The Coffeehouse And Deli

Coffeehouse is an all vegetarian, some-​vegan café. It’s a staple for me, since I don’t have a lot of choices for sit-​down meals. I have a lot of college memories from my IWU years, so I may be a little sentimental in the review.
The food is pretty good. They have a varied menu and weekly specials. The specials are the best dishes in my opinion, but I have a few mainstays on the static menu. Everything is cooked to order, which is nice, but the kitchen can fall behind during the usual rush. Parking can also be a pain in the ass, but is generally open before 7 PM.
The atmosphere has a nice hipster motif, if you’re into that (I am), but may be off-​putting to some. It’s definitely not a place for a quick meal, but it’s a nice, cozy place to spend a day writing, studying, or reading

I Stepped in around 10:40 AM this morning, My order was very simple «Veggie Omelette and a coffee». My token number was «57».I waited for around 40 – 45 minutes. I was still not served until i reminded once or twice. And after 40 minutes of long wait i walked to the bill counter and cancelled my order, took my refund and walked away. I was very starving when i walked in to the restaurant and lost my appetite during the long wait. Atleast 4 – 5 customers who was after me in the wait line were served before me. Terrible experience. Hope the Owner reads my review and try to not repeat this blunder mistake again.
Ps: My first visit was on Nov 1^st week ordered the same Veggie omlette and took 35 minutes to be served and was icy cold

Slow, inattentive service. Mostly ran by college girls, majority of which have attitudes when serving customers. Too bad, this place has potential.

Went here for breakfast and a coffee and wasn’t too impressed. You order at the counter and then bring the food out to your table. On a Sunday morning they were slow to bring the food. Didn’t even realize before coming this was a vegetarian menu with just an average selection. There was seriously only 1 chef there cooking and a couple girls making coffee. Iced coffee was only $ 2 and was good for the value.

Stopped by for a bite after a walk on the Constitution Trail. Great food options, with plenty of vegan options as well. Nice relaxed and cozy environment as well. Worth the a visit if you are in the area.

This place is absolutely the worst place I’ve ever eaten. Don’t even waste time looking at the menu. I took three bites out of my food threw it away. Walked across the street to another place.

Very great atmosphere for alternative college students. A place to get your homework done while drinking pretty decent coffee. Coffee is cheap, different roast options which always nice!
The food is not bad! But I would agree at times, inconsistent. I always get the breakfast burrito or spicy hummus! Both very good options.
I don’t know, a place on campus to get breakfast all the time is great in my book, and always nice to have a place that offers vegan/​vegetarian options!
Don’t want to be sad in your apartment that is falling apart? Bring some friends and get some coffee you dingus.

Dirty, loud, and overpriced, and the tacky dumpster décor makes it intolerable. I live right behind it, but I’ll walk a mile across campus to get a coffee before I come here again.

Average coffee, nice ambiance, cheap and somewhat inconsistent food. My choice spot for long study (cramming) sessions throughout high school. The baristas are really friendly. Their light/​dark roast is pretty mediocre, but their flavor of the day (PB coffee!!) tends to be pretty good. The food is pretty simple, but I have gotten burnt pancakes multiple times here. It’s a cute place with a lot of local art and local music on Friday/​Saturday evenings.

I have mixed feelings about this place. On the one hand, I love how much seating there is and the ample natural light. I’m impressed with their wide selection of vegetarian and vegan dishes (although I haven’t tried any). The art displays are also cool and add an interesting touch. The music is audible but not overwhelmingly loud, and on my last visit Modest Mouse was played exclusively, which is totally a matter of personal taste but I enjoyed it a lot.
That being said, the coffee is nothing to write home about. I had a café mocha about eight months ago that was downright awful. However, I had a vanilla latte more recently which was vastly better but still not great. The prices are quite affordable in my opinion, which makes a big difference if you’re cool with average coffee. I wouldn’t necessarily recommend it, but overall it’s all right.

I am a huge fan of coffee, always looking to try new coffee places. Today i tried the flavor of the day, the Mexican dark roast and it was very average. I expected a better tasting coffee. I wont give up yet though. I will go back and try out additional things here and update my review if my opinion changes.

This place gets worse every time I go. The first time I went, I was excited to go to an all-​vegetarian place in central Illinois, which is scarce as any vegetarian knows. Well, now they’re even more scarce because The Coffeehouse has added meaty deli sandwiches to their menu. If you eat meat that probably doesn’t bother you, but they’re still advertised as a vegetarian establishment even though they are not.
Another minus is that they’re advertising a vegan sandwich made on honey wheat bread. Honey is an animal product, so the vegan sandwich isn’t even vegan and that’s vegan food making 101. But this is the same place that would not stop bringing me real butter with my vegan pancakes, so I guess I shouldn’t be too surprised. Those two reasons are enough for me to question if any of the vegan food is vegan.
The food gets worse over time, something is always dry, things are overcooked, portions are small. There are enough vegetarian/​vegan options in B-​N now that The Coffeehouse is pretty much only above a steakhouse on the list of food places i’d like to eat. I can even go to Biaggi’s with my family and they will work out a nice vegan meal for me.

