Fairgrounds Coffee & Tea

5500a S University Ave, Chicago
(872) 244-7270

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Bacon Lettuce Avocado Tomato
Chicken Kale Caesar Salad
Decorated Sugar Cookie
Cake Pop

Summer Beverages
Strawberry Green Tea Lemon Spritz
Strawberry, green iced tea, soda water, lemonade, with a lemon garnish.
Lime Cold Brew Fizz
Lime, cold brew, soda water, with a lemon garnish.
Iced Strawberry Matcha
A traditional matcha latte with a summer twist of strawberry shaken with ice. Choose your milk.
Espresso Soda
Simple syrup, lime, or strawberry combined with soda water and espresso with a lemon garnish.
Espresso Tonic
Tonic water and espresso garnished with lime. The drink of the summer.
Shaken Iced Tea
Delicious Rishi Iced Tea shaken with ice.
Shaken Iced Tea Lemonade
Rishi Iced tea combined with lemonade.

Cafe - Signature Beverages
Shaken Espresso
Your choice of flavor and milk shaken with espresso and poured over ice.
Vietnamese Cold Brew
Cold brew on tap shaken with sweetened condensed milk, cinnamon and fresh mint.
Espresso Old Fashioned
Espresso, simple syrup, bitters, shaken with an orange peel. Same great notes as the classic cocktail, just with the opposite effect.
Cafe Miel
Espresso, milk, honey, and cinnamon.
Iced Cafe Miel
Espresso, choice of milk, honey, and cinnamon over ice.

Cafe - Breakfast
Bacon, Egg, & Cheese Sandwich
Brioche, fried egg, bacon, cheddar, & giardiniera aioli.
Sausage Breakfast Burrito
Egg, sausage, Monterey jack, crispy potato, black bean & corn relish, avocado crema, & roasted peppers.
Bacon Breakfast Tacos
Avocado Toast
Sourdough, avocado, pickled radish, tomato, & everything bagel seasoning.
Bagel & Schmear
Choice of plain or everything bagel with whipped cream cheese or grass fed butter & jam.
Breakfast Bowl
Fried egg, cheese, tots, bacon, pepper relish & giardiniera aioli.
Greek Yogurt Bowl
Greek yogurt, fresh fruit, granola, & matcha honey.
Acai Bowl
Acai, fresh berries, coconut, & granola.

Salads & Bowls
Chicken Caesar
Baby kale, chicken, parmesan, & harissa caesar.
Southwest Salad
Romaine, black beans, corn, red pepper, tomato, Monterey jack, & chipotle buttermilk ranch.
Sweet Potato Bowl
Grains, sweet potato, kale, cranberry, chickpea, pumpkin spice, pepitas, & lemon tahini dressing.
Roasted Tomatillo Bowl
Farro, quinoa, tomatillo, kale, jalapeno vinaigrette, corn nuts, & avocado creme.

Cafe Blended
Strawberry Banana Smoothie
Strawberry, banana, & oat milk.
Mango Smoothie
Peach, mango, pineapple, banana, & oat milk.
Rainforest Remedy
Pineapple and coconut smoothie topped with a shot of matcha.
Blended Cold Brew
Cold brew, oat milk, & frappe base.
Kale Smoothie
Kale, cherry, pineapple, oat milk, greek yogurt, & honey.

Lunch Sandwiches
Turkey Club
Multigrain, Turkey, bacon, havarti, tomato, red onion, spring mix, & giardiniera aioli .
Tuna Avocado Melt
Tuna salad, avocado, roasted tomato, cheddar, & baby kale.
B.L.T.A
Bacon. Lettuce. Tomato. Avocado. Served on Sourdough.
Fire Roasted Chicken Melt
Sourdough, fire roasted chicken, peppers, onions, havarti, & cheddar.
Grilled Cheese W/tomato Soup
Rustic white bread, havarti, cheddar with tomato soup.
Sunbutter & Jam
Rustic white bread, sunbutter, & wild blueberry jam.

Cafe - Espresso Classics
Latte
Your choice of espresso, with steamed milk topped with froth.
Mocha
Espresso, chocolate, and steamed milk.
Cappuccino
An 8 ounce serving of Espresso, steamed milk, and frothed milk.
Espresso Double Shot
Cortado
Americano
Espresso with hot water.

Cafe - Tea
Chai Latte
Matcha Latte
Organic Looseleaf Tea
Rishi organic looseleaf tea made to order. Choose your favorite.
Turmeric Ginger Latte
Turmeric infused spiced black tea with steamed milk.
Turmeric Ginger (BB)
Organic mango, organic turmeric root, organic pineapple, organic ginger root, organic green tea with jasmine, natural mango flavor, & essential kaffir lime oil.

Cafe From the Taps
Limitless Salted Caramel Cold Brew
Metropolis Cold Brew
Wild Bay Kombucha
Counter Culture Cold Brew
Marin Pinot Sage Kombucha
Marin Pinot Sage Kombucha.

Cafe Brew Bar
Passion House
Rotating Single Origin.
Frothy Monkey - Unwind {Decaf
Unwind Decaf Blend from Nashville, TN's Frothy Monkey.
Verve - The 1950
The 1950 blend from Verve in Santa Cruz, a medium bodied coffee with notes of allspice and earl gray.
Four Letter Word - Parachute Blend
Parachute blend.
Counter Culture
Big trouble blend: nutty, sweet, & creamy.
Whirlwind
Killer Diller - Hot Cocoa, milk chocolate, and a hint of roasted nuts. Crafted with specialty coffee from Indonesia and South America.
Anodyne Rotating So
Milwaukee, WI. Rotating single origin.
Panther Coffee (BB)

Food - Grab & Go
Hard Boiled Eggs
Matcha Chia Pudding (GG)
Overnight Oats (GG)

Food Pastries
Blueberry Muffin
Double Chocolate Chip Muffin
Old Fashioned Donut
Classic & glazed old-fashioned donut.

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Recent Reviews

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.
May 2025
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.
December 2024
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.
December 2024

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Fairgrounds Coffee & Tea

5500a S University Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
(872) 244-7270