5/5 Joshua D. 2 years ago on Google
Review
Date:
May
3rd,
2021
A
literal
house
converted
to
a
coffee
house.
After
an
8-hour
meeting
for
work
(with
a
lunch
break),
I
needed
some
coffee
to
revitalize
me.
I
resorted
to
Yelp
to
point
me
in
a
direction
that
wasn’t
Starbucks
or
Dunkin’.
As
much
as
I
love
those
places,
when
I
am
out
of
town,
I
want
a
taste
of
what
the
locals
offer.
I
was
losing
hope
as
my
search
was
bringing
up
nothing
that
wasn’t
a
restaurant
that
happened
to
serve
coffee
until
I
saw
Ashbary.
I
didn’t
bother
looking
at
the
reviews
and
picked
the
place
since
it
looked
cool
in
the
one
photo
I
saw
and
it
was
coffee
first.
As
I
sat
at
the
lights,
I
was
looking
at
Ashbary
and
thought
to
myself
that
this
place
had
to
be
unique
on
the
inside
as
it
is
on
the
outside.
Boy,
was
I
in
for
a
surprise.
I
parked
my
card
and
made
my
way
in.
Upon
entering,
I
was
greeted
by
the
cashier
and
the
punk
music
pouring
out
from
the
speakers.
Not
only
that,
but
the
place
screamed
punk
does
coffee.
Not
only
coffee
but
they
had
a
plethora
of
ice
creams
to
choose
from.
Not
only
that
but
they
seemingly
had
a
sandwich/panini
menu
to
order
from.
Not
only
that
but
there
were
slot
machines
to
play
on.
Not
only
that
but
the
menu
seemed
to
offer
coffee
mixed
with
ice
cream.
I
was
too
awestruck
by
everything
to
properly
ask
the
guy
behind
the
counter
what
half
the
menu
is
and
settled
on
a
large
hot
Americano
with
a
chocolate
biscotti
stick
and
a
gluten-free
cookie.
The
coffee
didn’t
take
long
to
make
and
once
I
had
it,
I
sat
down
to
enjoy
my
biscotti
stick
while
I
continued
to
take
in
the…
everything.
That’s
when
I
notice
the
panini
menu
and
regretted
not
ordering
something
off
there
as
I
was
hungry
(but
still
had
my
leftover
Chinese
back
in
my
hotel
room).
When
the
biscotti
stick
was
gone,
I
gathered
up
my
things
and
left.
I
had
a
gym
reservation
at
the
hotel
that
I
needed
to
make
and
my
coffee
had
to
wait
to
be
properly
tasted
until
my
gym
visit
was
over.
You
bet
the
second
I
walked
in
to
my
room,
the
coffee
was
in
my
hand
and
I
was
taking
big
swigs
from
it.
With
americanos,
they
tend
to
be
bitter
as
they
are
just
espresso
and
water.
Sounds
disgusting
on
paper
but
it’s
my
current
favorite
way
to
drink
coffee
if
it’s
available.
This
was
surprisingly
smooth
and
might
be
the
best
one
I’ve
ever
had.
It’s
hard
to
say
since
it
cooled
down
a
bit
due
to
my
gym
excursion
but
even
taking
that
in,
it
was
super
delicious
and
hit
the
spot
and
then
some.
As
I
tried
to
not
chug
my
coffee,
I
tried
the
gluten-free
cookie.
I
bought
it
on
a
whim
to
help
support
local
businesses
and
it
complimented
the
coffee
in
a
great
way
as
it
was
just
a
little
bit
dry
and
that
was
rectified
by
taking
a
sip
of
coffee.
I
can’t
help
but
feel
that
my
one
visit
to
Ashbary
is
not
enough
to
really
take
in
the
place.
Between
the
punk
music
playing,
the
creative
food
offerings,
and
the
general
odd
decor…
you
just
don’t
get
a
good
feel
for
place
like
this
on
one
visit.
My
time
in
Burr
Ridge
ends
tomorrow
(for
now)
but
should
I
need
to
come
back
for
work
reasons,
re-visiting
Ashbary
will
be
a
high
priority
on
my
list.
Between
the
potential
ice
cream/coffee
combos
they
seem
to
offer
on
the
menu
and
the
paninis
on
the
other
menu,
I
feel
a
second
visit
is
warranted
when
the
opportunity
arises.
Oh,
they
also
offer
beer.
This
place
really
is
unique.
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