First Sip Cafe

Checked out this place on Argyle for coffee. First Sip is a pretty calm cafe and bigger than it looks. It still has a coziness to it though. A lot of interesting flavors. There's also a few things like paninis. Because it was cool in the morning, I came in for something hot. It's not a big place, but there's still plenty of tables for inside. This is one of those order at the counter places. Coffee is the main thing of course. It's about $6 for a latte. Last time I got the Pistachio Mint Latte. Had a minty and nutty flavor. It's about $3 for one of the baked treats. Has cookies, including the Vegan Chocolate Chip. There's also things like toast. Has a lot of good stuff beyond the coffee. It's a pretty open minded place too. This is located on Argyle at Winthrop.

Pros: -This place has some great and unique drinks that always have me coming back! -Service is fast.-The teacup decor and plants are very cute. Cons: -Noise level is hit or miss. It's loud during peak hours but a nice place to work during slower hours. -Staff is not friendly. I wouldn't go as far as to say they are rude but as a repeat customer I'm always surprised how short the staff is with me.

Stopped in for a drink on a hot day. I was really excited to see the Ube Vietnamese Coffee on the menu. It was pricy but it was delicious - not overly sweet which I know can be an issue at other places. The decor was really creative with plants on the wall and teacups hanging from the ceiling. It was a bit dark so we ended up sitting at a counter by the window for some light. Plenty of seating! I'm not sure if I would come here to do work though the ambiance is good for socializing. It also seems like they host some events and I'm interested in checking those out!

First of all, the decor and plants really get to me. Love the vibe and atmosphere. Not very loud inside, plenty of seating. Things are simple and have personality. Menu is printed paper, not laminated or anything, minimizing plastic, pretty great. They have a pretty interesting bathroom too with grow lights inside. Now onto the latte. Orange blossom latte with oat milk-- this was so good. The fragrance hits you right away, I love how potent it is. It's more like a mocha than latte as the chocolate flavor really comes through. It's like an orange chocolate mocha.Ube (Ubae) latte with oat milk-- I had this first and thought the chocolate flavor comes through and it's really nice that it's not sickeningly sweet like other ube drinks. So definitely recommend. Again, this place's latte tastes more like mocha, which is what I prefer anyway. The Ube flavor isn't too pronounced, and tastes a bit more like Taro than Ube. Which is fine. Still pretty good.My husband also thought the older lady in the back didn't seem very friendly, but it probably is just RBF haha like all our older Asian parents haha. Just like home, am I right?

Stopped by this morning with my sister to get the day started with some caffeine and isn't this place the cutest! The faux flower from for adorable window portraits, the teacups hanging and all the plants Lots of seating and most importantly, delicious coffee drinks. My sister got the iced Vietnamese ube latte and I went for the Jasmine. Both lovely and as charged as coffee should be.

Visited this coffee place @ uptown from a recommendation. Seemed like a local spot for people to do some work. However, inside seemed pretty dark & not much natural lighting to work/study. As far as the drinks-- lots of options on the menu including some unique twists on the drinks like flavors such as ube and Pandan. Wanted to test out their Vietnamese coffee variation. These drinks are made with sweetened condensed milk (and really can't be dairy free). Prices are on the higher point but the drink was pretty solid. Wished it had a deeper/richer flavor and more on the Pandan favor (seemed like the brown butter overpowered the drink). Saw they also had some seasonal drink offering like Sakura flavor for the spring season. I liked the unique twist of drinks of Asian influence and flavors rather than the basic old coffee shop.

Super busy spot on a Saturday. I got an ube latte (size large) and it was good. There were def no seats for us but that's okay, I just got it to go!

We started out with a simple pistachio lavender latte in the middle of winter and now we visit whenever we can. Something about the no-nonsense lady at the register, you know you will get what you want and it will be good! The café has an extraordinary variety of teas/coffees/latte flavors from all over the world and you can still get what you want for your most mundane palette. If it is food you seek, there is not a lot of choices, but there is always something to nosh on. I love the tea cups hanging from the ceiling- provides a sweet backdrop to a cuppa and conversation or a sit with a computer.

I ordered Ubae Noir - ube, pandan, coconut, activated charcoal, black tea, milkThe drink was delicious; I could taste the ube and pandan. There's also ample seating for you and/or a group of friends to relax together.Service was not good. The older employee was terse and not remotely friendly, even though it was my first time there. I noticed she was super friendly and smiling with other customers. I asked for one of the boxed tiramisu and if they could serve it for dine-in and she told me they only serve everything to-go. Minutes later, I saw her hand a pastry on a plate to another customer. When ordering my drink, I showed her it on their Instagram account and she made 0 effort to make it as visually appealing as it appeared on their Instagram. Quite the opposite.I'm still interested to try other drinks on their menu but I won't go out of my way or recommend this place.

So good that I made sure to come in again and get my Last Sip here before my flight back home.First Sip, by far, has the most unique selection of coffee I've ever had. It'll probably take me a whole month to get to try every single drink at least once. Cute indoor aesthetic, and as a huge fan of antiques, I especially love that they had some antique decor around, like a vintage typewriter and sewing machine--the dangling cups are also wicked cool.I first had the Coconut Jasmine Vietnamese Coffee and that was insanely good. Easily one of the top 5 flavored coffees that I've had because you can distinguish each flavor and they were bold, which is always a plus for me. I also had the Spicy Mango Latte, which I was a bit hesitant to try at first because the thought of spiciness in my coffee didn't sit all too well with me but decided to go for it after the owner convinced me that the spiciness was very mild. It was surprisingly good but tasted too much of the mango flavoring, which wasn't for me. My friend let me have some of her usual, the Ube Noir Latte, and I thought that was really good too.My friends just moved within walking distance recently and showed me how many great food options Argyle has, this being one of them. Definitely looking forward to making this my coffee stop when I visit again since there aren't too many options around.