Saxbys Lehigh University — Restaurant in Bethlehem

Delicious coffee, the best grilled cheese on earth, and a positive study environment! Yet these are not the things which impress me most about Saxbys:

For my first three years as a Lehigh undergraduate, I thought Saxbys was just another overpriced coffee chain in the area with locations everywhere.

What I did not know is that Saxbys' mission is to employ students (like myself) nearly exclusively, from its day-to-day ventures to its team leads! Saxbys Lehigh is one of the newer locations, one of the few out of a few dozen which is still aiming to officially partner with the university to completely integrate as a work-study and student leadership experience.

Even in this early stage, Saxbys upholds a leadership experience for students, almost more impressively as it rarely boasts itself as such. Not only this, but Saxbys is a Certified B Corporation, meaning it is "a for-profit company that has been verified by B Lab as meeting high standards for social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability."

In spending my last couple months on the team, I have genuinely appreciated Saxbys so much more for its authentic mission and the aim it has to uplift students and the community. There are hundreds of small interactions that are a part of peoples' daily routines, as well as gratuity offered to at-risk community members, that may feel invisible to an outsider coming in for the first time, but are readily apparent the moment you walk in and really account for Saxbys' dedication to be a community cornerstone.

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You know how in romance movies when the star crossed lovers first meet its super magical and you know instantly that they were meant to be together. Trying saxbys was kind of like that; 5/5 stars. My first time in Saxbys was early last fall. It was a cold windy day thats all I need to say never had such coffee even in my hometown of LA. I've never felt so aroused by anything in my entire life, my wife understands that I would leave her in a heartbeat for a Saxby's coffee. "Art no latte sweeter than my love for thou"...

I always look forward to coming to Saxby's !! Their coffees and flavors are so good I always come here as a treat :) today i got a peppermint mocha with raspberry flavor and it was so tasty.. a lot of other coffee shops don't bother to mix the mocha so it condenses at the bottom, but of course not Saxby's baristas + they even sprinkled some crushed candy canes on the top!!! auuuu 😭😭❤️this highkey is the best peppermint...