Bloom's Coffee Bar — Restaurant in Bloomington

Drive-thru coffee shops are blooming on here recently.

I suppose that having visited a few drive-thru coffeehouses, this opens the prior closed door on visiting them for my blog. I figured that the lack of being able to experience the vibe and feel for them shouldn’t exclude them from my sampling as they can have their own style and their own uniqueness.

On a trip to Bloomington with my dad to get lunch, I needed coffee. I slept all morning so trying to get one before we left was a no-go. I figured that since we are visiting Bloomington, I would just visit one that I still have on my list and Blooms Coffee Bar was my choice for today.

I drove around the building to see if there was a walk-up window but no such luck. I pullled up to one window (there was one on each side) and the kind barista asked me to pull around to the other side as that’s the proper side to order from. I zoomed on over and asked for a moment to look over the menu before deciding what sounded good.

Shockingly, I didn’t get my usual americano. I was in town for pigging out and decided to treat myself to the Salty Sweet. My dad said he had 3 cups of coffee already and wasn’t in the mood for more. It wasn’t busy so the lady said I didn’t need to pull around to the other window I was just at to pick up my order. So THAT’S how they operate. The drink was made fairly quick and I dipped to the parking lot behind Bloom’s to enjoy my drink as we waited for Flinger’s to open at 11am.

This drink was just the thing to start my day. It was a perfect balance of sweet and salty (which is how I mis-ordered the drink by saying the name backwards). I even went against my usual order style and got a medium instead of a large. I should’ve gotten the large cause it went down smooth and fast. I pulled around to the front of the building to try and snap a few photos but ended up pulling out too far so my phone’s camera put in some work on getting some decent quick snaps for this blog.

I am glad that I’ve started to add these drive-thru only places to my list as each one has been delicious so far. Take this as a lesson to not limit yourself based on silly notions and...

There are times business establishments ask a customer to go online and give them five stars. So ratings of five stars come in many different ways. But one thing that is certain is that when you deserve a five-star rating, you just deserve it. And that is the situation with Bloom's coffee bar. They literally stand on their own two feet on consistent customer service, always friendly, always cognizant and aware of each customer, always focus on making you feel as if you are the only customer that they have, providing a very good product and delicious mega twisters. They have all of it and they rank high on every category. For me it is not just only one experience, two experiences, or three experiences, but just consistent good customer service, but the owner and his brother strive for that. Their product is customer service. That is what they sell. And that is exactly what you are going to get when you visit them. The staff is great. They are friendly. And they are all committed to the customer, the products that they sell, and making sure that they take care...

It is hit or miss here. I’ve had the cappuccino when they first opened and it was horrible. We are now in the pumpkin spice months and same, it’s hit or miss. I just got one this morning, and it’s very off compared to the last one I got there. Their people need trained better or read the mixes better. If I didn’t have to be at work, I would have taken it back and asked for a refund.

After dumping the coffee down the drain, I saw that all the sugars and pumpkin spices were on the bottom. I wasn’t given a stopper so there was no way I could stir it. I appreciate the reply by the owner, but as a business owner myself in the plaza across from them, I would have liked it much better if I was offered either a refund or...