Hi my name is Daniel and I am a coffeeholic. I love coffee. Plain and simple. And I like my coffee with just non-dairy creamer (half and half will do too as I am both diabetic and lactose intolerant). No fancy double whole milk macchiato order from me. So with that being said, am giving Root Cafe 4 stars. Brandon was dead on about the ambience of the place. It's spacious and well decorated. I sat at the bar tools facing Detroit and was people watching. Saw someone drove up on a convertible with top down and try to hide things in the car. I think they even locked it.
I ordered their Bali and was pleased with the brew. It was better than the cup I got a few days ago from across the street at a business whose name rhymes with "whorareyou". Coffee is serve in a mug for dine-in customers and metal spoons were provided for stirring your cup of joe. All to be more ecological (and economical too).
I didn't eat anything as I was looking for a pick me up (besides cookies , scones and sweet treats are a no-no for me) so I am grading this based on coffee and ambience.
I understand they serve samwiches so I'll have to update this when I give it a try.