I've only come for coffee or had their coffee served to me at local eateries. Delicious high quality roasters. Disappointing that they don't have any flavored syrups... Not that I get them often, just kind of snobbish for a coffee shop in this day and age, because a lot of people go for flavors. I am all about the quality beans they put out. Haven't been, but I heard they have pretty awesome creeps on Saturdays only... A must try another day:)
Wow, there's a big fat huge roaster. Sitting in the middle of the floor. I guess we know their priorities. It's really a good, slow-dripped cup.
Excellent attention to details. A good cup of coffee starts with the beans. They have to be fresh for the best quality. Asado has this covered. They roast coffee every day, in the back of their store. The roaster was in operation when I stopped in.
All coffee is prepared to order, one cup at a time. If you drink your coffee black at home, you won't need to add anything to their coffee. If you add sugar or milk, you might want to taste the coffee here without anything before you doctor it up. It's really tasty. While my cup of coffee was delicious, the espresso I had was really great.
Asado takes great pride in their work. They control every step of the coffee making process, and it's why their coffee is some of the best.
Whenever I hear that someone is “serious about coffee,” I take it with a grain of salt. This is because for me being serious about coffee is like being serious about prostate cancer—there is no other way.
Eating Is The Hard Part
+4.5
One of the many gems I found during my Chicago trip was Asado Coffee roasters up in Lake View. On my last morning in town, I walked past the beautiful Wrigley Field in search of this roaster I kept hearing about. What I found was a heart warming proprietor and an excellent shot of espresso. Roasting only a few hundred pounds of coffee each week, the attention to detail in this shop seems to only be equaled by the heat. WHOA! With the roaster sitting next to the tiny, bar style seating area, it gets toasty if you stay for a cup. In a place this small, I’m sure they are bound to be roasting any time you go. After all, you gotta roast to sell the beans.
Resident artist/Childhood Fractured founder Allen Vandever makes art in this space 9-5, enter the tie-dye storefront, and feel like you've stepped inside an acid trip. Friendly and cheery colors, wavy or nonlinear shapes, trippy props and accessories.
Wednesday meditation, Friday discussion groups on consent or abuse, followed by art activities open to all. Unless the foundation is hosting a gallery show of Allen and compatriots' works for fundraising. Mission, to end child abuse through contemporary art.
It changes every month hard to describe an evolving place other than see it yourself. Spectacular
Went in to get a bag of ground coffee for a road trip. I was met with smiles and a helpful gentleman who guided me to a delicious Blend of Guatemalan beans. Thanks dude, you guys rock. And what a great mission.
Odins tooth! This mad viking loves a good cause as much as a good battle and this is a great cause. The coffee is sweet ambrosia, almighty elixir that we must keep Fireball Jim from drinking to much. Impromptu beserker rages can be embarrassing for any band of Vikings. Fully caffeinated we ride for Valhalla!
Truly Amazing! This is an incredible group with an incredible mission!!!
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