A cute small coffee shop in downtown Slippery Rock. We stopped by after lunch at North Country…read moreBrewing. I ordered to-go a Maple shaken espresso was amazing. Rich espresso flavor with maple. So good. I also hit a small treat: chocolate beignets were tasty and flavorful. Friendly staff and good coffee. We'll be back.

What's great? The atmosphere and decor. It was eclectic, and held your interest while in line. They…read moreseem to have a good following in the college town. Staff were very nice. For me, that's where the positive experience ends. The actual products were disappointing. They use the cheapest of creamers (and yes, it affects the taste.) the pepperoni roll was filled with cheese (I strongly dislike cheese, but love pepp bread and traditional rolls, which are usually made w a yeast dough). These seemed like Sam's Club ZRoni rolls or similar product. They were greasy and gross. The marinara sauce on the side cost extra, amounted to maybe a tablespoon in total, and was ice cold. The coffee cake tasted like carrot cake without the cream cheese frosting. The coffee itself was likely good, however it was ruined by the cheap, hormone riddled creamer. Ingredient quality matters. Cost was over $20, which would have been fair if the product was enjoyable.