Scooter's Coffee — Restaurant in Springfield

“Go ahead and scoot on up!”

Needing a coffee on a 4 hour drive to Shawnee National Forest, we stopped at Scooter’s to survive our early drive. It’s a drive-thru only coffeehouse so I strongly debated even writing a blog post for it but in my quest to visit all the coffee places, I knew I had to make the concession and experience it from the drive-thru lane and passenger seat of Emily’s car.

They had an Americano so… you can bet that’s exactly what I ordered and it did not disappoint. I love a strong bitter Americano and a lot of places err on the side of making it accessible and enjoyable. This was full on the style I like and if there was one around where I live, I would be getting my Americano drinks there instead of making my usual Dunkin’ run when I treat myself. I did try the concoction Emily tried and we both agreed that it was missing a certain something. Not that it was bad but that it just lacked that thing to make it magical.

But… the best part of Scooter’s is the opening line of this blog. When we placed our order, the person told us to ‘Go ahead and scoot on up’. Maybe it was the 4 hours of sleep I got. Maybe it’s my sometimes simple and childish-like humor. Maybe it’s just a great line. But it had me cracking up for a few minutes.

Scooter’s, you have a new loyal fan if you ever open up a...

So everyday going to and from work I see Scooter's and I randomly decide after work to grab a cup of coffee (around 3:35pm). I do what I always do when going to new coffee place and order a large black coffee, the most basic of basics. The worker at the window is noticeably acting a little strange and eventually informs me that they couldn't make my coffee because they haven't cleaned out a bunch coffee grounds or something along those lines, so instead they were making me an Americano. He's says this in a hush hush way like he's not supposed to tell me which is absurd because that is not what I ordered, so he was hesitant to tell me they were giving me the wrong drink on purpose. Keep in mind he told me this after I already paid but I thought fine it's not a big deal. When I finally get my drink, drive home, and sit down to drink my long awaited coffee it is the most sour coffee I have ever had. There was no other taste besides the acidity and the only reason why you might mistake it for coffee was the smell. This a minor nick pick but it was also warm not hot, but might as well paint a full picture of how it failed at every level. I'm an understanding person and this could have been a fluke, but this was just such a bad first impression that I will not be giving Scooter's...

Really enjoy the blended mocha. It's hit ir miss though. Sometimes the whip cream has chocolate syrup, others it doesn't. Sometimes its got chunks of ice too big to fit in the straw others it's perfect. Food is nothing special, just frozen items that they flash cook. Service is hit or miss sometimes you get a really friendly person at the window, other you get someone who makes you feel as though your bothering them by being there. It's always off putting when they hand you your order and are giggling, makes you think they're laughing at you or they did something to your food. Atmosphere is none existing really. As it's just...