Sawada Coffee

So this place is pretty dope, what I will say is that it was on a list of coffee shops to get things done and I don’t know if my timing was off but I do not agree. They are very busy on a Sunday late afternoon and the music is booming. The atmosphere is nice but if you’re there to work, I’d say go somewhere else? Unless you work well in large crowds of people with lots of noise. This place is definitely more of a friend hangout in my opinion. Not bad by any means just different than what I thought. Yummy latte and donut, pretty lights, and lost of tvs to watch whatever sports games you want. I didn’t even experience the bar but it looks promising from over here. Would recommend for your next friend hang

The decor here is stunning, very lively ambience and an overall cool place to hang out/work/study. I had the iced salted caramel latte with Macadamia milk. It was ok, I think I should've stuck to my regular whole or oatmilk and may have liked it a lot better. Staff are super nice.

Cosy coffee spot with not much seating but a busy crowd. Matcha latte-focused menu which allow a decent level of permutations across sugar, milk and others. Military latte was creamy and had a good espresso kick.

Ordered the military latte with oat milk and ice. Nice matcha flavour with a solid espresso base. 10/10 would recommend.

I ordered a cappuccino, first red flag is they asked for size. We’re not at starbucks, we’re at supposedly a craft coffee shop so this was a red flag. When they brought it out, there was almost no foam and it was clearly a latte.

I asked and they told me that’s how they make their cappuccinos. This is super disappointing because that’s just not what a cappuccino is. They did remake it like I asked but were frustrated by the request.

The coffee itself is not great either and the line is too long to justify stopping by. Seems it’s more of a matcha place.

Great atmosphere, shares an industrial-looking seating area with a barbeque restaurant at the back. I ordered a Vanilla Latte and it was amazing.

This place transports you to another space. I love how unique the interior and aesthetics are. Coffee was superb- ordered the high 5 mocha. Great place to work. I'll make this my go-to coffee spot next time I'm back in Chicago.

This is a good coffee shop. The coffee is good. Food selection seems limited but I was in a hurry and didn't explore too much. The shop should work on quickening the service. Service was slower than expected for a coffee shop.

I really enjoyed this spot . I was on a trip to Chicago and wish I had the opportunity to go more than once . I got the mocha and it was just right amount of balanced flavors .

I sat next to someone who ordered 3 drinks in one sitting .. so if that means anything to ya haha

The staff is also lovely !!

Seating all over the area. The space is shared with a BBQ joint .

Walked here in the morning to try the coffee. The inside was great and the black coffee and matcha donut from the donut vault was awesome.