K & K Barista — Restaurant in West Allis

love to see local coffee shops thrive, and I was hoping that K&K Barista would live up to its high ratings. Unfortunately, that wasn’t my experience when I stopped in on a Saturday morning. It’s a small place with cheerful blue paint on the outside, a couple of large front windows, and white awnings over each. Inside is a small area with a few tables and stools at the windows. The space felt cluttered, with portable air conditioners and a heater hanging from the ceiling, which made it feel disorganized and a bit uninviting.

I was the only customer when I arrived. There’s a menu board on the wall behind the counter. I didn’t see my usual drink, but I was able to order a London Chai Latte. It was well made — hot, with extra foam. I would have liked to order a pastry, scone, croissant, or muffin, but the only options were a box of donuts and a jar of cookies.

I know many people enjoy this place, and perhaps most customers stop in just to grab their coffee and go. However, I prefer a café where I can relax, enjoy a pastry, and read a book. For that kind of experience, this wasn’t a good fit.

Overall, not the kind of coffee shop...

Drove by and the name caught my eye immediately! Always looking for new local coffee gems to try, I have to say that this little gem is easy on the eye, cozy, kid friendly (specially on Saturdays) and staff is friendly. I only stopped for coffee today (hazelnut latte) and it was flavorful. If you like your lattes strong definitely ask for an extra shot of espresso.

Rewards card? Yes please! Not only do you get a free coffee after your tenth coffee, the best part is you don't have to wait for the tenth, you get 50% off when you get half way!

Definitely recommend this place and I will definitely be...

Me and my husband have started to do local small business date days and we are so glad we found K&K Barista when we walked in it was a small a cozy shop full of friendly staff and customers the had a variety of drink options, bakery goods and deli sandwiches as well as snacks for all ages it seems like a very family friendly place and the drinks we got (hot black coffee & blueberry lemonade) were delicious! We even stopped back in to grab another lemonade (strawberry) for our son thank you so much for such a great experience we will for sure be back and letting our family and friends know about...