Illumilatte Brew Society

Great service! Nice atmosphere. If you want to work remotely at this location, it may get a bit crowded depending on time of day. I went late afternoon. There weren’t enough seats. Coffee and food is ok.

I liked it, was real chill and I played checkers but they said they ran out of Matcha how

I tried their four cheese panini and it was delicious. It took a while for them to prepare it, but I didn’t have a problem with that since their chess/​checker board kept us entertained. The space has a great vibe and there’s a lot of great seating areas. Their mind control smoothie (I’m not 100% sure if this was the name) tastes great as well.

Cool café with alright service and nasty drinks. When they first opened, I’ve heard lots of hype about Illumilatte but I guess that hype has died down and it is one of those café that used to be new and cool.
Walked in and I was immediately impressed by the interior. Loved the comfortable seating with intriguing artwork. Great spot to study with free-​wifi.
There was one lady working and she was taking care a family of five, bringing one drink at a time to them. It seemed inefficient but we patiently waited. She had absolutely no smile on her face and talked like a robot. Not a good vibe.
I ended up getting their golden milk and matcha milk. Total came out to be around $ 10.
Golden milk: Wow, sounds like one amazing drink. I mean «GOLDEN milk»? Bish pls. I will tell you all, there is nothing «golden» about the color or taste. It just tasted like 2% fat milk you can get at any grocery store. Good business charging a whooping $ 4 for a small cup. ¹⁄₅
Matcha milk: Didn’t have that authentic bitter matcha taste. It had an unpleasant artificial flavor and was extremely powdery and sweet. ²⁄₅
Maybe it is my fault for not trying their espesso drinks? Whatever the case is, I was not happy with my drinks nor the service here. Never coming back.

This place was just ok. Or maybe we didn’t the right things. We tried the matcha latte and the vanilla latte (I know boring!)
When we walked in the place had lots of places to sit for people to study or hang out.
There was one lady or «barista behind the counter. We were looking at the menu trying to decide what to order and I let her know it was our first time. She didn’t really give us any recommendations or what their specialties are. She did answer our questions about foam art. When we got our drinks they just tasted ok nothing special.

This place is great place to start any morning, service is excellent and prices are very reasonable! Had the illumilatte n was great!

This place has always been amazing when I come in. There are a ton of couches for those who just want to chill and there are tables for those looking to use their computers. The drinks and the pastries are great. Good coffee, good music, super comfy seats. Who could ask for more?

My favorite study spot aside from the library. It tends to get busy here at night, when students come out to study. I make sure to call before heading there to make sure there is a table available. It can get a bit noisy with all the customers it gets, so if noise is an issue for you, this isn’t the place. I like that they don’t blast their music and what’s playing is more relaxing than upbeat.
Drinks do take a while to come out, especially when it’s packed, so be patient. Lattes and frappes ive gotten seem to be on the sweeter side, so be sure to ask them to make it less sweet if you don’t have much of a sweet tooth. They are quite accommodating to your drink and give you recommendations when you can’t decide. Baristas are all very sweet.
Swap out milk with soy for $ 0.50.
My favorite drink is the CREAM green tea frappé, which includes matcha and macadamia and is quite filling. The Y.D.D (yabba dabba doo) is popular, but I wouldn’t recommend it unless you enjoy drinking your fruity pebbles.

As we first arrived the girl behind the counter didn’t even bother to greet us. We got to ordering and that experience wasn’t all that great either. We finally got our drinks and they were delicious! Debating wether or not to come back

Basically a quick update. My biggest complaint about this place was… The music. The hardest thing for me to do is learn the human body systems while having to listen to Kesha, Rihanna, and drake blasting in the background. The situation has gotten better. On occasion. It will still happen but not to the same extent as before.
The mint tea latte has changed and I prefer the newer version. They also have a dark chocolate lavender latte… I order it less sweet (less chocolate) and extra hot. The chairs are taller and more comfortable. Overall… Bigger and better improvements. Check them out.

I’ve been coming here for about a year now and the service has been great from the ladies up until a bald dude started working here. Every time I come here I would order a drink, carry a light snack, and study here. A few days ago as I was in the middle of my studies and the bald dude approached me and told me that I was being very rude by eating a small snack in here. I apologized and so I put my snack away and continued on with my study. Five minutes later, he comes back and tells me that I will have leave Illumilatte if I continue eating, even though my food has been disposed of. Not only is this boy rude, he seemed to only target me even though there were other people bringing in outside food as apposed to my snack. This place would be a solid 4 out of 5 if the bald dude would be replaced.
Sorry Illumilatte, I thought this place would be a great environment to study and relax with friends, but having a rude bald dude constantly looking over you doesn’t put me at ease.

