Sip & Savor

Just an FYI for anyone coming in here asking for sugar free syrup, they put 2 different syrups in your drink. The first is sugar free if you ask for it but the second they have no sugar free option for. I’ve been coming in there and asking for sugar free drinks and they have been putting this other regular syrup in my drink the whole time. People take this stuff seriously.

I’ve been coming to this place regularly for the past six months. It’s a great place to study or just read. I’ve tried a lot of things on their food and drink menu and have yet to find something that I don’t like.

It’s a great place to study and just get some quietness. The place is nestled into a pretty busy building and that corner is very active. It’s a nice gem in a great neighborhood. The only thing that concerns me is the washrooms. Everytime that I’ve been there, one of the bathroom is out of commission or not working.

I’ve been to this coffee shop 3 times in just as many days. I haven’t had a chance to pick up a coffee pot since moving here so having a place nearby to grab a coffee was a necessity. The place is very clean, has friendly service, and plenty of seating. It seems to have a really nice vibe inside, though I usually just head back to my apartment with my coffee. One thing I will say is the radio is a little loud that they play inside. So far I have gotten hot and iced regular coffee and they are both good coffee. It cost $ 3.17 for a large (20 oz) iced coffee, which seems pretty cheap and at least fair compared to other places. Overall, it seems like a nice place and I plan to continue to come here when in need of a coffee.

«Sip & Savor» is conveniently located at the northeast corner of 53^rd. and Hyde Park, right in front of the northbound CTA #2 (Hyde Park Express), #6 (Jackson Park Express), and #171 (U of Chicago circulator) bus stop.
It’s one of more spacious coffee shops I’ve seen in the city, with a plenty of couch-​, table-​, patio– and window-​seating. It’s definitely not a destination for coffee snobs; it’s rather a hang-​out or a quick coffee-​fix type of place for neighborhood residents or for visitors who love to appreciate the beautiful scenery of the Chicago lakeshore.
The ladies who were working at the time were friendly and personable, with some young spunk and swagger.
I say it’s a place one would either «love it» or «hate it» because of the lack of ambiance. At least it appears to be quite successful for reaching out the community. They offer a points card if you’re a frequent patron.

I live around the corner and often take the 6 bus downtown, which stops right outside their door. Still, I rarely go in. The coffee is undelicious, the décor is uninspiring, and the food… meh. Wish it were better.

It’s conveniently located right on the corner of 53^rd and Hyde Park Boulevard. The staff is pretty nice. They have muffins, scones, cakes, danishes and other items, some of which come from J.R.‘s. There is a nice amount of seating and free Wi-​Fi. They also have a points card.

this place has a lot of potential, in a perfect location. If you just want a coffee, that’s ok, but for something more, choose another café. Sometimes the staff are rude.

Good for a basic coffee shop, but
Feels a little sterile and no real specialty. Fine if you need a cup of coffee

I just heard about this place & thought I’d try something different than the franchised coffee shops. Nice ambiance, available parking & my banana caramel latte was DELICIOUS!

I’ve frequent this coffee shop often because I work less than two blocks away. The customer service is simply wonderful! I’ve had there coffee, frappuccino, pastry, and breakfast sandwiches. My favorite drink is the kiwi pear tea and the cheese danish! It so delicious! Great place to have a bite to eat and grab a drink with a friend!

The Sip and Savor just made my coffee so fast. Sunday morning slow for the one barista and one customer, until I came in with 5 minutes until the bus. Poor girl! I had my coffee in plenty of time, and had time to chat about the beautiful interior design of the place with a manager (?). Cheers!

This place advertises that they have food, but when I entered I found there really wasn’t any food to be found other than your standard run-​of-​the-​mill coffee shop muffins and scones and such.
The baked goods looked alright and were pretty substantially sized so I decided to order a café au lait with some extra expresso. The reason they get three stars is 1. The food thing. Why is it advertised as being this place for food when there really isn’t any? Maybe it was just because it was late in the day? and 2. My coffee was COLD. Like not ice cold, but just under the temperature you’d prefer to be drinking your coffee drink at. Like someone had made a pot and just let it sit around for a few hours. By the time I finished my short four minute walk to Shoreland, my coffee was almost too cold to drink without being super gross.
Their drink menu is clever and the descriptions sound tasty, but I wasn’t impressed.

