Dark Matter Coffee - The Mothership

Home of our favorite coffee beans, when we were in town on a quick trip we knew we had to stop in. The service was a little lacking, felt like the cashier was having an off day but the coffee, cold brew cans and even the burrito were all top notch. There isn't really anywhere to sit inside, maybe some outside seating but it was raining when we were there

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Had the most delicious tiniest cold brew on the subway

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great coffee and consistently friendly staff. This place is my go-to coffee shop! Highly recommend the Agave latte—it’s absolutely delicious

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Heard a lot of good things about this place. Wanted to try it out. Coffee was good. There is an interesting variety of coffee drinks.

Atmosphere: 3

Service: 5

Cortado rocked my socks off.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I’ve been here 6 times total with my 🐱 in a backpack carrier. All of a sudden today one employee is extremely rude to me about it demanding that I never do this again. They need to get their Policies in order between staff members and not have it be a completely random free for all where everyone says something different. I won’t be going there for morning coffee ever again 🤗 , metric is a few blocks away and they talk to their customers respectfully

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Adoooorable! In love with the space!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Really nice cafe to get some work done while having some affordable drinks. There’s an indoor and outdoor space with plenty of tables. Not wheelchair accessible as there’s a step to get into the store and a bigger step to go outside.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 4

Really excellent coffee. I go for beans, but the drinks are also great. Atmosphere is out of this world, staff always friendly/informed. Beans are $20-24/12oz, which is less painful when paired with the ‘free’ cup of drip. Constant creativity with their bean production, so you get what you pay for. Would be cool if there were some membership program to make the cost of beans a bit less.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

One of the best coffee shops in town. Highly recommend 10/10

super cute coffee shop, fun drink options!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Super unique vibe with bold personality in every corner. The coffee is rich, strong, and full of flavor. definitely not your average cup. Loved the funky decor and laid-back energy. Great spot to hang out and sip something good.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

No place to sit but the cold brew is good and you get a free small cold brew with purchase of coffee grounds.

Food: 5

Service: 5

One of the funkiest Coffee joints I’ve been too. I love a place that takes their coffee making seriously. This was one of those places.

Cool shop with mugs, shirts, skateboards, records and of course multiple different flavours and styles of coffee beans and grinds to purchase to take home.

I had a basic Americano / long black which was smooth as silk and the misso had a hektik ice barrel vanilla / chocolate latte- epic

Staff…. Or customer service was below average. Tried to make chit chat but the server either had no interest in chatting or has zero personality/socialisation skills which might make sense if he grew up reading comic books and playing Dungeons and Dragons so I can can’t fault him for being that way

Overall
great coffee
Great atmosphere
Awesome set up
Zero people skills

But all I really care about is the coffee

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 1

Great addition to the coffee world: New flavors to try if you feel like you've seen most of what's to offer from the coffee in Chicago. The staff is incredibly kind and insightful, the atmosphere fits the aesthetic of the brand, and there are numerous products on site including a fridge of canned cold coffee, merch, chocolates, beans, and even some skateboards all produced by Dark Matter Coffee. Everything here is not overpriced either, I'm looking forward to coming back and trying more drinks next time I'm in Chicago.

Things to be aware of:
The spicy coffee is sweet but actually spicy so don't expect just a hit of spice, expect to be strangled Abit.

There is no parking except street parking in the area and a lot nearby although I'm not sure how the lot is since I parked on the street in a nearby neighborhood.

There are no bathrooms in this place but if you ask nicely and buy something they might let you use the employee restroom (don't ruin this opportunity for others by trashing it)

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5