I’m vegetarian and would visit my boyfriend who went to ISU (I live in Chicago) some weekends. He found this place online when I was coming to visit and we decided to check it out for breakfast. It was about a 10 minute walk from his place.
It’s a quaint shop that has a lot of vegetarian/​vegan options. The food is decent but not the greatest. It is one of the few places in the area that has vegeterian/​vegan options. The service is generally prompt and the staff is nice and helpful.
My favorite part is while we would eat our breakfast, there are boardgames that you can play. It became our tradition to have breakfast here and play Scrabble.
This place holds many memories. My boyfriend no longer attends ISU but we do know some people who still live in BloNo. If we are ever in the area, I know we will stop by once again.

The best thing about this place is the vegan chocolate cupcake. Other than that, the food is bland, the cashiers are awkward, and many people have said they have seen cockroaches.
Use this quaint uptown location to sip coffee and work on your laptop.

I just want to point out right off the bat, I’ve been a regular to the coffeehouse for at least 4 years. I have been a big supporter and have tipped on almost every order, but if not I always tip at least per visit.
Today I wanted to mention that I will no longer be a patron of this place. Although I enjoyed the food, the coffee, and the crew, the owner is a horrible person and is the sole reason I will not come back. Out of nowhere and asked me if i ordered anything besides a water. I had told him I ordered a coffee and meal several hours ago. He then noted recognizing me as a regular and then walked off, no apology for being accused as a freeloader.
I was incredibly embarrassed after all the business I gave them over the years and the recommendations I gave to friends and acquaintances. I am hoping that someone else will take over the establishment, because I will not come back until then.

As a university student, I am forever grateful that this place exists. Here, I can study, eat, and get copious amounts of coffee all in one place — perfect for a long study session. Both the drink and the food menu are extensive, and you can order anything from breakfast to pastries to lunch items. The food is above average (although I’ve never had the baked goods so I can’t really say anything about them), and you get a LOT of food for your money.
The décor is very laid-​back, giving it a homie feeling, which I love. If you are with a group of friends, you can either take one of large retro booths or one of the large heavy-​duty tables. Or, if you are by yourself, you can take one of the small square tables. there are different types of furniture for all occasions.
So why the three stars? Because, after visiting coffee shops in Champaign-​Urbana that also serve food, I think that this place could do a little better. The coffee is good but nothing compared to CoffeeHound, the coffee shop down the street. And while I love the vibe of the place, I think some things could be updated or redecorated to make it better.
Coffeehouse is a great place to go if you are looking for a low-​key place to study or meet up with friends. It’s not for everyone — I wouldn’t take my grandma here -, but it is definitely a great place to try out if you have never been.

I go here a lot, but my reasons for going here versus Coffeehound or Fusion Brew are probably not what you’d expect.
I like Coffeehouse because they have a big selection of food. The other coffee shops in town just have pastries or oatmeal. I like that Coffeehouse has both food and coffee, because that means I can hang out there for a long time, get my work done, and not starve. Big tables and space are also a huge plus for me with all the stuff I carry around. It’s nice to be able to spread my books and laptop out.
Be careful when you get a pastry, muffin, or anything else in that freezer. I got a stale muffin with mold on it one time. I told the girl up front about it just so she was aware but I didn’t see anything done after I talked to her.
Their coffee is decent. Drinks like the Thai (stuff that’s not just your straight cup of coffee) have a lot of cream/​milk in them.

I was already in a bad mood when we stopped there to eat after camping at Lake Bloomington for 2 nights and I was really in need of coffee and a hearty breakfast. I am not vegetarian, but gluten free. It always annoys me when people who are into dietary fads or exceptions are not aware of what «gluten free» means. It’s fine that they did not have any gf pastries, but the counter girl – who seemed like she was asleep or on medication – really did not have a clue. It took me hunting her down 2x to get silverware and the drink my daughter ordered. The food was good, average. The pastries and pancakes were dry and unappetizing. I liked the Thai iced coffee I had. Since there’s so little to choose from in Normal, I can see myself stopping in and giving it another try someday if I am in the area. I really liked the vibe of the place. I was just really, really annoyed by the airheaded service.

Disappointed. The place only had 4 other diners in it when I visited on a Friday night at 5:30. There was no one at the counter when I entered and it was at least 3 or so minutes until someone showed up from the back. I ordered the daily special mac & cheese which had grilled onions, mushrooms and zucchini. It came with garlic bread which was chewy and barely warm.
The mac and cheese was on the mushy side and just had the veggies dumped in a pile on top.
Pretty sad.

Doesn’t serve beer.
Does serve great coffee in monster beer steins.
I can dig it.
I was hungry and didn’t realize their menu was all vegetarian with several vegan options, otherwise I surely would’ve ordered more than just a vegan red velvet cupcake to eat.
My cupcake was suuuper stale and the frosting didn’t really tickle my fancy, but the cupcake base was still damn decent and we had no problem downing it in no time flat. Like, if it were a movie, it would star Nic Cage and Angelina Jolie because that ish was gone in 60 seconds.
For beverage, I jumped right into my standard Chai Tea Latte while my partner got a beer stein of their house-​roasted java. He lurved his and mine was spot-​on fantastic and not too sweet like so many places make it.
Inside, this joint is HUGE. And they have new product tasting tables on some Friday nights. They had a breakfast and deli menu and the counter girls were gorgeous, indie, and I could just tell they had brains to boot. If I were a college co-​ed, this is def where I’d come to meet a real girl.