Stacey I.
Yelp
I feel quite intimidated posting this especially since Sweet July was beautifully created and founded by lovely Ayesha Curry and most of these reviews are 4/5 stars. However, I just gotta be real about my thoughts/experience.
*What we ordered (Drinks are customizable):
-1 large Iced Coffee w/ "Cup of Luck" (Irish Cream) Sugar & Whole Milk (5/10 rating)
-1 small Iced Tea w/ "Mint Leaf" (Mint Simple Syrup) Sugar (7/10 rating)
-1 Banana Pudding (7/10 rating)
-1 Almond Croissant (8/10 rating)
*How to order your drink:
1) Choose your drink base (Hot coffee? Iced Tea? Iced Latte? Etc.)
2) Choose your choice of Dairy
3) Choose your choice of Sugar
4) Choose the size of your drink between Small or Large
*Pros:
-Store aesthetics
-Pastries
-Dog friendly
-Touchless Payment
-Clean/COVID precautions spot on
-Good choice of music (SZA, other R&B artists during the time we went hehe)
-Kind staff
*Cons:
-Caffe drinks (ironically)
-Parking
Right away, you automatically walk in to such an aesthetically pleasing store. The color tones, the items for purchase, the font of the signs, beautiful magazine covers of Ayesha, the beautiful art work, literally every single thing in this store has such a beautiful aesthetic. It feels so light and airy when you walk inside. I loved it so much and it automatically sets such a beautiful impression.
Left side of the store is for the cafe. The right side of the store is for purchasing items like magazines, house appliances, clothing, kitchenware, and much more.
Staff were pretty welcoming and kind. I loved the recommendations the cashier lady was giving us. It was funny because my boyfriend ordered an Ice Tea and decided to pair it with Irish Cream sugar. The lady and I looked at each other as if it did not sound like a good combination, so she was cool enough to suggest another sugar choice haha.
Now, for the star of the review...the coffee. I was so bummed with my Iced Coffee. Despite ordering an Iced coffee with Irish cream, my drink really just tasted like watery coffee and milk. I did not taste the essence and hints of Irish Cream nor was my drink sweet, not even a tad bit. I know a lot of people like their coffee to be bland and not as sweet, but to me it really just tasted like coffee and milk. The Iced Tea drink was pretty good. I tasted the floral-ness of the tea, and the mint flavor of the sugar.
The pastries were pretty yummy, better than the drinks actually.
Parking is primarily meter based parking. I think there is a parking lot next to the store, however I was not sure if it was for public or private business parking.
Would I come back? Sure. I would love to order something else and give Sweet July another try. However, not anytime soon.