Motherland cafe
5008 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago
(872) 237-0234
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I like the pistachio latte in this cafe. The owner is very welcoming and friendly as well!
Good coffee and food and great service
They use fake generated AI photos for their food and drinks. Extremely misleading, you are lying to your customer base.
Fun atmosphere
It is a good place and peaceful of mind to dine taste good
Amazing chai latte with caramel syrup. The waitress was sweet, the music was great.
I came on a Thursday afternoon and the place was empty. No people and no food. I wanted to try the pastries, but there were none available. The hot food was also unavailable. I tried the baklava latte and it tasted very chemically at first from the syrups, but it was okay after I let it sit. The girl who was working was unaware of the menu or anything, which is okay, but I was expecting a lot more from this! Will try again another day to see if they have pastries and give a more fair review. But the atmosphere is nice.
Pretty good
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I was so excited when this place opened so close to our apartment. My daughter is vegan, so the only thing I can rate from here is their $9 smoothie - which was awful. They were out of the first two flavors on the menu so I settled on a blueberry - as far as I can tell it was frozen blueberries and oat milk in a blender, which of course turned to just blue milk within five minutes. Coulda done that at home and stayed warm…
The “bakery case” had only two macarons in it. The woman at the counter had no idea what she was doing and had to ask the owner twice for a single smoothie.I see all the reviews and notice the lights out the last couple of days, so guess where this is going? Zozo failed because they were barely open - I really do think a cafe can succeed in this space, especially now. But you have to work the hours, build the trust, and put out really good drinks and light food. I hope they turn it around.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
The falafel wrap was delicious, and the matcha latte was amazing! The Christmas music added a calming touch and brought cozy New Year vibes. Thank you!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Matcha Latte and Baklava
Restaurantji Recommends
Gonna have to pile on to the recent negative reviews. I started out ordering a dine-in cappuccino ($6 for a small cap!) and it was served scalding hot in a to-go cup. Felt weird to get prompted for a phone number just to get my receipt. It was difficult to actually evaluate the menu because the screen kept changing, and the AI-generated food pictures were a red flag. Between the menu and the coffee, I didn't bother with food, and after reading through other reviews, I'm happy with my decision.
Pretty harsh atmosphere too -- I was the only customer for the 15 minutes or so that I spent in there early in the afternoon on a sunny Tuesday. Generic classical music on loop.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 3
Amazing place to take coffee or to have lunch, workers are so nice and the place is so beautiful, will definitely come back thank you very much :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This place is a money laundering scheme. They're not even attempting to look like a legitimate business.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
The menu flickers too fast to read on a TV screen, when asking the staff for recommendations they seemed hesitant to recommend any of the food. All the art is ai generated and not fitted the frames properly, and the seating is uncomfortable. A weirdly uninviting cafe which is a shame because the dirty chai was great!
Kid-friendliness: No high chairs
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 2
I ordered the Egyptian shawarma sandwich. It was $7.50 on the menu and they charged me $9.50. when I asked about it, they said it was the "for here" price which came with sides. I would have appreciated them telling me that up front. I got it packed up to go anyway since I was in a rush. The sandwich was okay. The "sides" were maybe half a bag of chips and some questionable looking and smelling pickled vegetables. The menu pictures and are on the walls appear to be AI generated.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
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