Asado Coffee Chicago Ave Roastery

As long as you’re fine to overpay for the kids to get your order wrong and wait forever, go ahead and stop here.

Coffee in Chicago is serious business, from the big boys Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts and Peets down to the niche players like Dark Matter, Intelligentsia, Bowtress, Columbe and many others. Where does Asado fall in this food chain, well from my rating you can immediately tell where I think their value lays. The coffee itself is simply unremarkable, its neither really outstanding like Intelligentsia or terrible; like the weak swill you find at Dunkin.
But having average coffee in a competitive landscape shouldn’t justify such a poor rating correct? Of course, the service is where I seriously have issues. I know this company is somewhat related to Bowtress another company that has laughably rude staff and it appears this connection has transferred through the attitudes of the employees. Management must be full of themselves to think that being rude to customers somehow elevates their average product. Bowtress feels the same way, their coffee is good but their prices along with the terrible feeling of going into their shop makes me choose other places. Asado will most likely end up like their sister company, a small niche player selling coffee wondering why Intelligentsia is worth $ 500mm

I’m not going to mince words, Nick brewed the finest cup of coffee I’ve ever had in my life. Now that might be because I’m not a coffee enthusiast, in fact I don’t even particularly care for coffee, but now I’ve discovered that it’s probably my own fault for not enjoying the beverage. He provided education and passion, and I have no doubt that the latter contributed to the deliciousness. Cheers!

Delicious coffee, friendly staff, quiet and nicely designed space. Only improvements would be larger space (not many places to sit), and more things to eat. But if you want tasty coffee in a non-​prententious place, this is it!

I felt like I was back in San Fran when I walked into this place. Great vibe. Friendly staff. I had the mocha since it’s what many talk about and it was smooth. The right balance of mocha and espresso.

The Ukrainian Village is surrounded by some seriously good coffee and espresso. Star Lounge, Dark Matter’s Mothership, West Town Bakery, Intelligentsia, Café Streets, and if you throw in the surrounding Wicker Park hood, Wormhole all provide plenty of competition for Asado. However, once the grinder gets a grindin’ there’s no chance for Asado’s weak brews. I’ve had several drinks ranging from a simple iced coffee to a cortado and they all taste flat. I tried giving them a shot since they’re only a half block from me but every drink I’ve gotten has simply been overpowered by milk, water, etc. It could be their methods or their roasting process but I can’t go back until they improve the quality.
The interior is nice and provides a great space to read a book or meet someone for an espresso and a chat. The staff is great and super friendly. I really want to like this place but it just can’t compete with the surrounding players. Lastly, they need nicer to-​go cups. A $ 4.00 cup of brew should be accompanied by a well-​designed container.

San Francisco coffee pretentiousness in the Midwest! Hand dripped coffee and their very own roaster. Compostable cups and lids!
They certainly know what they’re doing because the coffee came out smooth with no bitterness. We got a mocha and a caffe con leche. Well done guys!
Pastries were also tasty — croissant was good, alfajore could do without jam. Who does that?! Keep classic things classic.
Everything was good — the service too. Just a little little pricier than I expected. I also think the small tables aren’t conducive to working/​studying (unsure if y’all want that anyway).

Perhaps I visited on the wrong day, but first impression was not a good one. I purposely headed to work earlier with the intention to relax and enjoy a coffee and croissant for about 45 minutes at Asado, however with only one staff member on site, I was left with about 10 minutes. I arrived to a large line with one barista that was both taking orders and preparing drinks. I also had a huge craving for a croissant that morning, however when I arrived around 9:15am, pastries were slim pickings.
Just a bit disappointed since I had about three other coffee shops in mind, and decided to try Asado out however didn’t have the best of luck. Nonetheless, the barista was very friendly and can’t blame the delay on him. But for 9am on a weekday morning, I would’ve expected extra staff and more pastry options.

What a cute café! I’ve come here twice, both very early on Saturday mornings. Cortado is my drink of choice, along with the prosciutto croissant. Yum! It’s clean, I love the décor, and the record player is an awesome touch. Also, super nice bathrooms!

Loved the atmosphere of the shop – very clean and well-​lit, making it a fantastic place to do work or perhaps even chat, though I thought the atmosphere was a bit quiet for that. The service was fantastic; the barista was extremely friendly and seemed to genuinely care about the customer experience.
The coffee options here are pretty traditional – several pour over (single origin if I remember correctly) coffees, cortado, espresso, and chai. I thoroughly enjoyed the coffee – it was round and full with rich dark chocolate tones.
All in all, fantastic atmosphere and good coffee. A good combo and definitely a noteworthy place to pay a visit to if you’re ever in the area.

