Base Community Cafe

1200 W 35th St, Chicago
(773) 609-2347

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Slick Rick

Great vibe, coffee, and breakfast sándwiches.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Michael Damato

Set into the Bridgeport arts center, this café has plenty of space along with direct access insides the building to all of the art galleries and the museum.

Took a second to find the entrance that's tucked into the loading dock. But once you're in service is pretty quick and there's plenty of seating.

Both the food and coffee we got was pretty good and because this is in the arts center that's a ton of parking as well.

Atmosphere: 5

Michael O'Sullivan

What a great local cafe! I highly recommended their coffee drinks and their sandwiches. This is a nice cafe to work from, with good wifi and cozy and comfortable vibes in a cute space. The staff was very friendly and accommodating.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

JC C

Really cool and relaxing atmosphere. It’s like a little hidden gem. The register assistant was super polite.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Alli

We stopped in to order some fries for a quick afternoon snack. The fries were delicious! The vibes of the cafe were great for quiet conversation or to work / study. I'd love to come back and try their coffees and teas.

Karl Hughes

Cashier got our order wrong and didn’t know what a traditional macchiato was, but the food was good and it’s a cool environment. I just think that if you have a $30k espresso machine you should know how to use it, but that’s the coffee snob in me.

Bridgeport doesn’t have a ton of great options so if you’re in the area this is up there. The prices were very reasonable, but it’s not a place I’d go out of my way for.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 2

Genevieve Petruzzelli

What a lovely Cafe in the Bridgeport Fine Arts Center! Art work, really nice staff and good food!

Sean Vinson

Chef James and the Owner Paul offer 5 start service. I love the immediate welcoming energy to patrons they showed along with the kindness of the staff.

Musical selection is 👌 and the cold brew mocha with oat milk is a winning selection.
I had the grilled cheese with ham off the bone and while the flavor was solid, the texture of the freshly made sandwich was surprisingly a bit chewy. I suspect that the parchment paper used to wrap the sandwich was the culprit. Otherwise, really good.

Atmosphere is uplifted by the incredible artwork lined on the walls.

I hung around to knock out a ton of work and stumbled upon great conversation and networking opportunity. Definitely will return in the near future.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

R

Had the best poppyseed bagel in my life! Staff was very kind and the cafe itself had a really calm atmosphere - would highly recommend stopping in to do some work, plenty of places to sit/outlets.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

sianna Liu

The atmosphere is great, and everything is made to order. The only downside is that they don't have beef. But thankfully, there are other options. The view from the window is my favorite part—it's beautiful. The location is easy to find, and parking is very convenient. If the restaurant is full, you might have to wait a while for a spot. There's water available at the entrance. There aren't many surprises, but it's suitable for those who work nearby and want to grab a bite to eat.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

Nickcole Bolden

This place is what I've discovered to be a hidden gem! It is quaint, a very nice atmosphere. Locals frequent this coffee shop. The menu is extensive with lots of great breakfast sandwiches, muffins etc....... I'm not a big coffee drinker, but I had the Lavender Latte and it was good! Great customer service!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Christina Tamayo

Their rebel sandwich is everything. So good!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

YASMINE FRANCO

Service was horrible and the owner was extremely rude. He was also degrading his employees in front of everyone. So unprofessional, will never go again.

Service: 1

Adam Zagata

My name was announced and walked up to a counter and grab the only drink that was there. Seconds later a male employee walked up hostile and made it a point to rudely explain how we took someone else’s coffee (well why you call my name when my drink was not there?) minutes later he decided to drop off the invoice (which I ended up paying) for the coffee I accidentally grabbed during my professional meeting. Customer service needs to improve as it did not make anyone at our table feel welcoming after standing in a line for 20 mins to make an order. Vibes were nice and coffee was good but I don’t plan on ever contributing to this business again. Situation could have been handled a lot better.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 1

Michael

Me and my colleague came here for a professional meeting with a potential client. We ordered 3 coffees, he called our name and I asked if this was our coffee, he said yes. I grabbed the coffee and brought them back to the table.

The gentleman making the coffee proceeded to come to our table and tell me I grabbed the wrong one. I apologized but he was very rude. Then he proceeded to come back to our table and give us a receipt for the coffee I accidentally took. Very rude and completely throwing off the whole vibe of the meeting going forward.

I normally will not leave a bad review. I just won’t go back but he was disrespectful on two occasions.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 1

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