Hometown Coffee & Juice — Restaurant in Lake Forest

A well-needed casual cafe in Lake Forest outside of the typical Starbucks offerings. Great size, nice patio in the warmer months. Menu is pretty large. Coffee, smoothies, and pastries are fantastic (the cookies are quite decadent). Service is great - while you order at the counter, your food is brought to your table (and cleaned up afterwards)!

My only gripe is that the entrees are pretty bland. Bagels are flavorless, sandwiches need more spreads/seasoning. It's like the don't use salt/butter or something.They are fine, but quite expensive for being mediocre. I guess you are paying for the service more than the food. 2 coffees, 2 breakfast sandwiches, and 1 pastry to share between my wife and I was close to $50...

If bland had a Michelin star, this place would be dining with the gods. I ordered the bagel and lox hoping for a New York moment—what I got was a bagel as dry as a dissertation and lox so flavorless I had to check if it was actually salmon or just thinly sliced disappointment.

The breakfast sandwich? A true culinary vanishing act. Every bite was a search-and-rescue mission for taste. I kept chewing, waiting for something—anything—to show up. Nothing did.

Lovely staff, cute décor, but if you’re coming here to awaken your taste buds, bring a...

Lake Forest D67/D115 recently catered from you guys and I was so blown away by the creativity & healthy options provided. Every Assorted Breakfast toast was so delicious! We cut them in 3rds so we were all able to taste all! The breakfast bagels with bacon and eggs were very good with the side of hot sauce and the fresh fruit was also very good. Everything was garnished beautifully 🖤 Who would have known LF had a hidden gem!!! Great place to order...