Peet’s Coffee & Tea

Can’t say anything about their food and drinks but when it says online they open at 530am and at 545am the doors are locked… also tried to call to see what time they open and got hung up on.

They could use some more seating, inside, but I guess that’s beyond their control at this juncture. I stopped in here on a Sunday afternoon and it was packed. Not a seat was empty. They had some seating outside on the sidewalk, but there were high winds today so it was pointless.
Notwithstanding the seating options, I loved the fact that it was airy on the inside (you know how Starbucks can feel stuffy and your clothes end up smelling like burned beans?). I tried their new latte at the recommendation of Alex (who was super adorable btw). I had never had an iced coffee before and Alex managed to convince me to try it and to buy a scone for their special today. Me — a pretty hard sell — bought into it and I was sold.
I loved the iced coffee! Life altering. I can’t believe I’ve shunned iced coffee this long. Alex was right — it was great! I’ll definitely consider swinging by here when I’m in the area again.

Usually don’t have any issues here except for an employee that works on weekends. Always has a snarky «to busy for you» attitude with no smile. Manages to mess up the simplest of coffee orders, i don’t even know how that’s possible. Expect to wait 10 minutes for a basic coffee from him. D + D, Starbucks, and the gas station is steps away for a far superior alternative.

I thought Starbucks was overpriced. This is Dunkin Donuts if they tried to push upscale coffee. Almost $ 5 for a large iced coffee. $ 2 more than Starbucks. Unreal. Never coming back here.

This place isn’t bad, but it isn’t great either. The wifi is super slow and it’s a little over priced with small food portions. The employees are nice and it’s good for a quick cup of coffee or tea to go.

As if from an alternate universe, where everything is slightly better (and alas slightly more expensive) it’s Peet’s coffee.
It’s a converted Caribou Coffee as of 6 months or so ago. This seems to be a trend by the way. Semi successful local business’ bought out by similar business’ with scale and re-​branded. Case and point the ‘yogurt pier’ next door is now Forever Yogurt. Anyway, the coffee shop is fully converted into a Peet’s now.
Happily, the lines are shorter than at my go to alternative, Starbucks. And at Peets they make my Americano on the counter in front of me (pour the espresso into the hot water) instead of the million drinks a minute shtstorm that is behind the bar at Starbucks.
If Peet’s was a stringbean basketball player it’d be Kareem Abdul Jabbar and Starbucks would be Manut Bol. If Peet’s was a bank it’d be Goldman Sachs to Starbucks’ Fifth Third Bank. Now if I was Manut Bol, I’d happily bank at Fifth Third Bank. They have free lollipops, which is an excellent customer service gesture. I’m just saying I’d rather be Kareem Abdul Jabbar and have my money at Goldman Sachs.
As an added bonus, (for me only) Peet’s is originally from Berkeley not to far from where I used to live (for 7 years). I used to pass by there every now then but I never went in. Looked like a bunch of pretentious pricks obsessing about their coffee. No thank you. Today, I’m much wiser and older. A refined older gentlemen who has no patience for lines and likes his coffee to be served as part of a magic show.

Fast fresh coffee shop that is great at accomadating for allergies. Also, has a much cleaner condiment bat than any Starbucks I have ever been in.

Peet’s Coffee & Tea @ 3500 N Halsted St. — Where Productivity and Your Sanity Come to Die.
I was previously avoiding this place like the plague. But I had to meet an individual here and had privately hoped they would have fixed their WIFI by now (half a year later)
The WIFI is slightly better, but simply not fully fixed. It sputters and spurts. Like that webpage you are bringing up? Enjoy 90% of it and be stuck loading the last 10% while your coffee cools for the next 3 minutes.
The shop has good staff, OK products, the issue of a poorly functioning/​terrible WIFI continues. With all the other options in the area, I suggest you avoid this place or buy your items and go to the Whole Foods for their WIFI in Center on Halsted. I’ve never seen a coffee shop with such WIFI problems. All other coffee shops in this area are totally packed at this hour. And this place is 2/​3rds empty with good reason.

I love doing work at this Peet’s. The WiFi is strong, there are always tables available, it is quiet, and the employees are great. The cold brew is not my favorite, but their green tea is perfect for the summer.

Amazing!!! In addition to shit-​slow wireless, NOW they’ve implemented this little jewel … blocking YouTube!

Time to give an update, it’s only taken months, but they have finally fixed the wifi! Now some things can actually be accomplished while at Peet’s!
Now comes to the praise for the staff, they get to know you, your drinks and are always friendly. Peet’s is also my favorite chain for the quality of the coffee, the only reason I’m leaving a star off is that I’m a bit of a coffee snob and there is better coffee out there that is roasted locally. The staff of the store deserves the 5^th star. The corporate customer service deserves 1 if that. I still don’t think the canned responses from an intern are acceptable when hoards of reviewers posted concerns and the time to fix was was unacceptable, but that is corporate and not the workers in the store.

