chicago-coffee
March 4th, 2025
I spent the beginning of my spring break in Chicago and had the opportunity to try out a few specialty coffee shops on my trip. Here’s the good, the bad, and the really bad.
Sawada Coffee (West Loop)
The first place we checked out was Sawada Coffee. The aesthetic in here was on point. I thought the branding was on point and the shared space with the Texas-style BBQ place was really sick.
But that’s really where all the good things about this place end…
inside?
Here’s my oat cortado with their Project X Espresso. Latte art was impressive, but the milk texture was too heavy. Espresso was wildly dark, like charred. Honestly some of the worst espresso I’ve had from such a nice setup.
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