Black Coffee and Waffle Bar
| Address: | 1500 Como Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414, USA |
| Phone: | +1 612-436-0719 |
| Site: | blackcoffeeandwaffle.com |
| Rating: | 3.9 |
| Working: | 7AM–9PM 7AM–9PM 7AM–9PM 7AM–9PM 7AM–9PM 7AM–9PM 7AM–9PM |
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Zachary Fenhaus
Rushed and chaotic, the opposite of chill. After stepping through the door, I had to ask the person who walked in behind us where to go to put on our order, there were four of us total. We all entered into what we thought was the line, then the guy behind the register yelled with a stressful tone for us to move the line somewhere else. My through, great we are being yelled at, as if we were about to get into trouble on the playground. Some time passes, we got our orders in to the stressed out guy behind the register, who was operating like a sad unhappy machine. He was so rushed and completely avoided eye contact. We got our number and waited for a table to open up. Wile waiting I noticed every person at the other table which was full had empty plates in front of them. I ordered some tea with my waffle, and it never came. Great. Now I had to approach the stressed out guy behind the counter again. He helped me again, in a frantic manor, again without even looking at me. The person who brought out the food was pleasant and cheerful. The waffle was OK. But sadly the last waffle that I had from a free hotel breakfast at a best western was better. I got a waffle with only fruit, most of the waffles that I saw being served had chocolate syrup and whipped cream on them. Bottom line: If you want candy waffles, the kind mom would never let you have, this place might be appealing to you.
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Jim Miller
I wanted to like this place. I love a good, freshly made waffle, and it is something I wont go to the trouble of making at home for just myself. I figured that a place that specializes in just waffles and coffee would make a really good waffle. Sadly, not the case here -- the waffles are like something you could pull from a package in your freezer and heat up in your toaster. Maybe that is exactly what they do. Topped with various combinations, each with a cutesy name, the prices would be too high by a buck or two if they were really good waffles - shamefully overpriced considering that they arent. The space is nice and the people working there were pleasant. May be best to think of the place as a neighborhood coffee shop (one that might not be around very long) and skip the waffles. The idea seems like a good one if it were done right -- Id like to see somebody else give it a try.
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Christopher Mogel
Great waffles and coffee. Whatever marketing plan they have works, but its also the one detraction from going - the shop is now so insufferably busy and noisy with pretty long wait times. You cant fault the shop for that - waffles can only cook so fast. If you dont mind the wait, this place is good. For a quick treat, grab a cup of coffee and one of their pastries on the counter (And the day olds are actually pretty good). What this shop needs to do is expand into one of the bigger spaces along the block. (Not into the barber shop - that place is perfect). Theres two other failed business fronts a few doors down that could easily serve as "Blacks Coffee and Waffles Part 2" or some other hip name to get its under 25 crowd to post it endlessly on Instagram.
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Simeon Lancaster
Long wait with no host to guide seating, which was needed. Waffles are very pricey, cheapest was $5.50 and that was totally plain. They charge butter as a topping which is ludicrous what do you want me to eat a waffle with out butter ya bloody misers? Syrup is also another topping charge. Not being the CEO of a lucrative company that was all I could afford, but as plain as my waffle was it still took 30mn to be served. When it was, the butter was refrigerated and could not be spread upon my long awaited waffle. Oh and the black coffee part? They didnt even have a dark roast. Just overpriced fancy things that are half milk and a weak light roast. 0/10 waffle enthusiasts recommend. Next time I want black coffee and waffles I will stay at home.
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Jeremy Langness
I wish I could give it 0 out of 5 and the one and only saving grace this place had was they had decent music playing from the kitchen and one guy had a nice stach. I ordered a chai tea and it tasted like warm milk with cinnamon on top and it came in a chipped mug. The waffles were not that good and very over priced, id take a McDonalds breakfast over theirs any day. lastly the overall customer service was poor and the building was filthy. They didnt have any silverware ready so I had to ask, then we had to ask to get our table cleaned and while we were waiting for everything one of the girls was just standing behind the bar eating a bag of bugles.
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Chris Vang
I dont usually write reviews about my experiences at restaurants, but I just had to share this for your benefit.... I am extremely lactose intolerant and specifically noted multiple times for them to make sure it was soy. Did not receive my drink for 45 minutes, and when I did...I gave it a nice gulp to my demise...it had milk... I also kindly asked how long the wait for my drink was, and received nothing but a few dirty looks. My waffle was delicious, but it ruined the beginning of our well planned date. Dont waste your time...terrible service. Would have had a better experience just hitting up a Starbucks or caribou.
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Daniel Lubben
Just tried it after the renovation under new ownership. I hadnt been here before, apparently it had a sketchy reputation with the old owners. But not only does the place look downright cool, the coffee is great, the management and employees are incredibly nice, and the waffles are bloody well heaven in the mouth. Had the one bad pig ham & swiss waffle. On paper it sounds like it might be a strange combination, but they made it freaking delicious. Quality study spot too. Heck, I liked it enough to go to the trouble of writing this review, you should check it out.
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Jake Determan
Ive been waiting for a waffle for 50 minutes. I work for parasole and we have a higher volume of guests and the cook time on food is much greater and complex than a simple waffle. No discount, nothing. I havent eaten yet but Im never coming back and will NEVER recommend this place to clients or friends that visit the cities. If you cant get waffles down then you just arent cut out for the industry. Update I just got my date and Is waffle and no apology for the long wait. Service rating 0/5. Even if your day sucks dont bring that to a table.
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Pretty Little Lady Design
Popular place for teenagers to take Instagram selfies. Cool aesthetic, but the music can be distracting depending on who is working. I was there recently, and the employee whose phone was playing music over the store speakers didnt bother to turn off their message alerts. I say "didnt bother" very intentionally. There were at least 10 messages alerts within the 20 minutes I was there. Their black coffee isnt great; in my experience it often tastes slightly burnt. Go for the tea or specialty drinks. I highly recommend the Cafe de Miel.
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Aaron Pallesen
Ive always wanted to grab a cup of coffee in the middle of a long day in an authentic hipster "well make sure you know how much we hate you" kinda atmosphere. And I found it here. I dont know what was more authentic. The scoffing or the eye roll when I asked for the WiFi password. *eye roll so big youd think dude had a seizer* "femenism. Lower case f..." it wasnt. No combination of the word feminism worked. I sat for 20 minutes trying to connect my laptop to the WiFi before giving up and going somewhere else.
