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| - Prairie Fire is the combo coffee shop / wine bar at Union South. Featuring Peet's products and Wisconsin wines, it's a cute little corner to grab a drink. While giving an unofficial tour of Union South to some alumni, we decided to get drinks to go before heading out.
The staff was really friendly and waited patiently while we dawdled and asked questions. One of us decided to get iced coffee, and was pleased to find it was actually pre-chilled and ice-free, keeping it from becoming weak and watered-down. My friend and I went with Frios, their take on a Frappucino.
I asked if the Madagascan Vanilla Frio was caffeine-free like its Starbuck's counterpart, and the girl told me it was a coffee drink but that she could make it with decaf. I can't have any caffeine, so I said no thanks, but she then offered to make it with no coffee. Awesome. It was pretty tasty, but the mix was clearly concocted with coffee in mind to balance it out.
The other drink was an Oreo Frio, which the girl was quick to point out was a misleading name as it contained no Oreos, but was rather a mix of chocolate and vanilla syrup. When the person ordering responded with "oh," the girl quickly offered to crush up some Oreos and blend it in. He passed, but it was awesome of her to try to make it right/into the drink he expected when ordering something with Oreo in the title.
It wouldn't hurt for Prairie Fire to add some descriptions to their signage, but since the staffer was kind in answering our questions and told us upfront what to expect it isn't a necessity.
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