked very soft (haven’t tested them out yet!) A little further back were some longer tables that looked like they were good for working on the laptop and sipping on your coffee. There was also a conference room with a large table and a TV for more organized meetings. I was impressed because this coffee shop could be a very convenient place to meet at if your organization is located in Downtown Durham. The menu board is simple, clean and elegant. They carry everything you’d expect from a coffee shop. I decided to try a coffee frappe, which is ice cream, coffee and vanilla. It wasn’t overly sweet at all. The coffee flavor came through strong, so it’s not quite like a milkshake. Maybe not good for a kid. It was tasty and I finished it all easily. I think I’ll experiment with the syrup flavors in the future. For my second visit, I tried a vanilla chai latte. I must admit that Starbucks is my standard for a vanilla chai latte. I find they have the best taste to me. I’ve tried a lot vanilla chais in other coffee shops and they never quite compare to Starbucks. But Foster Street surprised me. Their vanilla chai was light but sweet, creamy, slightly spicy and the froth on top was perfect. There was a lot of it. I was impressed with the first sip. It’s just as good as Starbucks chai, for sure. I will definitely make that drink a staple for next time I visit Foster. Each time, the barista brought the drink out directly to me and I thought that was so sweet. I’m happy to have a great local coffee shop in the area.

Indaba Coffee – Menu with Prices – 419 N Nettleton St, Spokane

My daughter and I came in here Friday to enjoy some donuts at the connecting donut shop (highly recommend). We decided to get a drink from Indaba as well… I’m not a huge coffee drinker and was excited to see they had chai! My daughter and I both ordered the orange, maple chai tea… sounded DELICIOUS and we were both excited to taste it as I am a huge chai fan. Anyways, they used fresh orange zest and real maple syrup (which I was totally stoked about) AND it was so unfortunate we were unable to taste these flavors as the taste of the chai spices were SO OVERWHELMING. The aftertaste was so spicy and strong that we couldn’t get past it (it was similar to that burn you get from eating raw ginger) I thought maybe it was just my drink made that way, so I tasted my daughters as well and hers was just as spicy. I was totally bummed… spent $10 on 2 drinks we couldn’t even drink. Easy down on the chai spice, a little goes a long way..

The Kidd Coffee Co. – Menu with Prices – 4257, 301 E 4th St ste 425, Cincinnati

Kidd Coffee was just OK. Admittedly I’m not a coffee addict, but I do like a cuppa something hot, sweet, creamy and slightly coffee-accented. And I don’t mind paying $4 for a cup as an occasional splurge, and I especially don’t mind contributing to a Starbucks competitor in the completely vain hope that competition will help check-and-balance Starbucks’ prices. I impulse bought a small Milky Way specialty coffee from the Kidd Coffee stand on a particularly blustery day. It was meeeehhhh, and the same price as a Starbucks beverage. There was nothing special or distinct or even that yummy about the flavor or presentation that made the calories worthwhile. If you would have told me that it was a caramel macchiato, vanilla latte, mocha blahblah or white chocolate mocha I would have believed it because it just didn’t have any memorable taste. I like the mixed coffee drinks at McDonald’s or Dunkin’ far better.

Biggby Coffee – Menu with Prices – 120 W Ottawa St, Lansing

Better than Starbucks in my opinion but still it’s nothing special. I’m not a fan of all the sugary syrup flavored drinks. When I try a new coffee place I usually get an iced latte or a regular coffee. On this occasion I went with an iced latte and it was ok. It did not have that over roasted/burnt Starbucks flavor but it seemed to be lacking any flavor. Next time I’ll try it with an extra shot of espresso.

Roasters Coffeehouse – Menu with Prices – 1100 3rd St SE, Cedar Rapids

Great little coffee shop off to the left (away from the other food) when you walk into the market. They offer a great variety of tea and coffee drinks – I am partial to the chai latte, but they offer FOUR different tea lattes (which may be more than any place I’ve been that didn’t explicitly focus on tea). The chai latte is delicious – the spice flavor really comes out nicely. They also make delicious and luxuriously soft cookies, including a lot of gluten free varieties. My only complaint is that I often wait a really long time for them to make all the drinks… but I guess that’s the price of having really good drinks! Definitely recommend if you’re looking for a drink with your food or while you shop.

