Mojo Coffee — Restaurant in Chicago

We hadn’t planned to have breakfast at Mojo Coffee, but we happened to be nearby and went for convenience. On the plus side, the food was good and the coffee was nice. The atmosphere was also fine. The price though I would say was on the steep side – $42 with tip for two breakfast bowls, 2 coffees and a muffin. We had something similar in another cafe a couple of days prior for quite a bit less. Then there’s the tipping in coffee shops thing. Not being from the US this was new to me, and the last time I was here it wasn’t a thing. Restaurants, yes. Coffee shops, no, because I’m more than happy to get my purchase from the counter myself and I don’t think a 20% tip is justifiable. Yes, you can select your own amount, but you feel obligated when a staff member is standing over you. I guess this wouldn’t be such an issue if staff were paid a proper wage to begin with, and it wasn’t left to customers to supplement their wages. Anyway, that aspect aside, we enjoyed our food but given the price and the tipping culture...

Love this place! Just a short walk from central station. Great coffee, wifi, atmosphere & the ham and cheese croissant was wonderful. I came another day for the sandwich of the day for lunch and it was amazing. The other food options looked great too. I ordered the greens both times and they were fresh & seasoned well. The service was wonderful both times. It's the perfect spot to escape central station & grab food/chill before hopping on a train. My picture is missing some greens b/c I ate them so fast. I ordered my food to go and service was fast. I wish I could have hung out more there b/c of the atmosphere. I will be back for sure! I came around rush hour the first time & then lunch the second time. Even when they are busy the service was great and fast with high quality food. I will be talking about that sandwich of the...

My first stop after Union Station was ⚡ caffeine⚡, of course. There was a protest in the street outside that I found upsetting--some awful homophobic group with literal red flags praying over people--and it meant a lot to come here and see that they were also taken aback and disgusted. The employees were talking quietly about it and I joined them, feeling a lot safer in this strange city with their support.

But please do get sugar-free syrups! People with limited carbohydrate intake still deserve a nice coffee sometimes. I wound up with a cold brew with Splenda and it just...wasn't what I came for. A nice sugar-free hazelnut latte would have provided the comforting buzz I was after. But thanks for the caffeine--it kept me going for ten hours around your very...