Really enjoyed the turkey breakfast sandwich & the banana mocha is delicious. Little heavy on the mocha, but who’s complaining about too much chocolate?! Much better than your major chain coffee shop & a plus to know you’re supporting small/​local owned business. I will say they could have more than one barista to open just because some people were in a rush with their commutes. In the same vein don’t come in there expecting drive through speed. Doesn’t work like that. Also, lot of space for sitting w friends or studying solo. And the music was great!

I stumbled upon this place on my walk home from work. Amazing drinks! I got the dirty chai which is a chai tea latte with a shot of espresso. They can make pretty much any drink you want which is way better than a Starbucks will do. I did sample their blueberry scone. It was a little too dry for me. I’m going to stick with the drinks! Can’t wait to come back.

Hey Kate L from San Francisco: You Sure Sound Like You’re From San Francisco
Anyways, I had a latte for a little over $ 4 (with almond milk (for those who are lactose intolerant (and allergic to soy (really, it’s not my fault))) and that was good. I took off the lid to put in sugar, I put in sugar, and then I put the lid back on the sugar shaker. I couldn’t find napkins to wipe off the sugar shaker. Where are the napkins? Then I unwrapped a stir stick to stir my latte. I threw away the stick by accident so I had to unwrap another. Later I bought a scone for a little under $ 3.
If you’ve been keeping score, that means a latte and a scone cost $ 7. It was a strong (and good) latte so I guess that’s okay and the scone was pretty big. Not one of those Scam Scones from Starbucks which are at least $ 1.50 and the size of a quarter (I am exaggerating). Anyways, café’s costs are prohibitive from going daily — but what café isn’t and this café is a nice one.
As a last comment, the music was actually good and picked well. Maybe this is the only café I’ll go to for the rest of my life. Every other café either has:
1. An insufferable mix of whiny indie folk
2. Something that somehow, manages to be worse, yet, still has catchy hooks.
Catchy hooks and whiny indie folk aren’t good for work, which is what 90% of people who sit in a chair at a café do.
The music here was some sort of lounge-​y downtempo (buzzword). Arguably it might have been generic, but who cares? It fits the atmosphere and it doesn’t get in the way and it fits the cool moderately dark ambiance. I can’t speak for its music otherwise, but that’s the case for when I went.

The Latte’s here beat any that I had in Hyde Park. But sometimes they play too much and I end up telling them «Yo! I’m trying to catch a bus here». Otherwise, on a regular day the staff is chill, sometimes too chill. At first I think the girl thought I was trying to get on with her, but that wasn’t the case I was just breaking the ice because her not speaking started to become awkward. They need the Starbucks workers here…

OK, it’s HP and we NEED a decent coffee shop in this area. But…
I put up with the tacky TV’s and really bad low-​brow WGCI music.
Becaue there is nothing else on the menu, I tolerate the saran wrapped baked goods that taste like they were made in a factory, because they probably were.
Because I’m in the industry, I always tip the barista, even though I never get a «Thank you» or even a smile.
The service is horribly unfriendly and usually preoccupied with their cell phones or their conversations with each other. Unless your black.
I only go because the WiFi and the location are convenient.

So it’s my first time here and the chick that took my order was so rude! Obviously she wasn’t friendly but she wasn’t welcoming at all. She was slamming everything and gave me attitude when I asked for the banana walnut bread. She was upset or annoyed because I didn’t say muffin. Didn’t say thank you or come again, just handed my receipt as she was already being rude to the customer behind me. The customer service is half the experience. I had the banana caramel latte and it was so good :) the muffin was even better. I will probably come back but they need to hire people that will appreciate their jobs and act like it

This cute place has a stay a while and chat vibe. While the two young ladies behind the counter were carrying on what seemed like a not so work friendly conversation they quickly broke it up to make my drink.
I was happy Almond Milk was among the choices given and while my latte was just as pricey as always it was made quickly and accurately. The place had a cute coffee bar, small tables and some face to face seating near the TV. While it isn’t quite spacious enough for the all day coffee and study bindge it is a great mid up spot if your group is 2 – 3 people