Emma D.
Yelp
This is a review for their coffee concept (Coffee @ Heirloom). Another good coffee option to add to the Tulsa rotation! Quick caveat that they specialize in single origin drip here. I haven't had that yet, but hope to soon which could bump my rating up.
So far I've only had iced lattes and matcha lattes here. I like that they have good quality matcha which can be hard to find in Tulsa. They appear to properly strain or at least thoroughly whisk their matcha because mine was not clumpy or grainy at all. Matcha can be an afterthought at a lot of coffee shops- leading to underwhelming quality or preparation, but Heirloom avoids these pitfalls making it one of the top places to get matcha in Tulsa imo.
The espresso is fine. It is smooth and not acrid so it hits the mark for me, and tastes somewhat similar to coffee shops like cirque or foolish things. They have some fun rotating seasonal syrups to add to lattes. I haven't been blown away by any of these flavors, but they aren't overly sweet. I tried the apple cinnamon and orange spice in regular lattes and both had the seasonal spiced flavor I was looking for. This summer, I had a sage peach syrup in my matcha. I wish this was more sage forward because I was hoping for a stronger herbal kick.
Coffee @ heirloom reminds me a lot of early days Cirque. The branding/illustration on the cups is fun and eye catching. The service is always personable and warm (& you'll be jealous of their outfits which are always amazing).
The one downside of coffee @ heirloom for me is in the ambience. I love heirloom's interior for a brewery, in the evening. But, during the day, the building has really large windows that let in almost too much light. For reference, I've seen people pin up jackets along the windows to try to create shade so the sun doesn't beat down on them while they're sitting. To me, the ideal way to use this coffee shop is to grab a coffee to go, maybe grab something from one of the food trucks outside, quickly check out some of the vendors they often have inside the building on weekends, and then head out to explore other neighborhood shops. I don't think the vibe is ideal if you want to have a longer sit down hangout or do work. This not being the ideal "sit down and savor" ambience is probably why I haven't gotten their speciality drips because I tend to choose single origin drip when I can sit down and really enjoy the flavor. That's not to say there's anything directly wrong about the set up they have, just that the vibe here is a little different than a traditional coffee shop. As the name suggests this is more of a coffee pop up at a brewery than a coffee shop.
To take advantage of the set up- I recommend taking your coffee to go and enjoying the neighborhood. This is located on admiral in the Kendall Whittier neighborhood, which makes the coffee a great first stop before hitting the many small businesses in the area. (I recommend any of the small vintage clothing shops & Addis ceramics).
This place certainly has its own niche and well earned following in the Tulsa coffee scene. I will continue to come back!