Stephanie P
Google
What I liked:
It smells very nice when you walk in. They have things for purchase and they seem focused on fair trade and sustainability, like selling ethically sourced chocolate bars and branded clothing that is 100% cotton.
The cashier was nice and helped me with suggestions for my order. I ordered an iced matcha latte and it was delicious. Smooth, no bitter aftertaste, and no sugar added.
Some problems:
*I wanted to decide what I wanted to order while I stood in line so I wouldn't take long at the cash register. They make this extremely difficult. Their website has a 'menu' link on mobile view but clicking it did nothing. On desktop view, I couldn't find a menu button at all. I googled for their menu and found it that way, but the menu on the website is out of date. It has the wrong prices for the drinks and it listed pastries as the only food items. So, when I was standing in line and heard that someone's burrito was ready, I was quite surprised! Unfortunately, there's no way to view the real menu while you wait in line. The only menu is on the counter at the cash register and nowhere else. There is a decorative display on the wall showing the prices of a couple of drinks, but this doesn't replace an actual menu because the wall only has a tiny fraction of their actual menu. Fun fact: The menu on the counter is also outdated. It listed a different price for my drink than the wall did.
I would recommend that the shop displays a menu near the front of the store or makes laminated menus you can take and look at. Otherwise, it slows ordering down for everyone as people can only figure out what they want at the register and not beforehand. I would be happy to view a digital menu, but the website is not kept up-to-date nor is it user friendly.
I did end up ordering the veggie burrito, when I discovered at the counter that it was an option, and liked it very much. Flavorful, warm; would definitely get it again.
A woman brought her pet dog inside the coffee shop and was sitting at a table with it in front of the cash register and no employee said anything to her. I didn't think dogs were allowed inside places that serve food (outdoors is fine, but not indoors) and I googled about this to be sure. Google brought me to Indiana code Sec. 436. (a) which says, "live animals may not be allowed in the operational areas of a retail food establishment." I'm no health inspector, but thought this was interesting.
My last suggestion is a little adventurous. I know that it's the status quo for many places, especially coffee shops, to shout out customer names when their orders are ready. This can be difficult for people who are hard-of-hearing. Hearing aids also really struggle to pick up sounds in places with a lot of background noise (like coffee shops). If this store would like to be more accessible and welcoming for all customers, it would be nice to provide patrons the -option-, if they would prefer it, to use a restaurant buzzer or other system (text message?) to alert when their food is ready. I know this is ambitious since I don't know any other coffee shop that does this, but some of your customers would definitely appreciate this.