So, I’ve been coming here before work and getting to-​go drinks. My usual hot lavendar milk tea is always what I crave. When I’m staying, my mugs full. When its in a to go cup, its seriously only 70% filled. 30% is just foam. Kind of annoying because once I pick my cup up, its obviously NOT full.
Sigh. I like this place but I haven’t been happy. Also, I feel they add way too much sugar now. What happened?
One more thing… the later shift crew seem a bit better than the earlier crew. Earlier crew is kind of fake with a splash of tude.
I still have hope though. I’ll keep coming in hope things turn for the best.

The environment is tops and the staff is cordial. However (uh-​oh) … the staff is not very knowledgable re what goes into the drinks. In four visits, we have yet to receive what we were expecting. Ex: «Is there much sugar in the Chai? I can’t tolerate a lot of sugar.» No not much at all.” It was sicky-​sweet and I sent it back. Ex: «What’s a good herbal tea?» «You should try the Mandarin Green (it has caffeine). «No we don’t want caffeine.» «Well any of the fruit teas.» «Ok, two Peach Passion’s.» What arrived were two cups of peach-​flavored black tea (with caffeine). «Can we see the packaging for the Peach Passion?» «Sorry no. We don’t keep the bags.»
At the very least, we the customers need to know which teas have caffeine and which do not (herbal). Ideally the staff could be better trained on same.

This is one of our favorite spots, we typically come and order their Lavender Milk. Perfect for a late night sip, helps you sleep, calms you after a long day, helps indigestion, and it’s just plain delicious!
Tasty pastries home made by the staff! Great additions to any latte or tea you order.
They also have really good paninis, quesadillas, and spring salads.
They’re always adding new items to the menu, and we honestly think they’re killing the coffee shop game; this place is awesome!

Came here around 10:30 AM on a Monday and I thought it was closed! It was pretty dark inside but luckily I checked Unilocal and they open at 6 AM. I noticed about 5 tables outside and a bunch of tables and couches inside! I really love the décor here. Their wall are painted and they have such cute little objects on their shelves. I think my favorite thing would be how comfy their couches are. There was only one other person on his laptop when I went.
The girl working was super helpful and very nice. I asked her what were the more popular items and she said the illumilatte which is dark & white chocolate or the Andes Mint Latte. I’m not a huge fan of mint (unless its the iced mint mojito from Phil’s Coffee) so I went with the toffee nut latte instead. This time I remembered to ask for it to be less sweet. She took a while, and handed me my drink. No fancy cups here but that’s ok. I was bummed, thinking that she didn’t bother to do any fancy smancy artwork on my latte because it was to go. I sat down to take a picture and decided to open the top to let it cool a bit… SURPRISE! There was a slightly messed up leaf (because the top dented the foam a little). Thanks for making my latte beautiful :)
The toffee nut was perfect in terms of sweetness. I did get a bit of a burnt aftertaste that reminded of the caramel macchiato from Starbucks but not as burnt. Since its down the street from my doctor’s office I think I’ll be back to try the Andes Mint soon. Hopefully I’ll like it!

I was half expecting to walk in and see Beyonce and Jay-​Z enjoying a Morning Espresso.
There’s something about exploring different coffee shops on a lazy Sunday morning that really makes my soul smile and my little heart content.
After our lack luster let down of a visit to Bad Owl (See Review) last Sunday I had some trepidation about venturing outside my normal coffee shop circle to try this place out.
I am so glad we did!
Incredibly appealing visually. You can tell they have a set theme and they ran with it. Very Hipster/​Millennial vibes.
They had a vast menu of adorably named smoothies, frappes, espressos, and lattes. Plus they had a small but enticing selection of food options as well.
S’Mores Frappé (16oz) — ⁵⁄₅ Cost me about $ 5.00 which is the average cost of a frappé in that medium size range. Perfectly blended, great flavor, and beautiful presentation.
Andes Mint Iced Latte (24oz) — ³⁄₅ Cost her around $ 6.00. And while she loved it it was a little too strong for my liking. If you are a big coffee drinker you will probably enjoy but it was just not for me.
Grilled 4 Cheese Panini– ⁵⁄₅ Amazing taste! Huge portion for what i paid plus they serve it with house made potato ships on the side! Will definitely be back for this!
Illuminati Cookie– ⁴⁄₅ Cute and unique to this spot. Good flavor and not dry!
I love the eclectic seating arrangements and styles as well as the board games/​reading options available. We sat down enjoyed our coffee and treats and played a friendly game of chess.
I cannot wait to become a regular!

Illumilatte gives me mixed feelings. In order to properly convey these mixed feelings, I will list the positives and negatives in bullet form.
+ Service is always great. The owner and employees are friendly and accommodating.
+ Convenience is the main reason I bumped Illumilatte to ⁴⁄₅. I live extremely close, it closes pretty late, there’s wifi, and you can study there for as long as you want.
+ Chill vibes. Had to be mentioned!
— Drinks… If only the drinks were good here more people would love this place. However, drinks are extremely hit or miss. Avoid anything sweet or blended. I stick to just the tea, tea lattes, and black coffee (which is mediocre at beast).
Most of the menu is not appetizing but I found what I liked and stick to it. Thanks to the tea lattes and convenient location, I don’t find Illumilatte too bad. If I did not live so close, I probably would not come here.

