Blue Steele Coffee Company

Yummy coffee and great food!! Their breakfast sandwiches are so good that I used to go almost every day to get one! Now that I've moved, I still stop for one every time I'm back in the area, no matter the time of day! They also make really good sandwiches to grab for lunch. Always loaded with the good stuff, they are very filling. Also, their Ham Strada is really good. It takes a while to make, and just as long to eat since it's so hot, but if you have time to sit inside and sip a cup of coffee for a while, I highly recommend ordering the Ham Strada to go with it.

Honestly very disappointed. I read the reviews and thought it would be very good considering it was 4/5 stars and it was poor at best. Iced vanilla latte was nasty and tasted watered down. I took my girlfriend who's in from out of town and she got the patriot sandwich. I had some literally disgusting no taste and was just grilled bread and cheap lunch meat Turkey. We went to another coffee shop after because it was that bad. Not gonna return it was a total waste of money.

Their mocha might be the best one I have ever had...very dark and chocolate-ie without being too sweet! They we're also very accommodating to my dairy-avoidance in both food and drink which I appreciate very much. Nice space and friendly, timely service. I will be going back :)

Coffee is good, customer service is great. My biggest complaint and reason I will not return is that for the past three weeks, the same day of the week I have ordered the exact same coffee. Each and every time the price is different. Today I paid $7.45 for a 16oz coffee that 3 weeks ago to the day was $5.45. When I mentioned to the barista that the price is going up each time I come in she told me, "someone is doing it wrong." Yeah, I figured that out on my own.

Went in for the first time this morning to meet with a friend. In my opinion, the atmosphere was nice and relaxing. My drink was a 20 oz coffee toffee frap with almond milk and I ordered a maple bar as well. After leaving a $1 tip my total was over $10. Pricey. There was one order ahead of mine and no people in line behind me, but immediately after taking the order in front of me the employee began making their order without a single acknowledgement that I was standing there. I stood at the counter for about 10 minutes waiting to be helped or acknowledged.
After I ordered and took a seat on a cozy couch by the faux fireplace an employee brought me my order which was nice. My maple bar was good, but ordinary and my drink was also decent, but not at all what I was expecting as there wasn't a smidge of toffee flavor..
One more negative-as we were sitting and chatting was that my friend and I were extremely overcome with the smell of bleach. It was so strong that my friend seemed to be really bothered by it.

I won't be going out of my way to return and I wouldn't reccomend them.

A surprise find in an otherwise nondescript warehouse/industrial area off SR512 (Steele St near northeast corner of McChord).

Comfortable...much nicer inside than it looks from outside. Nicely prepared coffees (they know what a macchiato is--hint: it's not that caramel thing Starbucks serves--and my companion says the iced pour-over cold-brew was very good).

Very good sandwiches and appetizers with quality ingredients (we like the Peasant Plate), reasonably priced. Creative selection of breakfast sandwiches.

Cheerful, courteous people every time I've been there (and knowledgeable about coffee without being snobby about it).

Good alternative to the Lakewood/South Tacoma Way mess if you're near I-5/SR512... easy to get in or out of.

As I said, a surprise we'll return to often.

I LOVE this place. The grilled sandwiches for lunch are so yummy. I forgot to ask them what exactly SOTO bread is, but it's great on the Triple Grilled Cheese. They serve breakfast sandwiches all day. There is a drive up and barista coffee. I like that there is a little fireplace (electric) but it's always the most popular spot. I wish there were just a few more cozy spots inside like that. But the food is worth the regular table and chairs. Anyone play chess? There's a set up for you here.

The coffee was great and I really enjoyed the Rainier breakfast sandwich. You order at the counter (or drive-thru), but there is plenty of seating and they will deliver your order to the table. I thought the food prices were reasonable considering the quality.

Their new gluten free "bread" tortilla thing is awful. It gets greasy and then the whole sandwich falls apart. Also I ordered yesterday and I clearly said no onions on my husband's sandwich, but there were onions and he spat his sandwich out and threw it in the trash. Never ordering from here again because now I can't even trust it's gluten free if they can't listen to that simple "no onion" instruction

Nice cozy place for some coffee and to sit by a fireplace. They also have a few table games. Teas are very fragrant and lots of variety. Smoothies are made from premade juices. Coffee is similarly bitter to Starbucks but overall good.