Corner Grind located in downtown Elburn is the best coffee shop in the Chicagoland area. When…read morewalking into the small rustic building you get met with an aroma of coffee beans and freshly baked goods. Your ears are soon filled with soft music, the sound of the espresso machine, and the small chatter among the other customers. Walking up to the counter you're greeted with a friendly welcoming smile from a Corner Grind employee. While taking your order there are two large chalkboards behind the counter to choose a drink, a breakfast item, or lunch items. Then you have two small chalkboards describing this week or month special, one to your left describing the new monthly specials for drinks. To your right a board filled with the exciting new lunch specials for the week which include two sandwiches or salads and a soup of the week. Once you've ordered your drink or food, can to chooses to sit outside at a table, in a relaxing wooden chair, inside at the countertop, or table. To receive your drink or food you're called up to the counter to get your order. Taking your first bite out of your Italian sandwich your taste buds are met with an explosion of flavor. Filled with so much meat the tomato and lettuce are overflowing on the sides of the soft french baguette. To help your sandwich go down you take a sip of your hot cinnamony honey bunches of oat latte. Your soon then filled with an eternal warmth from the heat of the latte. Finishing up your experience at Corner Grind you're sent off with a kind farewell and a need to come back. Corner Grind is the best because they want your experience to be as memorable as it can be. One thing I would love to see Corner Grind do is to extend its week-day hours. High schoolers that attend Kaneland, get out of school at 2:50. By the time I get out of the school parking lot and arrive at Corner Grind their closed. As a high schooler, I would and as many others would go to Corner Grind after school to get a drink or sandwich and utilize the environment to study and debrief from the long day at school. Even if the extension of business hours were just for another hour Corner Grind would have a lot of business for that hour due to the loyal customer base. Even without this change Corner Grind is still the best coffee shop in the Chicago land area.

What a wonderful find! The pumpkin spice latte tasted like it was made with real pumpkin, and the…read moreFrench toast latte tasted just like French toast, with neither being overly sweet. The staff was friendly.

A hidden gem! Great ambiance & space. Great good & fun/unique cocktails. Went for a "girls night…read moreout". Service was great too! I was thankful to be able to eat low carb with the beef filet, blue cheese crumble, salad with cilantro vinaigrette. My friends had soft shell crab sandwich on brioche and a tuna poke bowl with salad & rice. Wish I could have had the sweeter cocktails garnished with a French macaroon or desserts, they looked yummy. Highly recommend!

If you are having a special event, they have a beautiful event space on the 2nd floor including a…read morebar and access to an outside seating area. We held our daughter' baby shower and the space comfortably accommodated 30 guests. The food we ordered was delicious and presented well buffet style. The management was very accommodating allowing us to enter the facility early to setup. So, if you are looking to hold a special event, definitely keep Bread and Vine Geneva in mind.

I have definitely been spoiled by gelato at Eataly (and $1 Mariano's scoops)…read more The texture of the gelato here was kind of weird, but flavors were pretty good. The atmosphere seemed nice, but I found it odd that my friend and I were the only people there on a Saturday afternoon. That said, it probably wasn't the best spot to have a "tell me everything that's happened since I last saw you--leave out no detail" kind of conversation; it'd probably be better suited for a daddy/daughter date or getting some studying done. PS if you use a credit card, don't be confused when the charge shows up as a pancake house.

This place is legit. We came here one night after my sweet tooth got the best of me and I ordered a…read moresmall pistachio gelato. Husband got a coconut/pistachio combo. The guy that served us was super patient and let us sample whatever we wanted. He also commented on how awesome my t-shirt was, so bonus points for that. Prices were reasonable (I think it was $2.50 for a small). And the taste was out of this world. I usually hate pistachio anything but this was delicious. The coconut one was good too - I think I detected small bits of coconut in it, as well. All in all, an amazing place to go and we'll definitely be returning.

This bagel shop is located in an old house. It's tiny with only a few seats inside and outside…read more They have one of my favorite strawberry cream cheese with real strawberry chunks in it, but it's only a seasonal item so I wanted to come by before they were out. I ordered a sesame bagel with strawberry cream cheese. As I was eating it, I started to wonder why it tasted like cinnamon, and then I noticed there were nuts in it. I realized they gave me the cranberry walnut cream cheese (I didn't notice right away because the color was still slightly pink and the flavor was fruity). It was good so I still ate it, but it was a bit disappointing to not get what I was looking forward to. We told the employees before we left, and they apologized and said they'd remake it, but I had already eaten the entire bagel so I told them no it's okay. We mainly just wanted to tell them so they'll be more careful. Some people have allergies, and I can't imagine if I unknowingly ate something I was allergic to. They sell tubs of the strawberry cream cheese for $8, so we purchased one to take home. I like that they always have new types of seasonal coffee creations and this time I got an iced coconut mocha. It was really good!

