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March 2024 by Lyle
Friendly environs, average food.
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March 2024 by Lyle Wermund
Friendly environs, average food.
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February 2024 by Ashley Taurina
Wish I could bring their mocha latte back to Chicago with me. Starbucks is a 1 compared to this place. Maybe a 3 with a good barista in the Gold Coast or river north.
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January 2024 by Steeny G
Their Mocha Latte was better than Star Bucks and Boxed & Burlap. It has a warm homey atmosphere. The workers were friendly.Lots of different things for sale to look at. It was a nice experience!
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January 2024 by Pam J.
Great food, atmosphere and service. We live in town and have never had a bad meal here. The Friday fish fry is amazing with fresh bread, choice of potato and soup or awesome chili. I would highly recommend this restaurant.
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December 2023 by Janet Johnson
Excellent flavored coffee, service was quick, very friendly. Highly recommend!
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December 2023 by M B
Always fun to stop here for ice cream and coffees after a concert at Jackson Elementary.
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December 2023 by Stephanie R.
I walked over here while waiting for the Christmas parade to see if they had any good food options for a small lunch. I noticed some cute women's clothing off to the right. Due to the parade the line snaked all the way around the side of the ordering station and I didn't get a chance to see the menu to check for food, but decided to get in line because there were a dozen people ahead of me already! There was a small dining room in the back near the kitchen with table seating and I could see that they had baked goods. Once I made my way around to the front counter I was glad to see that they did have three soups, which seemed like a perfect option for keeping us warm while we watched the parade. They also offered paninis and other food items. The soup options were chili, pumpkin, and chicken noodle. While I love a good pumpkin bisque, I wan't sure if this one would be a cream based version here or not, and something like chili with beef sounded great so I ordered two of those and a hot apple cider. Due to how busy they were, there was a bit of a scramble for the staff to determine the best way to communicate with the kitchen and get soup up to the counter, but they were on it. My apple cider came out quickly, and it was good although I wished it had been just a little hotter. Several minutes later my chilis were ready, piping hot and complete with crackers, spoons and napkins. The chili was homemade with lots of tomato chunks, celery, some beans and beef and it definitely hit the spot. The shop is family-owned and had lots of gift items, decor and clothing available as well as Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream. Their coffee brand was JBC Coffee Roasters. Available in the shop they had drinkware, Jewelry, teas, soaps, and pet supplies to name a few. When I got back to my parade post, I found out they were running a hot cocoa counter out of the back parking lot with a long line as well. If in the area I'd definitely stop back in.
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November 2023 by Fjall Fönix
A seriously great place to get yourself some ice cream or coffee in a classy and fun environment. I got a sweater here a while ago and it has been a mainstay in my closet since. I also got a Carmel breve and panini, which was recommended to me by the barista.
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October 2023 by Kari Clark
Fun place, friendly service always with a smile!! The owners are awesome people always giving back to the community!!
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October 2023 by Pamela Rose
Charming, and such nice people. Coffee and food exceptionally delicious. Love the fact that they go out of their way to make you feel at home. Wish we could have stayed longer. Even did some shopping for very cute and unique items. Will certainly come back, and tell our friends. Thank you for an excellent experience, and service.
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October 2023 by ann johnson
Friends on the Square has the best coffee and homemade breakfast and lunch items. Their chicken curry salad is fantastic! I love all the locally-made items in the shop, and the beautiful space upstairs for events!
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October 2023 by Haley Kalinowski
This place had great clothing inside and great potential but unfortunately their coffee, food, and overall staff/environment was awful. I’m afraid the milk was spoiled. I ordered a sandwich and the lettuce was withered and expired. I got a pastry hoping this would make things better but the pastry was dry and tasted rotten. The staff did not ask me how my day was, didn’t share a smile back and overall did not even seem to want to listen to me when I put in my order. I felt very unhappy leaving this place hoping for just a quick lunch to cheer me up at what seemed to be a friendly location. I was not a fan.Parking: Difficult to find parking and quite a trafficked area but barely any customers inside location. Persons who parked must have been at other local businesses.
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October 2023 by Laura Behrens
Thanks Sue and Donna for you’re “replies” and attempt to discredit other customers. It appears that you are defensive as if you may be affiliated with Friends On The Square. No customer just looks though reviews after leaving a place when it was a positive experience so you really just gave yourself away on that one. Clearly you weren’t in there (as a customer lol), as there was only one other customer in line while we were there and they were rather rude to that lady as well. In fact almost argumentative with her. I don’t know how anyone could perceive and I quote “I’m sorry, but this isn’t good as there is too much syrup” or “I’m sorry, I ordered an iced coffee, not hot” as extremely rude customers. In fact, when you sell a coffee for $8 it should be good, and be what you ordered. We knew EXACTLY what we want and near by places such as Planthropology and Perk Up have never failed to make a simple iced coffee (or 2) well. Unfortunately they we’re both closed, and this was a last resort. Next time I WILL go to McDonald’s as the coffee is much cheaper and better there anyways.
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October 2023 by Cheryl Kullberg
I love the personal friendly service that I get at Friends On The Square. I stopped today to get a birthday coffee for my friend and they even knew what her favorite coffee drink was! Thank You