I’ve been here a few times just because it’s so close to my apartment and I don’t know why I keep going back. I’ve had problems with the wifi, as others have, but you can’t complain too much because it’s a free service.
The drinks however, just don’t cut it for me. Most recently I tried the black tie which is basically an iced coffee with condensed milk instead of cream and sugar. The coffee was really weak and the barista completely filled the cup to the top with ice which only made it get weaker as I drank it. This watered down medium iced coffee cost me 4 dollars. If your iced coffee is $ 1.50 more than STARBUCKS, you know the cost is too damn high. Add that to having no free refills and no wifi to speak of, there’s absolutely no reason to come here over Starbucks

Their maple latte is maybe my favorite coffee drink ever! The customer service has always been outstanding — the staff is very warm and friendly. The store is clean and well kept. I usually get coffee to go but on a couple of occasions I’ve hung out and read a book or checked email and played on Facebook — never an issue with the WiFi as other folks have mentioned. There are plenty of bike racks in the area and there’s even outdoor seating. Can’t ask for more than that!

The iced vanilla latte is delicious. I also enjoy the vanilla latte. The service is quick for a coffee shop and the coffee is delicious!

I’m giving it four stars because the staff is super nice and friendly, they clearly like their jobs, and they are efficient at what they do (which is giving me my coffee as fast as possible because I have a caffeine addiction that I will deal with at a later date). Their coffee is slightly less dark than I like, but my friends are all fans.
This particular location is clean and well kept. I’m knocking this place down a star, however, because it doesn’t really work as a «work spot,» which is synonymous with the capitalist marketplace that demands we do so much work that we require ourselves to take stimulants to increase our productivity. I could only really only find three or four outlets, and of those only a few were close to tables so you wouldn’t be the butthole laying his computer charger cord across the walkways for people to trip on. I like to keep my cell phone and laptop batteries as close to dying as possible at all times just so I can feel a little bit alive, so this proved itself to be an issue. Also, the wi-​fi just didn’t work at all, which would have been a massive detriment if I wasn’t as naturally smart as I am and needed to look up «facts» to write my papers with.
Otherwise cool spot with a nice feel. Still a somewhat new location so I’m sure they’ll work out the kinks sooner or later.

Why do I have to give you my name when im the only one in here? So annoying. More expensive than starbucks here. Plus you put your own lid n sleeve on. They do have more variety of drinks than other places.

I suspect that the main reason that people use Unilocal to look at coffee shops is to find a nice, bright place to do work. The reason why I’m giving Peet’s one star is because it is just not that place.
The drinks are good, and the staff is friendly. I really like their green tea matcha latte– it’s creamy and savory, like a good green tea should be. I haven’t tried much of their food, though, but everything looks fresh. Their fatal flaw is that the coffee shop probably has the worst internet connection in the entire city. Don’t come here to look over emails, do work, study, or do online homework. The websites constantly fail or simply do not connect at all to my devices.
Peet’s Customer Service has been responding to every comment on this issue. But here’s the thing: the WiFi has been terrible since day one, and they have done literally nothing to make it faster or more reliable. I went a couple days ago, and It’s still as awful as the first time I’ve sat down there.
It’s a shame since I live so close, but I refuse to go back because it’s just a waste of time and money.

Do yourself a favor and try a Maple Latte. It gave me LIFE. Ever since I reached gold member at Starbucks, that’s all I’ve been going to. But I must admit, with Peet’s being right down the street and just a better productive environment when I need to get things done, I feel like I’m cheating on my lover.
It’s a great place to sit and chat!

Walked in and they were doing samples of their new light roast all the staff was very friendly and tried the maple latte and cheese croissant… delicious

I enjoy their coffee — granted I only drink black, drip coffee, but their coffee is lightyears ahead of Starbucks.
I only give two stars because it has the same problem that Caribou had before it: SLOW internet. I can see why coffee shops wouldn’t want to invest in faster internet — so they’d have a higher table turnover. BUT it always seems like the place is filled with worker-​bees trying to get stuff done, not the casual «I’m going to read the paper and sip on my joe“coffee drinker.
I work from home and need the occasional offsite working afternoon to keep me from going insane and talking to myself. Which I do. Sometimes it’s just about bread, which is weird. Anyway — faster internet = happier coffee drinkers. You may have a lower table turnover, but you’ll have more repeat customers. Is this what I learned in my Econ classes in college? I have no idea, I think I blocked out those horrific memories from my past.
Also, I miss some of the staff that used to work there for Caribou. Come back, Heather!