We heard about this place from a fellow Yelper so we decided to go on a Sunday morning. My wife was…read moresuper excited that they have GF bagels! This small family owned Bagel Shop makes fantastic NY Style bagels as well as homemade cream cheese spreads. They are open for breakfast and lunch offering unique sandwich combinations . We tried one of their most popular breakfast sandwiches..The Bee Sting. GF Everything Bagel with egg,cheddar cheese,bacon, scallion schmear and hot honey. Absolutely delicious! My wife also had a hazelnut latte which she loved! They have a small indoor dining space as well as outdoor seating. Plenty of parking available. We will definitely be back!

Ordered a tres leche cake customer service was good on helping me ! I totally recommend to shop for…read moreyour cake here

Chicanita Bakery absolutely brought Bella's quince vision to life…read more The cake was not only beautiful but also tasted amazing--super fresh, perfectly done, and exactly what we wanted. It truly stood out as part of the whole setup. Everything was smooth from start to finish, and you can tell they really care about their work. Highly recommend!

Busy as it was on Father's Day. The food was great, hot, delicious, also what looks like a small…read moreplace was still roomy inside and comfortable. Staff was very polite and friendly and helpful. Highly recommend going there anytime

Frankly I know folks love this place. I haven't been wowed and have been here multiple times…read more It's just fine... personally not a fan of their potato's. My wife will ask for small changes, like add cheese to her scrambled eggs or honey with her tea and it's always a challenge. Pancakes are good. I'm also not a fan of their bacon but hey I like Oscar Meyer. Give them a shot... just go off peak hours so you're not waiting in a long line

El pan de rosca está delicioso. El bolillo bien calientito y recién echo. Perfecto 10/10read more

I'm not sure if there has been a recent change in owners I used to really enjoy this bakery when I…read morelived in the area 3 years ago but I was extremely disappointed with the lack of professionalism and product quality yesterday. I went and placed an order Friday evening for pickup Sunday at 3pm. I arrive at 3:30pm the cake had not even been started they told me to please come back. I understand errors happen so I came back at 5pm. They didn't have cake boxes so they asked if it was ok to place in a rosca box despite it not being able to close, again I was understanding. I requested Rosegold or light pink with gold decorations and received pink and white. The final straw was that the only reason I ordered from a bakery instead of picking up a premade cake from Sam's or Jewel (that probably would've been better quality and cuter) was because I wanted 3 leches. The cake was not 3 leches. Save yourself money and disappointment and go somewhere else. As for the owners of this bakery maybe it's time to close shop if you're not going to dedicate time and attention to serving quality products. *** No estoy segura de si ha habido un cambio reciente de dueños. Solía ​​disfrutar mucho de esta pastelería cuando vivía en la zona hace 3 años, pero ayer me decepcionó muchísimo la falta de profesionalismo y la baja calidad de los productos. Hice un pedido el viernes por la noche para recogerlo el domingo a las 3 de la tarde. Llegué a las 3:30 y el pastel ni siquiera estaba empezado; me pidieron que volviera más tarde. Entiendo que los errores ocurren, así que volví a las 5 de la tarde. No tenían cajas para pasteles, así que me preguntaron si me importaba que lo pusieran en una caja de rosca, a pesar de que no cerraba bien; de nuevo, fui comprensiva. Pedí un pastel color oro rosa o rosa claro con decoraciones doradas y recibí uno rosa y blanco. La gota que derramó el vaso fue que la única razón por la que pedí un pastel en una pastelería en lugar de comprar uno ya hecho en Sam's o Jewel (que probablemente habría sido de mejor calidad y más bonito) era porque quería un pastel de tres leches. El pastel no era de tres leches. Ahórrense dinero y decepciones y vayan a otro sitio. En cuanto a los dueños de esta pastelería, quizás sea hora de cerrar si no van a dedicar tiempo y atención a ofrecer productos de calidad.

These folks are caterers in Geneva, but I came across them at the Geneva French Market, at a booth…read morewhere they were selling empanadas, tamales, & more. My shopping companion and I got a few for breakfast; the steak empanada reminded me of a samosa with peas and even a whole olive in it, but my favorite was the ham and cheese. And that crust: so tender, so flaky, I'm thinking it had lard and I don't even care. They were so good we swung back by for a second helping before leaving the market! Alice's Corner was definitely a memorable spot at the French market, and worth looking into for your catering needs.

Amazing food and value. I will travel to Aurora just to eat here again I live about 45 min away…read more I can't wait to try more of the menu.