Fairgrounds Coffee & Tea

The decaf Americano that I purchased and the carrot muffin were very good. The coffee was just strong enough, even after putting the cream in it. I will return soon.

Fairgrounds is very very crowded and loud all the time. I like their cozy area around the fireplace. However, if you are coming here to work it's important to know that none of the tables have outlets. There's a thin uncomfortable bank of bar seating by the windows (4 seats total) with outlets.

I'd come here to catch up with friends and chat but it's not ideal for someone needing to get work done.

I frequent Fairgrounds often for their coffee, which is high quality. However, when it comes to their food, it is hit or miss. The main complaint I have is that the orders seem to be wrong every other time I go there. I’ve ordered multiple food items that are missing ingredients and/or are prepared poorly, such as missing bacon or avocado on a sandwich (the avocado is $2.00 extra to add on...) or not enough filling or toppings in their breakfast tacos. When I get the correct order, the food is great! But, these mistakes happen too often to grant a review higher than two stars.... It’s very frustrating since there’s plenty of potential.

It's a pretty tasty cup of coffee. Consistent quality

Inept staff who do not take care of the premises. A broken swing for sitting next to the counter was not marked as such and the screw was stripped so it was not a matter of one day the swing suddenly broke, they had to have known it was broken and did nothing about it. My husband tried to sit down on this swing without knowing it was broken and hurt his back. This was months ago and no compensation was offered by the manager. My husband's back seems to have been hurt permanently and they just clearly do not care.

Seems like a nice place. But I unfortunately did not have a very nice visit. I wanted to get an acai bowl somewhere and I saw they sold these, but did not check the prices on their menu. When the cashier rung it up and it came to be $13 and some change, I thought that was absurdly expensive for 12 oz of fruit in a cup. I quickly changed my order to the bacon and egg sandwich for $5 and some change. Not a bad deal, until I got home and there was no bacon on the sandwich.

Great spot to grab coffee, lunch, or stay and get some work done. I love their Fulton Market location, and just discovered a new one in Oak Park! The atmosphere is great for studying, it's nice and light inside, and the music wasn't too loud.

Service is great, guys are helpful and friendly. I had matcha, which I highly recommend. It tasted so smooth, rich with light sweetness, no bitterness at all!

Overall great experience!

The decor and vibe was great. The menu has unique and fun items. The food and coffee was pretty good. We ordered coffee and breakfast to go. When we got home we realized there was no Lox in our Lox and Bagel. We called the store. They said to return and they would give us a fresh order and refund the card. Which was very generous as we felt very inconvenienced. After driving all the way back and then home again to open up the box to find what I would consider to be a very small amount of lox was very disappointing. We order lox all over Chicago and have never seen such a small amount. I called back just to express my disappointment and felt very dismissed. I asked to speak to the manager and they wouldn’t put me on the phone with the manager. He just put me on hold and conveyed to me what the manager was telling him. Which was ‘that it was their standard amount of lox and there was nothing else they could do and that he needed to get off the phone because he had other things to do.’ I didn’t call to receive anything for free, but to express how disappointing the entire experience was for us, but they were not interested in hearing me out. I know Sunday was probably a busy day for them so I will go back and give them another shot, but our first experience was not what we had hoped for.

I looooove Fairgrounds. I'm not a coffee drinker but I love their tea and food options. Great kid food options that my 5 year old loves as well. They've increased their food menu selection after paring it down for awhile. Glad to see the bagel lox is back :) Would love to see their hours extend past 3 pm again.

Nice cafe, but rude staff. The space is very ascetically pleasing and has lots of seating. The products they sell are excellent and the cafe is a place I would enjoying hanging out at for a few hours. It was crowded when I visited Sunday afternoon, but I was able to find a table easily. However the women taking my order was extremely pretentious when it came to coffee and belittled me as I order. Then when my drink was ready it wasn't the size I had paid for, when I brought this up the staff member gave me a great deal of attitude. I would classify the staff as unwelcoming and incompetent. There are many other nice local coffee shops in Oak Park, I'd recommend Wise cup or Mulata for a better experience.