ICP: Cup & Spoon Review

First Indie Passport Coffee Cafe Review! That’s a mouthful. If you haven’t checked it out yet, hop on over to [this post] about what ICP is, how it works, and how you can start your own coffee adventure.

Cup & Spoon started as a pop up at The Nosh and Logan Square Farmer’s Market using all local beans, a then became a brick & mortar with a successful Indiegogo campaign. Decorated retro modern, they have a rotating gallery of local artists, wifi, and print station. If you’re doing ICP, these are the drinks your passport can get you. *Sorry for the bad images- need to get more comfortable taking photos in public.

Medium (12 oz) Latte/Cappuccino
Medium (12 oz) Lumberjack Latte
Medium (12 oz) V60 Pour over
Medium (12 oz) Peppermint Cow
Large (16 oz) Loose Leaf Tea
Large (16 oz) Sunlight in the Fog

What I had:
Blueberry & orange homemade poptart
Lumberjack Latte

If a drink has a special name, it has to be a special drink, right? Cup & Spoon describes their Lumberjack Latte “like maple syrup tapped straight from the source, this hearty latte pairs sweet with a dash of sea salt”. It sounds saccharine, but it’s not overly sweet at all! It’s very good coffee with just a smidge of sweetness enhanced by sea salt.

But the real winner? The poptart. Reviews all raved about the perfectly buttery & golden pastries everywhere. C&S change out the fillings on a seasonal basis, and they don’t disappoint. This little morsel is good enough to tempt me away from my blanket fort in Oak Park.

Next time:
I’ll be getting the Vanilla Essence, a “Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla comes together in perfect latte harmony with fig and black pepper”.