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    Kitanda Espresso & Açaí

    3.6 (216 reviews)
    Closed 7:00 am - 7:00 pm

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    Quiet
    Good for groups
    Good for kids
    Outdoor seating

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    Dirty tables and no one else seated but me.
    Tim F.

    This location is truly a wonderful place to chill, work and enjoy Kitanda food and beverages. Staff is great and so much better now! Music can be really loud at times which makes it hard to talk to friends or do work calls. This store doesn't carry as many of the products that Kirkland has. Thankfully there are places to plug in here. Not in Kirkland.

    Joy Q.

    Ordered an açaí and a Pao de Queijo through DoorDash. The açaí was a little too sweet for me, but it already exceeded the majority of the places which sells açaí in the states. Of course, it cannot compare with the ones I had in Brazil, but again, no complain for something that I could get in the states The cheese bread was definitely on the more salty side. To be fair when it was delivered it was already a little cold and hardened so I'd rather not comment on it as it would not be fair for the restaurant. I would definitely try it in person another time.

    Brazilian Latte & Frutas (FR) acai bowl
    Sravani D.

    Wonderful, strong coffee!! Would go in to grab a coffee any day! The ambience is ok-ish inside.It can definitely be cleaner! Açaí bowl I selected had all the frozen fruits in, was expecting it to be a bit better.Its an all Colombian store with a variety of Colombian snacks.

    Sausage, Egg and Cheese (S.E.C) with no egg
    Kait D.

    My sister was craving an açai bowl so we decided to stop here before heading to Paint Away next door. She liked that she was able to customise her bowl and get strawberries and honey like she wanted. I'm not really an açai person, but her breakfast looked pretty delicious. I decided to get their Sausage and Cheese Kitanda Bread with the egg removed and it was pretty delicious, but way too oily and filling despite being so small. It's the kind of food that tastes good while you're eating it, but makes you feel like trash afterward. My sister got an iced soy milk vanilla latte and I got an iced oat milk mocha. The coffee here is delicious and I loved how balanced the mocha tasted. Not to mention this is the cheapest coffee we've had in a really long time so in terms of value, this place is amazing. When we walked in, another few people cut in front of us in like so my sister decided to use the screen in the corner to order. A lot of things that they had in stock were marked out of stock on the screen including a lot of their hot food so only my sister ordered on the screen. We found out afterward that the oat milk that was marked out of stock on the screen they had so it was frustrating that my sister got soy instead of what she normally gets. I feel like it's not difficult to update what's available on the screen to reflect what they have in the store and it's not like it was busy. We also had to wait a really long time for someone to take our order which was surprising because no one else was waiting. We loved that all their napkins and cutlery were compostable and then they had clearly labelled bins to separate trash. Their condiment bar was organised and stocked. The whole cafe as a whole was clean and it was easy for us to find a nice table to sit and enjoy our breakfast. Maybe it was because it's the middle of the day on a Friday, but we loved the vibes.

    They all treated me like this and ignored my presence for 7 minutes while I stood in front of the counter. Racist behavior
    Justin L.

    These 3 staff are not rude but treated me with racism. They wouldn't look at me, ignored me on my question, I wanted to order from the counter not the tablet kiosk because I got some questions (my first time coming here), they took orders from the two ladies that were ahead of me in line, I waited a whole 7 MINUTES at the counter and zero acknowledgment of my presence, they just don't like customers apparently. 3 people running the store and all of them are making food. A short simple 'Hi, I'll be right there with you' would be nice. After I placed my mobile order, another guy came in and one of the staff actually stopped what he was doing to take his order, HOW RIDICULOUS!

    Kumar V.

    Very nice ambience. One of the best atmospheres in my opinion. They have some winter specials on their menu. The Chococcino is divine. I highly recommend it. Hot cocoa was average - very slim in my opinion. Egg nog latte was decent. Service is quick. The coconut dessert was also tasty (bit sweeter for my liking though)

    Carly C.

    Food is good. NOT The problem. I enjoy the options, it's clean, fresh, and often times the best choice considering the area. The service is close to 1 stars- but giving them 2 as a rated amount due to 1- 2 rare employees that's do a nice job (too bad I rarely see them working.) The customers feel rushed, not heard, and I often feel irritated with the lack of rules/ good communication. My orders are often slightly wrong, I hear/see them slamming things all over the place behind the counter, workers seem unhappy, and hardly ever let you get your rewards points in before they charge you. I wish they would work on the service here. It could be such a better environment to want to be in/study in.

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    2 months ago

    Jillian and Izadora are great workers and they make kitanda a good environment. The food was great!!!

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    Hello Joy! Thank you for your support ! It means a lot!

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    Hi Mike! Thank you for your support! It means a lot. Enjoy your day.

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    Thank you so much for your feedback! Glad you enjoy our food!

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    1 year ago

    Waited in line for 15 minutes and they managed to serve one customer, so we left. Service is unbearably slow.

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    really nice staff, orders are done quickly, and great food and drinks. really love to come here, definitely a highlight of rtc!

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    i have not stopped thinking about their açaí bowls. they're so good!!! and so are the pastries. so interesting and unique

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