Anthem Coffee & Tea – Point Ruston – Menu with Prices – 5005 Main St #105, Tacoma

I was very excited to see an anthem coffee open at Point Ruston. I was even happier when I decided to venture out and try their dirty chai with soy. Essentially it’s chai, soy, and espresso shots. It sounds a little crazy, but it’s super delicious! It is actually my new favorite thing at any coffee shop now. I love that they have these creative drinks, and that I found my new favorite, but I have found that the last two times I have gone there, they haven’t been consistent. Last week, we ordered a mocha and a dirty chai and both were extremely milky. It was hard to taste any coffee or chai. I’m not sure if the espresso shots were made poorly or the measurements were wrong, but they just weren’t good. Also, the coffee is rarely very hot. We gave Anthem another try a few days ago. I really do like the flavor of their coffee and just want our drinks to be like they were when we first ordered them. This last time when I ordered, they asked me if I wanted vanilla or spicy chai. I have never been asked this, and didn’t know what to pick, so I picked vanilla, but I think it was the spicy chai that I like. Maybe some people ask for your preference and other people just make it, I’m not sure. However, consistency is really important. I really want to keep going to Anthem and getting my new found drink, but I want it hot, the espresso shots made well, and the same chai used every time. My partner just wants his mocha with well-made shots, milk, a balanced amount of chocolate, and to get it hot. We will give it another try for sure, but I really hope this next time goes better.

Himalayan Java – Menu with Prices – 329 S 16th St #1, Omaha

Saw so many good reviews and needed to start checking out local coffee spots so we’re not stuck going to Starbucks all the time. This is a super cute place close to Old Market with its own little charm. The staff was super nice! They were very patient with us as first-timers and gave us information about the most popular drinks people tend to order. So on that note, I got the honey latte and my boyfriend got the dirty chai. Oh dang was it good! Forewarning…if you don’t like sweet coffee drinks, don’t get these. The honey latte was so smooth, creamy, full of honey flavor, and just so good. The foam was a good layer and they gave a couple little cookies that I just used to scoop some of the foam and ate it. According to my boyfriend, the dirt chai didn’t have overpowering spices of the chai and didn’t mask the coffee taste. He also loved his drink. For food, we were simple and got bagels with cream cheese. Very soft, not hard or super crunchy from toasting. Maybe next time we’ll try some actual food and see how that is. But all in all, go for the coffee drinks! They’re amazing and can’t wait to go again and try another one! Or just get the same thing because it was so good haha

Publik Coffee Roasters – Menu with Prices – 975 S W Temple, Salt Lake City

The last time I came here, I had their chai and I remember it being fairly good. This time around I ordered a 16 oz London fog, they rang me up for the 16 oz but gave me a 12 oz. I let the barista know and she quickly said she’ll fix me up the 16 oz. Unfortunately, the tea lacked flavor and consisted of a lot of foam. A classic London fog is supposed to have vanilla (and lavender in some places) syrup. However, there was no syrup in my tea. I would’ve been fine with paying extra for the syrup but I’m not too sure if they charged me for that or not. Nonetheless, no syrup was added and I was left with a very plain tea (they didn’t steep for too long). I know they don’t specialize in tea but I expected something slightly better. Luckily, I was saved by the avocado toast which was good. I don’t recommend this place for studying as the tables are quite small and there are few outlets, especially on the bottom floor.

