Leaves 'n Beans Coffee - Illinois

Great local coffee shop/cafe that also offers a huge range of bulk loose leaf teas in-house roasted coffee beans. Love stopping by to check out their seasonal drinks pick up something to eat. There’s a lot of seating (inside, outside, downstairs) the environment is super comfortable.

Me and a friend ordered breakfast yesterday. Two sandwiches and 2 drinks. The “panini” was nothing of the sort. It was an untoasted unpressed sad deli meat sandwich on white bread. My breakfast sandwich was supposed to come on a croissant but they were out so I settled for ciabatta. My ciabatta however had been pressed and toasted to the point that it was had as a rock, yet the sausage and bacon inside were so pale…looked like they hadn't seen any heat. Mabe a microwave. I only ate half of hal … – show

Food and atmosphere was great, understand that you are busy and as a customer expect a wait time. How about, “I am sorry we are running really behind and it will be 20 minutes”. Why be condescending to customers. But she did not have to be rude. We felt like she didn’t want us to order any food.

Omg. It's still here, even that wonky step, the one I always miss. And stagger like a moron. Once a tiny place, in a trendy part of town, it's now front and center culture in Peoria Heights. And I love it. More places need to make blueberry crumbles coffee and peach, and have books with their tea.

A great place to hang out and chat, with even better coffee. 8/5/2022: Edited my review from four years ago to say that new management has made this shop unbearable. Everything is now an upcharge, even water; the only thing that comes complementary are snarky remarks on every single question. Management is everything in a small business like this and until it changes it will remain to scare regulars away.