Caribou Coffee

My favorite coffee shop which I miss dearly since having to move out of state. Free wifi, great drinks, friendly staff, and perfect atmosphere.

What is it with this place?
It used to be convenient and super reliable.
Now — there’s SO much personnel turnover, they can never get your order straight.
(It’s an easy order).
Sometimes the coffee’s super-​watery, sometimes they forget to add milk or sweetener.
The drive-​thru can take 15 minutes now that they have a confused, under-​staffed, ever-​changing and inexperienced service, who’s more concerned with up-​selling you on Amy’s Blend or Reindeer Blend for the troops than they are getting your order correct.
Lately, I’ve had maybe a 40% change of getting a good one. The rest of the time, it’s sour, watery coffee, and/​or missing milk and/​or sweetener.
I’ve been going there for three years, and the fall-​off in quality has been precipitous in the past six months or so. I suspect «management» has picked up on this — there was a management-​type working the drive-​thru window a week or two ago, and I could see the staff hustle for a change.
I’m not a «Perks Member» — I’m not paranoid, but it’s a little weird to be next in line at the drive thru ordering thing and hear people give their cell number as ID.
Anyway, not sure why the quality has fallen off so much. I know they’re trying, but I’m not one of those half-​caff/​decaf/​depth charge, whipped cream with cinnamon orders. No idea why they can’t get it right.

There’s a drive thru and it’s on the way to work. Convenient is what describes this caribou. It definitely get tons of traffic in the mornings so I find myself walking inside to order than to wait in the line of cars. Service is always very nice. There’s a fireplace, lots of seating. And separate female and male restrooms. Patio seating is kinda limited but those that come here don’t really use the patio.

Great, friendly Service. The beverages are excellent. This is my 2^nd home!

Always a sucker for Caribou Coffee. MN based chain and always delicious. A huge fan of the white chocolate cold press!

Met a friend here for coffee while vising MN, what a warm and friendly place just to sit and chat over coffee and hot cocoa!

Normally I love caribou and always look forward to visiting family here so I can get my fix. Only have Starbucks in my hometown… sad…
But, for the holidays, I stopped here three times and, every time, the men’s room was filthy nasty disgusting. I can tell for a fact they don’t clean it every day… large nasty clumps of congealed hand soap on the floor… clearly sitting there drying for days. And don’t ask about the sink and toilet… holy crap, people’ really? Just… ugh…

Another comfy and cozy Caribou to get your coffee at. I like the layout of this location… seems to be more spacious than others.
Typical free WiFi like other locations. Plus they do have a drive-​thru here, which is a bonus.
It was a little «tricky» getting to this store though. Don’t make the mistake by turning up by Smashburger, it dead ends. Instead turn on the rd like your going to the Best Buy.
Staff was super friendly, as others have said.

It’s Caribou Coffee. GT

I really like this quaint little spot. You know what you are getting with the coffee, but the service is what takes this spot from average to good. The ambiance is nice and the music isn’t overwhelming.

Pretty dang good. This is the first Caribou Coffee I have been in, and the atmosphere is one that you want to stick around and drink your coffee in. Also, the staff is very friendly… drink options are abundant. And if you just like the simple, the latte was pretty dang good.
I also think their packaging of the coffee in bags and the tea in boxes is very attractive. I was stuck at the shelves looking at them as I just wanted to buy!

Starbucks who??? Caribou Coffee is so awesome, I am disappointed that they don’t have one in California. I had the iced chai tea latte and it was DELICIOUS! So much better than Starbucks. I really was curious about the mint coffee drink, but I’ll have to save it for next time. It looked like they had really great frozen coffee drinks as well.
The feel inside is so cozy, it’s like a lodge with plenty of tables if you feel like working and couches if you want to relax. There was one wall lined with outlets just so you could plug in your laptop. To top it off, wireless is FREE! How awesome is that?
I could stay there for hours! It was so hot outside and it was so nice and cool inside. :) The service is really fantastic as well. I would definitely recommend Caribou Coffee.