Café Carranza — Restaurant in West Chicago Township

The drinks were a solid 2/10 we ordered the horchata iced latte- it was too sweet and it tasted more like water, the chocolate Abuelita iced latte tasted like pure cinnamon…. We were really excited to try this spot out and show our support, but as soon as we got there we started to order and they didn’t have ANYTHING ready. We first ordered a concha and they didn’t them have ready, then we tried to order a bagel they didn’t have that ready either. Mind you it’s a Saturday morning they open at 7:30am and we were there around 8:40ish. We were extremely disappointed. They just opened so you would think they would be prepared to bring customers in and have them come back. Love trying new places and it’s always exciting but it’s sad when it’s a total fail. Also, the girl who was making the concha’s or bagels not sure what it was, was just standing there yapping. Definitely wouldn’t recommend...

Their house specials are spot on! Horchata latte is not too sweet and very good, would recommend. Their brown sugar shaken espresso is my go to. But snuck a sip of my father-in-law’s latte, which was the Horchata latte and highly recommend next time I’m getting that. We tried their muffins and a concha. Concha was good (nice and warm) but muffins were phenomenal. Next time I stop in I’m definitely getting a bagel. I’ve gone during the week when it’s a little slower and on a Sunday morning, where it was busy you was where we were at a nightclub. Sure there was a wait, but I think their lattes are so good. It justifies the wait. Picture below we tried all of their house specials. I would say top two are Horchata latte and brown sugar, shaken espresso. Will be going back and I live...

Room for improvement Let’s start with the positives. I found the bagel to be tasty and fresh. The cold latte was decent- slightly over sweetened. The staff is friendly and the place looks clean.

On my first visit I tried the horchata latte which for personal preference was too sweet. On a 2nd occasion I ordered the Mexican cold latte and the bagel. I got my bagel before my coffee and I though no big deal should be out soon. I finished my bagel and had to go up and ask about my coffee. They had finished my ticket without checking if they had provided me everything. So I got it 25 min after ordering. They need to streamline orders for efficiency and checking accuracy. They did seem a bit all over the place —- which can be improved with more training...