Ebar

I stopped by to grab a cold drink my wife got her’s then I decided to get one, and then they told me that we ran out of all cold drinks, we only have green and red tea??? And it was only 6 PM they got three more hours to go.

1^st to Review Nordbucks aka Nordstrom Ebar!
This Nordstrom Ebar is located in the main doors/​entryway before you enter the Nordstrom store that is part of the large, outdoor mall, The Oakbrook Center in Oak Brook, IL, a Western burb of Chicago. It’s a small store front that’s to your right if you’re coming in from the outside & is to your left in front of the purses & shoe departments if you’re already in Nordstrom.
Ebar is Nordie’s coffee/​snack shop. It’s essentially patterned after Starbucks in terms of coffee-​like drinks, bakery good items & assorted packaged snacks. It’s similar in terms of price point too.
The coffee here is good & hot. I have no complaints about the black, dark roast coffees I’ve bought from here. The selection of pastries & bakery items at Ebar isn’t as big, appetizing or as fresh as Starbucks though. One time, I got the mini, wheatless, snicker-​doodle bundt cake & it looked promising & cute but was super hard, not moist or soft at all=swing & a miss! On another occasion I got a slice of wheatless loaf. This was better, softer & pretty tasty. I would get this guy again if I was at this Ebar but not the bundt cake.
My major gripe about this Ebar is that it’s ver-​E tinE, cramped & has next to no seating. There are only 2 small bistro tables aka there’s never a place to sit & chillax! Also, there’s generally a long line outside the door & the store is like the size of a broom closet (prob used to be at one time!). So don’t go with the lofty idea of buying a coffee & settin’ up shop at Nordies Ebar or takin’ a load off for awhile & workin’ on that pending novel cuz it ain’t happenin’!
On a positive note, when the line was super long a Nordie barista came & took customer’s drink orders while we waited in line. I also like that they wrote my name on my coffee cup & yelled my name out like at Starbucks so nobody swooped up my coffee! (I will fight somebody if I don’t get my MF coffee lol!)
Considering how busy this Ebar is I think it would behoove Nordstrom to expand this Ebar to accommodate more customers, generate even more business & create a better customer experience. That’s just my two business cents!
Overall, Ebar is a convenient place to grab a drink to take with but not conducive for hangin’ out. This Ebar will suffice if you’re shoppin’ in Nordies & ya start gettin’ the caffeine shakes & ya don’t wanna walk way over to the other end of the mall to Starbucks to get your caffeinated bev o’choice. Just be prepared to wait in a long, cramped line & fuget about gettin’ comfy & solvin’ any o’life’s probs while you’re there. But Ebar is A-​Ok for grabbin’ a hot, cup o’joe to go!