Four30 Scones — Restaurant in Morton

Four scones and thirty years ago…

This place is hopping! Maria and I made plans to get some coffee and I suggested Four30 scones since it’s been on my radar for a few years now. We dropped in around 10:30am and almost all the indoor and outdoor seating was full with a line from the register to the door near the registers once we got in line. Maria was getting a bit flustered at how busy it was but I could tell the staff was doing their best and going as fast as they could since they also had a long drive-thru line to contend with.

I grabbed my usual americano and since I was hungry, I got a cheddar bacon sausage biscuit to give my coffee something to wash down. Despite how busy it was, both the drink and the sandwich came out fairy quick. The americano was a bit inoffensive, which is a bit of a letdown since I love a good strong punch of bitter with them. It was still good, flavor-wise, just a bit of a miss on the bitter. The cheddar bacon biscuit sandwich was good but as I reflect back on it, I think it was about $6 for a small sandwich and it seemed like one they had pre-made and just heated up. Again, good but not much bang for my buck but that might just be the world we live in these days.

Once the crowd finally died down, Maria and I headed outside and chatted until the afternoon sun started to bake us alive. Getting baked by the sun at a bakery. Haaaa! With how busy it was, the interior of the place is pretty small, so if you are going to try and settle in to do some homework or work meetings, this might just not be the place for you. Quick little hangouts or grab and go is the best option for this place.

Overall, I think Four30 Scones was pretty good and I would go back if I was in the area. Parking can get pretty tight if they are busy and the drive-thru seemed to be non-stop hopping so that’s a good indicator that this place is going to become a Morton staple if it hasn’t done so already. On a side note, there is a big glass window that lets you see into their bakery operations if you are inclined to watch them make the scones. I didn’t get to snap a photo since the seats in front of the it...

I love this place and have been going here a long time, so I usually would give it a wonderful review. However....there definitely has been some new younger workers lately which is fine, but they need to know what respectful work etiquette is. With that being said, on March 23rd at 1:40 I went to go there real quick to get a decaf espresso. They do not close until 2, but the girls working there told me they already cleaned everything up and the espresso machine is all clean so it would take a "long time" to make me a drink implying with an attitude that they really rather I not ask for a drink with any espresso in it. They really did not want to make me the drink and so when I asked and said I do not mind waiting for that drink the tone and niceness changed. They "gladly" made me the drink and gave me a milky watery decaf latte with no espresso in it basically. It was gross. Thanks. You should not clean up before you're actually closed and if you want to do that then change your closed hours to 140...

My husband and I stopped in here for the first time today to grab an iced coffee. We never really had scones before so this was a great opportunity to share one and see what they were all about. They had a big variety of scones as you can see in the pictures, we tried the chocolate chip one it was pretty good. I got an iced caramel coffee and my husband got a blended vanilla cold brew. His definitely tasted better than mine but we enjoyed our experience and it's a really cute little coffee shop! You can even see them cooking the stones through the glass. The coffee shop is located at a stop light at an intersection and there is also a drive-thru for convenience. Take a few minutes out of your day to stop it and say hi and grab a nice coffee...