Thanks to Yelp, I was able to find this cute coffee shop in Scottsdale before heading back to CA. Echo Coffee is located in a small plaza with its own parking lot, so parking wasn't a hassle at all!
I personally loved the ambience of Echo Coffee. It's very similar to the more "hipster" coffee shops in LA. You can tell that they're serious about their coffee! Their decorations revolve around coffee, and they also have a ton of artwork featuring local artists that customers can buy if they find a piece that sits well with them.
I ended up only ordering a large iced latte, but it was worth the price! The latte was in a decent sized cup for the price I paid. (Large is $4.50 and regular is $4.) Coffee taste was strong and pretty smooth, although it was a tiny bit on the bitter side for me - which was perfect for my dad. I think it could have been a touch sweeter, but that's just me. Seeing all the pictures of the pretty latte art, I definitely wish I could have gotten the drink for in-store rather than to-go.
The pastries and baked goods looked fairly decent. There's lots of sofas for people to relax on as well as tables and chairs for studying. There was a good number of people that occupied the place on a weekday morning, so that's saying something!
tl;dr - good place for some authentic coffee!