Hendershots Coffee Menu with Prices 237 Prince Ave, Athens

Always my favorite coffee shop turned bar after hours to visit when I’m in Athens. This particular weekend, after a disappoint Georgia loss to South Carolina, I wanted to check out this place that was far from the chaos of downtown Athens. It’s definitely more of an Athens towny restaurant that’s great to have group meetups, see live music, comedy shows, etc. This particular day when I went, there was a Jazz show. I didn’t want to attend the show, but they allowed people to sit outside and you could still basically hear the Jazz from the courtyard seating. It was very pleasant! For my drinks I ordered a Guinness stout which was poured a little wrong, so I had to wait for it to settle for about 5 minutes before I could drink it. I also ordered the Angry pirate which was a chai latte with rum, but the drink was a little too strong for my liking and tasted like it only had a hint of chai in it. Overall solid experience, but I would maybe recommend their coffee drinks over their cocktails!

Revolution Roasters – Menu with Prices – 1836 S Coast Hwy, Oceanside

In a town full of coffee shops and Starbucks on every corner it can be hard to pick a coffee shop, for some maybe that spot is Revolution Roasters. Revolution Roasters had amazing coffee! I’m a purist and take my coffee black and the coffee here had an excellent taste, nothing wrong on that end. Some things can be a little pricier here but for coffee purists, it’s pretty standard priced. I also have found depending on what you’re trying to get done can be heavily affected based on the day and time and even who is working. I have been here where it was nice and mellow enough to get some work done, but I have also been here when the music was so loud that it would drown out my headphones when I put them on. So timing and staff can have a huge effect. Surprisingly for being on the 101, parking is not bad! Since it is located near some neighborhood streets you can easily park right behind the 101 and a quick minute walk and you’ll be here! Overall nice place with good coffee, and since coming back more I’ve found the prices to be better than I once thought. However, it is hard to come back on a regular basis to get work done as spots to sit are always inconsistent. Definitely a better social coffee spot.

Coffee Dose – Menu with Prices – 3035, 116 E 18th St, Costa Mesa

Came here on a whim with my best friend and my sister after seeing how hyped up it was on Instagram and we were frankly disappointed. The coffee shop was also a makeshift hair salon, where people could go in and get their hair done. We all ordered drinks. I ordered an iced chai latte with almond milk, my sister ordered an iced chai latte with whole milk, and my best friend ordered a cappuccino. After being there and hearing our names for the order, we grabbed our cups and took a sip. We couldn’t believe the disbelief of how disgusting our drinks were. Both chai teas tasted like Delsym, an orange cough syrup with cinnamon and the cappuccino tasted very sour. We weren’t too happy about the quality of the drinks after seeing how great the advertisements were on social media. After another sip, we decided we could no longer drink these drinks and went back to tell the baristas. Because it was our first time here and the taste was awful, I asked if we could swap them out with different drinks as the ones we ordered were not up to par. My friend and I both opted for a hot match a latte with almond milk and oat milk. My sister got a mocha. We were happy that they let us swap out the first drinks as they weren’t very good. The second round of drinks, tasted much better, but nothing too far from a 3/5. The aesthetic here is cute, I would rate it 4/5. However, their drinks are sub par, I dont think I will be coming back anytime soon as it was nothing special. Yes, the cups have some sassy sayings like “so fucking zen” or “anti-bitch serum,” but the drinks itself are not worth the price.

Jason’s Courtyard Cafe – Menu with Prices – 1521 Apache Dr, Chula Vista

I’ve been coming to Jason’s since I started college at SWC a few years ago. Hands down, my absolute favorite coffee shop in all of San Diego! I’m not an avid coffee drinker, but the coffee here has been a saving grace for me. I love their coffee because it’s sweet, but not overwhelmingly sweet. I order their ice coffee all year round, but sometimes I order their hot coffee, which tastes just as great. My favorite drinks are the Polar Bear and the Divinity, but I heard all the drinks here are very delicious. Not to mention, their coffee is A LOT cheaper and I personally think it’s better compared to Starbucks. I stopped getting Starbucks in the mornings before class because I knew the coffee at Jason’s was more worth my money. Unfortunately I graduated from SWC this year, so I’m very sad I don’t have access to Jason’s all the time anymore. ? My sister started attending SWC though, so sometimes I ask her to bring some of their coffee back home for me, haha. It’s that good!! If you’re a student at SWC, please take advantage of this little coffee shop during your time there, you won’t regret it!