I live in the area, and wanted to stop by since we have the time off this week. I’m a huge coffee nerd and former barista; a lot of my friends have recommended this place.
10/10 no notes. I got a cold brew, and my partner got an iced vanilla latte. Cold brew was balanced and not overpowering, and my partner said the vanilla latte was great.
What truly blows me away was the beans I took home. They had a small selection of their own in-house coffee that the barista told us just entered the shop today. They had one coffee called “Daddy’s Face” (apparently the owner’s younger daughter drew all the art for the coffee bags!!!!) which is according to the bag a Colombian natural process with notes of watermelon bubblegum, lime, green apple and cantaloupe. This is probably one of the 5 coffees I’ve had in my life that has truly blown me away from the first sip. Every note on the bag I can taste, and it’s truly one of those coffees that tells a story.
Ya’ll rock. Definitely coming back as often as I can. Don’t sleep on this place.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Marissa Ramirez
Not the place for me. I’ve heard a lot of good things about this place for a while and finally had the chance to try it. No welcome or friendly greeting when I walked in. I tried looking for the menu but it’s on the smallest sheet of paper on the front counter so I felt in the way when deciding what to get. I mentioned it was my first time here and no help or any kind of conversation. I ordered the flan latte and it was waaaay too sweet, I couldn’t taste the coffee at all. Also the milk texture was not on par for the price I paid and it was lukewarm. I’d expect a coffee place as pretentious as this place to at least get latte milk texture and temperature right but nah. Will not be going back
Marco Laure
Love 😍❤️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Maca CH
I love the SPC, it's one of my happy places in the city. Each time I go the environment is serene, the drinks are dreamy, there's nice merch, and surpises. They are great at making space for local artists to showcase their products and for people to leave flyers for services/shows/activities in favor of human rights ♡
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
doom metal enjoyer
rlly good coffee that i stop in every 2 to 3 months to try a special of theirs then immediately feel like taking myself to financial literacy classes for buying afterwards. very kind nice staff good vibes im sure its justifiable if ur sitting in and relaxing snd not gettjng the fancy specials i like to order for funsies but. oh my god it is far too costly to justify ever recommending without like gisnt warning labels that i feel upset with myself while drinking my very costly drink. i know its not their fault entirely but oh my god it is baffling at times.
i love this place but i ruminate over my purchases from this place for a week everytime i go here.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Athanasia Stafilas
I've been here a few times now because they are conveniently close to me, but today was the last time. High prices, long wait times even if you're the only one in there, rude staff, and the drinks always taste slightly burnt.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
Katherine Ochoa
Unassuming coffee shop on a corner, but as soon as you walk in the vibes are hip and cozy. Love their house-made syrups and the rotating latte specials. Everything feels so thoughtfully crafted and you can tell they care for quality.
Xanh Quang
Michelin prices and pretentiousness but not even close to Michelin attention to detail. I checked the google photos and found the menu from only 5 months ago and the same drink I got was cheaper and ridiculously more coherent.
It seems they outsourced their drink descriptions to AI and switched their coffee supplier to dirt because I’ve never had such a terrible cold brew ube “foam”.
Bad English is excusable but throwing some beer foam on a drink and calling it a specialty item is not.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Dennis Kim
Best ube matcha
Daniela Alvarado
Came here spontaneously while visiting another restaurant in the area and I only came in to use the bathroom but as soon as I walked in, the vibe was so chill ans inviting! Not like other cafes when you walk in and feel so unwelcome by the clientele. The energy in here was so chill and inviting! I wish it could have stayed a bit longer.
I walked up and ordered their Ube Latte Hot with Oat Milk. It was so pretty when they gave it to me and had a very nice but not overpowering ube taste.
I asked for a lid and they kindly directed me to where the lids were, however I left my latte at the counter to use the bathroom and they put a lid on for me! That was ao sweet of them!
Overall such a cool place! If I wish i could have stayed! It was such an inviting place and I cant wait to come back and just chill. I would recommend this place!
Love this spot so much. So happy to have it right in my neighborhood!
Nathan Rouse
I didn’t have much of an opinion of Side Practice after my first visit. And then I went back again. And again. And again. Every time since that first visit has been consistently great. Even at their busiest service is really great and efficient. Big fan of the pandan vanilla latte and the ube latte. I also had a donut (wanna say from Gurnee Donuts?) that was great as well. They also do a great job at fostering community. I think between them and Kanin there is just a lot of love and investment in community on this block.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Maya Salem
The atmosphere was really nice; lots of people studying and talking. Purple haze (4/10) bitter and strong vanilla latte (6/10) kinda watery
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Maeve Smith
I got an ube matcha, which had such a perfect ratio of both flavors- earthy and a slight sweetness. There were a good amount of places to sit, there was cool art and fun trinkets all over, and the baristas were really nice and welcoming!
