Fairgrounds Coffee & Tea

Either hire more people or train your staff better. 20 mins wait for a breakfast sandwich and there is not even a single line in an empty cafe is unacceptable.

terrible management, no orientation or flow. poor baristas doing one million things at the same time. who is running this company? bunch of incompetent people.

Diana is the best!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Can't even get one of the employees to the counter it's like pulling teeth just to order. Bailed before I even purchased my single canned drink. Employees made eye contact but scurried away. ? Very weird

Food: 1

Service: 1

3 changes that would increase my rating:
1. Putting soap in men’s bathroom (there hasn’t been any in months)
2. Cleaning men’s bathroom
3. Fixing water fountain

Atmosphere: 1

Expensive, but what isn't expensive these days. The service and atmosphere are excellent. I look forward to going back there for a quality cup of tea and good conversations with friends.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

This is my first time ordering, and never again. I ordered for pickup this morning, and ordered a sweet potato bowl, they missed half my ingredients. There's no Parmesan cheese there's no fajita peppers, avocado or kale. How do you miss all the ingredients to someone's dish? And only leave the base? The base is undercooked, it's undercooked quinoa Sweet potato + rice, the only thing cooked properly is the spinach that I didn't ask for in the dish. There's no avocado in the breakfast burrito that was also ordered, or cheese. We paid extra for all of it and got none of it. The coffee is, good at best. Never again. The worst part is the place wasn't even busy when I picked up, a total of three people and yet the order was still completely screwed up.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 1

Closed an hour early on a Wednesday

Service: 1

I was charged $6 for a small drip coffee.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

Great campus spot for a coffee, snack, breakfast, or lunch. Excellent coffee and delicious food!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I only had drinks. Their turmeric ginger latte is great.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

This was my first time. I will definitely be coming back soon.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The cashier women 5’5 with a head wrap on, was so rude I gave her my order and she said next, as if I wasn’t standing in front of her. Disgusting behavior.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

This Muslim lady was my cashier and she tried to flirt with me and made me so uncomfortable, I didn’t even want my food

No cupholders for very hot coffee. No station where you can add your own cream/milk. When served one of our coffee was leaking from the sides (as in actively dripping even when put down). The stars are purely for the coffee (which was great) and the atmosphere.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 2

Fairgrounds is my favorite Cafe in
UChicago. I can stay here the whole day for working, learning and reading. The taste of coffee is pretty good with different options provided.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5