River City Roasters

Great coffee, good atmosphere, and kind baristas. I’ve been here a couple times, now, and both experiences were great. Some delicious cookies to boot. Why go to Starbucks across the street when you can support your local coffee shop?! Enjoyable!

A very good indie coffee oasis in the Chicago burbs
Pros:
–Coffee– On-​site roasting, and in my last visit to the area, I had 3 drinks that were delicious improvements on the coffee I’ve had in prior visits
–High quality milk
–Space– The remodel in the past year or so from the prior tenant has allowed for more seating space
–Service– Good service from nice people
Things to improve:
— Consistency — Lots of variety in skill level between baristas, although this has improved a lot from the past. Hoping they continue the upward trend I’ve been noticing.
— Cleanliness — Crumbs and spills every visit. Even the coffee bar can be littered with dishes from past cuppings. General maintenance and attention to cleanliness definitely needs more attention and improvement.
— Pastry — The muffin I had here tasted like a week old Costco muffin and the other stuff I’ve had hasn’t been much better. I love the DIY ethic here as a whole, but the pastry needs work.
3.5 total. If River City Roasters pays more attention to the details – especially cleaning up after inconsiderate patrons who think mom’s around to wipe up after their mess – this would be 4 stars easy.

So, the Salted Caramel Beer Latte is pretty amazing.
It takes flavors that you’d think wouldn’t work well together and fuses them into something amazing. It’s sweet, pleasantly savory, and has just a hint of beer flavor that quickly catches the back of your palate. Delicious.
I’ve now stopped there twice and will definitely be going back. In addition to having an amazing latte, they have excellent customer service!

This is the «coolest» spot in Wheaton. I know I’m not cool enough to hang here but the employees are friendly and don’t seem to mind that I’m bringing the room down.
Their coffee and chais are great. I’ve only liked coffee for a few years so I don’t know enough about it to have a discerning pallet or be an expert on the matter but I do know that my taste buds enjoy it all.
They make their own syrups and always seem to have different ones so it’s worth a regular stop in here. River City is pretty much the only reason I ever come downtown!

Coolest Coffee House I’ve been to. Yes, I enjoy Starbucks, but it’s nice to sit down in a less frantic, independent café where they sell personalized, Indian Vanilla Lattes — mine had a foam heart :) — in matte black ceramic, and protein balls (thank you for keeping up with 2016). I will be coming back to swap my tea with another satisfying latte and bring my friends as well.