The taste was AMAZING! But the service took too long for just two café. I would come back but I think they need to speed it up a notch. I ordered the Dolce de leche latte which was AMAZING in the mouth. My friend ordered the Black and white latte. OH gosh that was amazing too. Now I really don’t know what to order next time I head to the Society… We also ordered the cinnamon roll which was hmmmm different. Very tasty and good. But next time I will try something new.
Now for the service!!! Well it could be faster. We waited awhile for just two coffee and a roll. But since the latte was good I won’t give it a 3 star.
Oh yeah and when you check-​in you get 10% off.

The chai latte here tastes like water & service is fake with a splash of attitude. What the heck man? We are completely dissatisfied with the quality of the drinks and the level of service here. What a waste since the concept of Illuminlatte Brew Society is killer.
We ordered a large iced chai latte and
asked if it could be made extra spicy; the cashier explained that it will definitely be spicy since they use a strong masala spice chai. When tried our chai, we were immediately confused since it tasted like water.
After we explained to the cashier & the barista/​owner that the chai was too watery for us, the owner said she would remake it. Shockingly, the second batch was just as watery as the first round. The other 2 in my party said to just forget it, cut our losses, leave the drink and head to another coffee spot. My conscience struggled with this, so I told my party that I think it would be fair to give them one last shot. You know, third times a charm?
Man do I regret saying that!!! We kindly
explained to the barista/​owner for the second time that the chai here is probably not for us and that we are thinking about canceling the chai all together to try one of their signature drinks: Java Truffle Frappé. When the owner told us the full price of the drink, we said we would be happy to pay the difference, (wrong step.) She then said with frustration, «you know what, it’s on me.» — topped with an extra insincere tone and impatient body language.
Let’s just say this, our last «signature» drink was ok. Not great, but it would suffice. We even nudged our friend to buy a drink, since he was hesitant. We also went out of our way to walk up to the counter to thank the owner and what do you know — she continued her fed-​up charades, rolled her eyes at us and nodded her head with her back towards us.
Really?! You don’t think we can see your attitude coming through loud and clear? Might as well just kick us out and slam the door on our face while you’re at it. This was an incredibly passive aggressive experience. I’m in disbelief that for someone who is trying to build business, carry with them so much attitude. It was a very immature reaction to constructive criticism about their product.
While we were waiting outside for our
friend to get his drink made, our drink started to melt and quickly all we tasted was sugar — It was a serious sugar bomb. 5 sips into it, it made us feel sick. Our tastebuds coated in sugar, we tossed it. It’s not a balanced coffee drink as the cashier explained; it’s an extremely sweet dessert drink with no trace of coffee.
My friend took a few sips of his blended
drink and tossed it as well. His drink was overwhelmed with whipped cream filler that did nothing for him. He also noted that the «barista» here has a lot to learn about how to deal with adding an extra shot of expresso into a cold blended drink — their techniques here need work.
After our failed attempt to give them a fair last chance, we finally understood that we won’t win either way here. My whole party was burned, by who else but the owner. I would never recommend that anyone receive attitude with mediocre drinks like we did today. Tread lightly.
P. S. The cashier received a nice tip from my friend as she was an innocent bystander.

The Illuminati may be a secret society that this coffee shop’s theme is based on, but it’s no secret that Illumilatte Brew Society has some amazing coffee.
I had the salted caramel frappé and a giant pistachio macaron. I must say, the salted caramel frappé was exactly what I had expected it to be: sweet and that hint of saltiness that you can kinda notice which really balances the drink out. It’s served in a tall glass, which (to me) makes the drink taste that much better. The macaron was so good and it’s bigger than most macarons I see in other coffee shops! They also have a variety of these colorful confections that go well with any drink you decide to get — hot or cold.
The staff is all super friendly and very personable. Who doesn’t like big smiles and casual small talk with their barista?
As for the interior, the main wall (and the bathroom walls) are a cool black-​and-​white mural filled with illuminati/​conspiracy-​related imagery. It’s super cool to look at, and it’s even better to witness at night when the lights in the room change from color to color. They have such a chill vibe going on there, that it’s impossible for you to not enjoy yourself. Plus, they have a good amount of seating (with soft, COMFORTABLE couches)!
The place is great for groups or you can just roll in here solo, either way you’re gonna like how everything is here.
From the clever name to the outstanding artwork on the walls, everything felt like it came together in unison. It’s probably one of the cooler coffee shops in town, in my opinion. I’ll definitely try and frequent this place more often! A+!