I live in the area, and wanted to stop by since we have the time off this week. I’m a huge coffee nerd and former barista; a lot of my friends have recommended this place.
10/10 no notes. I got a cold brew, and my partner got an iced vanilla latte. Cold brew was balanced and not overpowering, and my partner said the vanilla latte was great.
What truly blows me away was the beans I took home. They had a small selection of their own in-house coffee that the barista told us just entered the shop today. They had one coffee called “Daddy’s Face” (apparently the owner’s younger daughter drew all the art for the coffee bags!!!!) which is according to the bag a Colombian natural process with notes of watermelon bubblegum, lime, green apple and cantaloupe. This is probably one of the 5 coffees I’ve had in my life that has truly blown me away from the first sip. Every note on the bag I can taste, and it’s truly one of those coffees that tells a story.
Ya’ll rock. Definitely coming back as often as I can. Don’t sleep on this place.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Not the place for me. I’ve heard a lot of good things about this place for a while and finally had the chance to try it. No welcome or friendly greeting when I walked in. I tried looking for the menu but it’s on the smallest sheet of paper on the front counter so I felt in the way when deciding what to get. I mentioned it was my first time here and no help or any kind of conversation. I ordered the flan latte and it was waaaay too sweet, I couldn’t taste the coffee at all. Also the milk texture was not on par for the price I paid and it was lukewarm. I’d expect a coffee place as pretentious as this place to at least get latte milk texture and temperature right but nah. Will not be going back
Love 😍❤️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I love the SPC, it's one of my happy places in the city. Each time I go the environment is serene, the drinks are dreamy, there's nice merch, and surpises. They are great at making space for local artists to showcase their products and for people to leave flyers for services/shows/activities in favor of human rights ♡
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
rlly good coffee that i stop in every 2 to 3 months to try a special of theirs then immediately feel like taking myself to financial literacy classes for buying afterwards.
very kind nice staff good vibes im sure its justifiable if ur sitting in and relaxing snd not gettjng the fancy specials i like to order for funsies but. oh my god it is far too costly to justify ever recommending without like gisnt warning labels that i feel upset with myself while drinking my very costly drink.
i know its not their fault entirely but oh my god it is baffling at times.
i love this place but i ruminate over my purchases from
this place for a week everytime i go here.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
I've been here a few times now because they are conveniently close to me, but today was the last time. High prices, long wait times even if you're the only one in there, rude staff, and the drinks always taste slightly burnt.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
Unassuming coffee shop on a corner, but as soon as you walk in the vibes are hip and cozy. Love their house-made syrups and the rotating latte specials. Everything feels so thoughtfully crafted and you can tell they care for quality.
Michelin prices and pretentiousness but not even close to Michelin attention to detail. I checked the google photos and found the menu from only 5 months ago and the same drink I got was cheaper and ridiculously more coherent.
It seems they outsourced their drink descriptions to AI and switched their coffee supplier to dirt because I’ve never had such a terrible cold brew ube “foam”.
Bad English is excusable but throwing some beer foam on a drink and calling it a specialty item is not.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Best ube matcha
Came here spontaneously while visiting another restaurant in the area and I only came in to use the bathroom but as soon as I walked in, the vibe was so chill ans inviting! Not like other cafes when you walk in and feel so unwelcome by the clientele. The energy in here was so chill and inviting! I wish it could have stayed a bit longer.
I walked up and ordered their Ube Latte Hot with Oat Milk. It was so pretty when they gave it to me and had a very nice but not overpowering ube taste.
I asked for a lid and they kindly directed me to where the lids were, however I left my latte at the counter to use the bathroom and they put a lid on for me! That was ao sweet of them!
Overall such a cool place! If I wish i could have stayed! It was such an inviting place and I cant wait to come back and just chill. I would recommend this place!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Amazing vibes, lovely staff, great matcha
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Love this spot so much. So happy to have it right in my neighborhood!
I didn’t have much of an opinion of Side Practice after my first visit. And then I went back again. And again. And again. Every time since that first visit has been consistently great. Even at their busiest service is really great and efficient. Big fan of the pandan vanilla latte and the ube latte. I also had a donut (wanna say from Gurnee Donuts?) that was great as well. They also do a great job at fostering community. I think between them and Kanin there is just a lot of love and investment in community on this block.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The atmosphere was really nice; lots of people studying and talking.
Purple haze (4/10) bitter and strong
vanilla latte (6/10) kinda watery
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
I got an ube matcha, which had such a perfect ratio of both flavors- earthy and a slight sweetness. There were a good amount of places to sit, there was cool art and fun trinkets all over, and the baristas were really nice and welcoming!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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