Awake Cafe

The morning I pass by the street, thats near where I work I already had a planned to be here @ AWAKE CAFE for my breakfast. Its cozy, quite and cool! I got myself a treat of salad and sandwich plus a mint mochaccino. delish!!! The place is simple and clean. The food speaks for itself with a good service as well. I’ll be here nextyme…

Seems like a very nice cozy café with an assortment of snacks, sandwiches and beverages. Great background coffee music to mellow out on and plenty of seating. However, barista/​cashier didn’t seem well informed about food options at café and wasn’t helpful. She made no attempt at giving recommendations and stared at me blankly.
I’m sure it was the end of the day and she was probably tired and ready to go home — I’ll cut her some slack. I did come in 30mins before closing time.
I’m sure I’ll be back to be productive and get work done.

Really like this place — good neighborhood coffee shop. Has new coffee drinks to try, a diverse menu and the staff is very friendly and kind. Definitely recommend.

Unlimited free WiFi and good Americanos keep me coming back to Awake Café. Nice food with decent portions.

Nothing obviously wrong with Awake. Espresso drinks (even for small size) served in big mugs. The breakfast wrap was tasty. Free (no timeout) wifi. I’d revisit.
Note: a weird high-​pitched sound can be heard throughout. Maybe it’s the fridge, maybe the HVAC, no idea. You may regret not bringing earphones.

It was alright. The atmosphere was fine, and the bagel with cream cheese I had was really good. However, I got a plain latte and it just tasted very milky/​watery; the coffee flavor was really weak. My friend got a regular black coffee and said it was really gross :(Apparently it tasted really burnt. She loves coffee and always drinks it black, so she knows what she’s talking about. I don’t know if it was just an off day for them or whatever, but it was rather unfortunate. Oh well!

I really want to like this place because it is now the nearest café since the Ugly Mug (which I loved) closed. I just get drip coffee and it certainly isn’t bad here, I do wish though that they had a medium size. I ate here once and that was enough. As others have mentioned it’s basically overpriced and not great. Those things aside what keeps me from coming here is the place itself. Not sure who puts a register right in front of the door and sugar and cream right next to that and then try to squeeze a table in front of the register?! If u have two people in line it becomes crowded and uncomfortable being there. The uncomfortableness continues throughout this place with way too many chairs and tables that look like they came from Mr. Furley’s (Threes Company) apartment! Yep I’m old. All this just makes for a place that is claustrophobic to be in and in-​turn not inviting. Really wish something would open in the ugly mugs old spot.

Today was my second visit and will be my last. I ordered a chai tea latte iced, and got a big olé cup of water. I couldn’t taste the chai at all? For a $ 6 buck drink I expected better. Oh and moms and nannies beware! No one will help you with the door, while it’s complicated enough navigating in and out through shops, you would think someone that is standing right at the register would help? My stroller almost flopped to the floor with baby… Very rude awake café?!

I was looking forward to trying the food from Awake Café based on their menu… unfortunately it was a disappointment. The seitan gyro was skimpy and bland (especially for the price) and the vegan spinach wrap just did not taste good. It took over 30 minutes to get these two items (only one other couple in the café at that time) and the girl at the register seemed to be having a bad day and inconvenienced by our presence.

What was on coast wrap not at all what menu said: spinach wrap? No, plain Flour. Avocados? Nope. Nada. Very dissapointed. For an 8 dollar sandwich. I could have made this at home.

But my Chai tasted like water. The service is warm and friendly but the items are less than satisfactory. Meh.

Clean, affordable, reliable, and quick. Everyone who works at Awake is great, especially Nicole! Awake has consistently been working on their branding but they seem to be community-​oriented throughout each change.
They never burn the coffee or espresso, and make actual cold brew coffee which is top notch. Much more affordable than other small coffee shops.

This is a good spot for grabbing coffee and a quick breakfast on the way to work. It’s the only place I know that I can get coffee and a good breakfast to go for under $ 5– plus the employees remember my name, which is nice!

This place is a shell of what swim café was not long ago. Nothing special.

Not so great. Latte tasted like a Watered down cup of coffee and the staff didn’t seem to happy

This place seems to have it together. Convenient and fast! I love the Ugly mug but sometimes there sandwiches can take a while to be ready. My breakfast wrap was fast, warm and ready in less than two minutes. The wrap was light and like that of a rolled up egg, cheese, and bacon mini burrito, which was only $ 2.99! Glancing at the food menu I also noticed they have great price points on there food. (I hate spending more than $ 7 on breakfast!) Not to mention the friendly lady behind the counter had great suggestions. Yay, I’m a fan and will more than likely be back very soon. It’s quick and convenient for when you have a few mins on your commute back home or to work.

I really wanted to like this place because I live two stories above it but I just can’t. There’s nothing special about the food and it is too over priced. I have tried a few of their coffee options and everything is just okay.

Stopped in for a morning brew and a bite to eat. The Caspian Bagel with egg white, cheese and spinach with a latte got my started off in a great way. The service is crisp and friendly, the place is clean and cool. It will be part of my morning routine.

Great place to sit down and work on my laptop. The atmosphere is similar to a yoga studio. calm and peaceful. whats the opposite of Bikram yoga icetea yoga… good place to look like you’re doin work maybe idk

There are a lot of cafes around, but Awake knows what they are doing. Baristas here have to have skills to make a great drink the old fashioned way, since they have a very nice espresso machine. (not on an automatic machine, like some chain cafes)
Over all, I really like this place. It’s near my work, so its a perfect spot for my morning cup of coffee. My lattes are always great, the scones are tasty too, and the staff is nice and polite. I love the bright colors too!

Awake? From what? The coma you’re gonna be in after eating at this boring place.
I met my wife and baby here for a quick bite and was pretty disappointed. It was supposedly their grams opening weekend but it had the atmosphere of ‘meh, who cares’ going for it. No food morning from the side behind the counter, who just stood there and watched me struggle with the door while carrying and stroller up there non handicap accessible entrance. Ridiculous.
I have a seat as my wife grabs a menu for us. We read through the selection of sandwiches I could have made at home and she orders for us. Dude asked to clarify what I wanted like there times. Club sandwich, no lettuce, and a smoothie.
What did I get? A club sandwich, with lettuce and the crappiest smoothie ever. The whole time we are sitting there, we watch a small army of employees stroll in one at a time with the look of indifference that is quite fitting for this place.
After I’m done choking down a piece of bread with a dab of meat in the middle, I try to tips the trash on the bin. Look, I’m no prude but cut bigger holes for your trash and recycling bins. Had to jam the corpse of my half eaten wich through it.
Before leaving, I tried to hit up the bathroom and knocked first. Through the door I got some nice ‘tude that shouldnt be a surprise from here, ’ I’m in here.‘
Oh snap. I’m sorry ‘I’m’. I shoulda known better then to knock on a public bathroom door. I know it was an employee also. We were the only folks in this joint.
In short, skip it and make your own sandwich at home. It would taste better and at least you would be familiar with the ‘tude at home.

Awake is definitely a step down from the sandwich place that used to be at this location. It’s possible that they’re just getting started and will have more to offer once they’ve been at it for a few years, but right now it’s just your run of the mill coffee shop with a few (pretty mediocre) sandwich offerings. Also one of my biggest pet peeves: all the sandwiches come with a little cup of grapes, but the grapes aren’t washed, leaving a waxy residue in your mouth.

I had an americano and it was one of the smoothest and tastiest ones I’ve had in a while. Very excited to have a coffee shop back on my block.