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| - Best coffee shop on the West Side for a sit-down experience. To be honest, I really only came here the first time because Yelp told me they had a private parking lot and I needed somewhere to camp out to work on my laptop for the day. This was probably one of the best decisions I could have made (and they do have ample private parking, FYI, which is very rare to find).
Helbach's is unbelievably trendy and homey inside - there are wooden tables, heavy ceramic mugs, plush chairs and couches, and a beautiful display of homemade bakery. As any millennial who is avoiding their responsibilities does, I snapped a quick picture of my coffee and was instantly flooded with questions from friends. (Where is this?!!! How do I get there??? Is this place new?!!!!) Helbach's delivers on decor and ambiance for sure, and that's just the beginning.
This coffee shop is family-owned business and it was really precious to see the younger daughters train and make the bakery from scratch. Everyone is extremely friendly and although it was a little unfamiliar to get service from workers who seemed young, they were eager to help.
As far as coffee and food goes, it was good. Nothing particularly bad, nothing particularly special either though, especially because prices are high. Their house coffee is good and there are free refills. The chai tea latte I once got was just average for me as well, but pretty steep at $6. Bakery is reasonably priced but nothing stood out to me (tried the lemon poppyseed muffin with lemon curd inside, chocolate fudge bar, etc.) The sandwiches are tasty and fresh and would suggest giving them a try!
A few suggestions I have would be to maybe offer 1/2 price bakery through the afternoon on certain things? Since the coffee shop closes at 5, I can't imagine what happens with all of the leftover bakery and this would seem like a more sustainable solution.
This is definitely a place I'll return to mostly for it's calm environment and ambiance for working. Stop by if you're on the West Side and looking for a cozy place to go!
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