Very nice, quaint place. Midday on a weekday, most tables were full with people studying, reading or just enjoying the quiet. The girl at the counter was very friendly, and made polite conversation. A little slow as we were in a bit of a hurry, but the girl was the only one there at the time.
A good amount of options and nothing too weird. The perfect place if you want to study or just want some common [but YUMMY] coffee choices and not too much of that foo-​foo stuff.

Rosa J. has adjusted her coffee-​drinking schedule to the afternoon after her meal. That was a compromise for not relinquishing her daily coffee-​fix.
Daddy J. was looking for a coffee shop after our downtown adventure. After a twenty (20)-minute bus (#66 Chicago) ride westbound and getting off at Paulina, Asado Coffee was calling our names and we accepted their invitation.
This Ukrainian Village Asado location was rather quiet. I had my typical choice of coffee, mocha. Daddy J. seemingly had his preference of coffee as well; Americano was his pick.
Asado in this location played futuristic-​sounding, cool, Indie vinyl records. I noticed each table featured a USB outlet for us i-​pad junkies. Of course, free wifi was also provided just in case you wanted to spend a relaxing afternoon doing some cyber-​surfing or catching up some serious work.
Their mocha was smooth and wasn’t overly cloying like what I’ve tasted at some other places in town. While their coffee was brewed with quality, what won me over was the tranquility and peacefulness that rarely could I find in many city coffee shops.
Asado on Chicago Ave. left me a pretty stellar first impression. Hence, they will likely see me again at some point when I’m out and about.

Kind of pricey for a cup of coffee, but the staff is extremely nice and the coffee is delicious. I had just a straight pour over medium roast with skim, and it was perfect. If you’re in the neighborhood, stop by!

I wanted to get out of the city and try something new, and Asado Coffee was a great stop!
It had just rained pretty heavily, so it seemed the café was pretty empty — but that made for a really lovely atmosphere where my friend and I could sit and talk.
Most important part: the baristas were friendly, knowledgable, and capable. Normally I go straight for the coffee, but this afternoon I needed a latte. I like to test a place by seeing how they make a chai. At Asado, they make it with a spiced simple syrup and steeping a black tea bag. Interesting! It worked.
The best part was the almond financier. It’s easy to serve stale pastries, but this lovely little gem was so, so fresh.
Loved the way the café is decorated. Also, stellar music choice. All in all, chill place to hang out, good music, solid drinks, and very friendly service.

I have been such a fan of their coffee. I frequent the location on Irving Park. Then decided to check out their newest location on Chicago Avenue. Fantastic! Such awesome service and delicious coffee. PLUS a lot bigger space than Irving Park. Was a great visit.

Shittiest service EEEEVVVVEEEERRRR.
When asked about someone’s drink that looked cool she rolled her eyes and said idk it’s someone drink!!!
Asking about the coffee grinder she was offended that we even asked. It’s completely unacceptable to be rude to customers. We are polite and trying to enjoy our afternoon and the trip to this place was totally ruined by the rude barista.

I feel like I’m always stopping in at this place when they are about to close after a long day of work, but today it was a nice Sunday stroll. The service is always stellar and it is never very crowded (unlike most Starbucks locations this time of day)
I’m having the AA bourbon Tanzania which is one of many in house toasted coffees they offer. I usually take my coffee with cream but can’t seem to do it with this rich delicious pour over.
Anyway, stop in and treat yourself to a great coffee some music on vinyl and people who don’t ask your name just to screw it up on the cup.

Chic little spot with a super friendly staff. The girls who were working were so genuinely enthusiastic and passionate about coffee. They explained what makes Asado’s coffee so special and claimed «it’s like crack»… They were so right. I’m hooked.

I reallyyy realllyyy realllllyyy like this coffee shop. I think they did a very nice job decorating and creating a peaceful, friendly shop environment. When I first walked in, I was impressed by the staff’s knowledge of their coffee. They do all pour overs which is great. Coffee is meant to be shared and enjoyed. Trying different beans and flavors that might emerge from the cup.
The coffee has nice comfortable couches in the front for chillin and tables along the side for studying. They play records and have experienced taste in music. This is a great shop to get some work done or just to pick a coffee on the way to work.
p. s. use their bathroom [mens] itsss sweeeett! :-)

Yet another sign of the fall of our civilization: $ 5 cup of coffee. REALLY! I don’t care if it is made by elves in curled green shoes. Nice staff? Yadda yadda yadda. The coffee, albeit very good, regular coffee is $ 5. I shielded my eyes when I saw prices started there. Go to PEETES or Gaudi and with the $ 2,000 annual savings, fly to Latin America for a cup. And if you are a well endowed hipster?
Do both.
The coffee gets 4.5 stars to PEETES 4 stars.