Holy Grounds at St. Paul Catholic Church — Restaurant in West Chicago Township

Food: I ordered the Polar Bear 🐻‍❄️ latte and my sister ordered the horchata latte. The polar bear is very sweet. Halfway through it was sweetness overload and gave me an upset stomach. The horchata latte was more tolerable in taste however it had a chalky finish due to the rice. Only drinks available, no baked goods.

Service: Two young boys were running the counter and made the drinks. Nothing bad to say but nothing memorable either. They chatted with each other behind the counter. Not much engagement with customers.

Atmosphere: This is located in the basement of a beautiful church from the outside. On the inside of the cafe, there is not much to boast about. Very simplistic set up. Took our coffees to enjoy on a walk instead of...

I saw a reel online about this place and got really interested on visiting it; the church and the way the video was filmed made the cafe looked more attractive than it really is. Service was less than poor. The young kid barely asked me what I wanted, unable to pronounce a simple 'hi' or 'hello' don't even think about a more difficult 'welcome.' The coffee was ok, not bad but neither was amazing. Will I come back? I doubt it. On the other hand the church is absolutely beautiful. It was closed but the exterior was totally worth it to visit this area. The little chapel connected to the coffee shop has beautiful stained glasses. Will I come back? Have no doubt about it. I think if the church is so pretty on the outside the interior...

What a lovely little coffee shop! Excellent horchata latte - iced with almond milk is delicious and not too sweet, comes with a complimentary cookie. The coffee shop atmosphere is clean but bland, which doesn’t matter because you should tour the chapel next to it while your drink is being made. The chapel has dark wood with backlit stained glass at floor height. There’s only 1 barista and no food sold here, but service was quite good. While your drink is being made, go to the chapel next door and see the stained glass up close. Our group ran into Father Mike and he kindly offered an impromptu tour of the church, which deserves its own review as St. Paul is a breathtakingly beautiful and...