Barriques University
Barriques University
We Au Lait I
I love the wall that opens... it's too nice to be inside and this solves that conundrum.
Gender neutral times two
Sport Tea
Barrel staves on the wall
Avocado Jack Wrap
Wine wall
Now is the time on Sprockets when we dance
a woman preparing food in a restaurant
Packed Ouse on opening weekend
Make dozens of new friends during your visit
A joyful work lunch!
* Pulled pork quesadillas.
soups and chowder, soup, food, chowder
Crustless Quiche!
Breakfast sandwich
Honey lavender latte and cortado
Pulled pork quesadilla
Chorizo Wrap.
Vanilla latte
Avocado jack wrap
interior
Akshita P.
May 26, 2024
Almond milk chai and rosemary cheddar scone is my HOLY GRAIL. The pesto grilled cheese is also scrumptious! I've sat and done work many times at this location so I go up and order multiple times. The staff is always super friendly and conversational!
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Jack Y.
Jul 14, 2024
Great place to grab some coffee or even a little wine. I go here to meet my friends and catch up. The people who work there are super nice and quick to serve you. The seating is ample and always clean.
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Karen S.
Mar 27, 2023
I hate to leave a bad review, but I feel obligated to let them know. I've been frequenting the old Sauk location for years and have nothing but good things to say about them. The University ave location, not so much. I stopped in for a sandwich around 2pm and they were not terribly busy. I ordered my sandwich with no mayo and got the green salad. The sandwich was slathered with mayo and I picked about a dozen rotten spinach leaves out of the salad. Probably should have checked the sandwich, but I was starving. The staff was unfriendly and sitting around while I waited 20 minutes for a sandwich when they were not busy. While the staff and I were sitting around, I noticed that the place is not clean. There was plenty for them to do, but sitting around scowling seemed more important to them. I will not return to this location, but will keep my business at a different location.
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PJ C.
Jan 5, 2020
Met out-of-town friends here on a super dead Saturday night in the middle of the holiday week. We pretty much had the place to ourselves.We just ordered some drinks - tea and wine, no food. The wine I had was fine as was the tea - how can you screw up either?Given it was empty the workers spent most of the time cleaning around us since it was within an hour or so of closing. This did not make for a great atmosphere but if I were them I would have wanted to get out of there on such a dull Saturday night.
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Jay N.
Aug 8, 2019
I've been a regular here for years. Today was the tipping point of needing to say something. The coffee made is usually mediocre, with the Baristas often not being able to create a consistent product for the customer. A simple caramel latte for example will lead to an extra dollar up charge with absolutely no caramel flavor. The staff additionally have no sense of urgency or attention to detail. The most concerning part here truly is the hygiene. For years there have been house flies swarming near the espresso machine and service area where silverware exists. The number of house flies has been increasing regularly. Literally earlier this week, I counted more than 24 house flies swarming around in one area. My coffee was placed on the serving area near the house flies with one landing in it. The baristas watched this happen and proceeded not to care.Absolutely unsanitary and disgusting. This place has very low standards on several fronts. Stay away!
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Brian L.
May 1, 2022
My first impressions here are that it is just fine - decent coffee, decent food, decent menu, decent atmosphere. Nothing stands out or excels and there are plenty of better coffee shops, but when I am nearby I'll have no problem returning.
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Moses A.
Aug 31, 2019
I returned two weeks later hoping that my previous review would have mortified the owners into action (a bucket and a mop kind of action). Alas, the pervasive filth and the swarm of flies were everywhere; everywhere! Wide open doors, and all the flies stayed indoors instead of flying to freedom--because they'd rather sit on sticky surfaces, dirty floors, stained counters and festering trash bins, all dirty beyond belief first thing in the morning.What are you doing, Barriques? Clean up already (though soon fumigation may be the only remedy).
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Rebecca B.
Jul 30, 2022
It is slow. Cool atmosphere but painfully slow. Coffee is cold and mediocre. And slow. Did I mention slow?
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Sarah P.
Jun 25, 2024
The coffee was okay, however the food was not the best. I got a sandwich and the tomato's looked soggy and tasted a little weird, definitely not the freshest. I would go again for the coffee however there are usually hoards of teens during the school year so if that bothers you I would stay away.
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Gail H.
Jul 19, 2023
I saw this coffee shop while driving byOn University Ave. one day and it looked so cute with the patio and open wall as I'm always on the lookout for coffee shops with outdoor seating. I told my husband we're going to stop there next time we're in the area. We found parking nearby on the street only realizing later that they have a small parking lot. We ordered our drinks. I ordered a small iced latte my husband a strawberry açaí. We sat at a table for two on the outdoor patio waiting for our drinks. It took a very long time for the drinks to come out. While waiting for our drinks a man sat at the table behind us and commenced to hack and hack up something from his throat and spit it in the street. He took off his shirt, now bare chested and still hacking up something he kicked off his shoes and then his socks. What?? Our drinks came out. I took two sips and couldn't drink it- way too strong. I took the drink back to the counter and told the barista I couldn't drink it as it was way too strong. He said "too strong?" I said "yes, do you think I could order something else?" He said "yes" and then proceeded to charge me for the drink! This isn't good customer service. I assumed he would comp the drink for me as he could see I only took a couple sips. I would have been ok if he charged me half price for the second drink. I ended up paying $9.00 for two drinks one of which I couldn't even drink and he threw away. I could have pushed the issue but I didn't want to create a scene. Maybe I should've asked for a refund. I waited a long time for my second drink. I took the drink out to the patio where by now my husband had finished his drink and as I walked by the hacking guy now smoking a cigarette and blowing the smoke our wayhe was now picking dirt from underneath his toenails! EeeWww I told my husband "we're moving inside!" We moved inside but couldn't have a conversation because of the dump trucks, garbage trucks and buses roaring by. Very unhappy with this place. We didn't have a good experience and won't return.
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