Las Vegas has a real coffee house meant for locals!! Praise be!!!
I have been searching high and low for a place like this since moving back from Seattle. Never thought it would exist. However, I visited and fell in love. Sambalatte is located within Boca Park. The owners understood their target market well to open in a location like this. Cater to upper middle-class frou-frou types because they're the ones most likely to appreciate stuff like this. *Yes. Send me your hate mail. That's fine.*
As for their coffee, it looks good. But I'm mostly a tea drinker. I ordered a few of their seasonal blends which included some chais. Very nice. Everything is served looseleaf and comes in a coffee French press. I'd rather it come with a detachable strainer so I can control the flavor of my tea but whatevers. They have two sizes for this: small and large. Although I wonder why people don't just get a small and refill it with hot water? Who knows.
Sambalatte also serves small treats like macarons. Pretty awesome although the selection isn't very large.
Overall, this is a nice cafe that reminds one a lot of Los Angeles coffee houses. You'll always find it packed with those studying, starting their own businesses, working remotely, or just idling by the day. This is the vibe I miss about coffee culture cities. Other Vegas stores ought to mimic or follow the path that Sambalatte and open up stores in other areas of Vegas more accessible from the Strip.