Java & Mug

It's a nice chill spot for hanging out with friends. However if you want to go to study, I suggest you either go before the highschool kids come around 3pm or after they leave around 5:30-6pm. Other than that it's a good place to go.

After reading good reviews went to try it out at night and just didn’t have a good experience and booba didn’t taste good either whoever there taking order was rude

I been coming here for 6 years and it's always worthwhile. I recommend their bubble teas, their reasonable yet delicious noodles. Recently, I had their ginger honey tea; perfect for a cold day!👍

Great neighborhood place, comfy seating, delicious treats, full of people playing games, studying, chatting, just a cozy vibe. Get a late night dessert and play a game with friends. Wouldn't be my first choice for espresso but that's not why you go.

They're open til 12mn and its a perfect chill out place with friends. They also have boardgames to play with! Overall great experience here!

This is the place to visit once you are in the area! Great atmosphere with very relaxing couches and music through out. Must try waffles, panini, and ice bingsu. Staff are very kind and being able to serve in timely manner. It is very hard to find a place like Java & Mug around where I live. So, I always visit when I am out about by NIU. Glad to come back in any time around.

I love this coffee shop. Cozy and welcoming. Great for student clubs and relaxed conversations. Delectable treats. Try them all!!! Their drink specialties are worth every penny.

Great place to study, has printer, good wifi, nice set up. You have a lot of street parking but you have to pay. The only thing I had was a chai tea latte. It was excellent. I wish they had alternative dairy options but still good place.

Has amazing food and drinks, owner is very kind, the atmosphere is amazing to hang out or study, overall my favorite place for drinks.

Staff at this cafe are racist, I was there today and the staff was very rude. As I walked into the restaurant, the staff followed me to my sit then proceed to follow me as I went to the bathroom and insist that I ordered at that moment even though I explained that I would order soon just not at that moment. The staff then stated "this is a restaurant, not a library" after several times of me stating that I was going to order food just not at that moment. The staff was very aggressive and disrespectful to the point where another customer had to speak up against his actions. After the other customer spoke with the staff about his actions, I decided to leave the store due to the discrimination of the staff who never once asked the other customers to hurry up and order or disrespected them due to the color of their skin. There were several other customers there who did not order anything but were white and the staff didn't say anything to them.

Update since owner message:

Hello,

I appreciate the response back. However your staff spoke perfect English and did understand what I was saying. He was very aggressive and used the proper English language. I didn’t state that I wasn’t going to order. I started I wasn’t ready to order because I had just sat down and wasn’t in the store for 5mins before your staff started bothering me. He was indeed being racist because as I stated before another customer had to call him out on the issue. And the other customer also left the store due to your staff disrespect and racist behavior towards me. Furthermore, your staff did not once ask anyone else in the restaurant to keep ordering food or following them around the store. Which is also why the other customer spoke up against your staff and also left the store. Once again I appreciate your reply however your staff needs to be addressed because he gives your company a bad name! You may not understand or care but racial profiling is a serious issue in the world that needs to be addressed and just saying it was a misunderstanding isn’t going to solve anything. Please reflect on this statement.