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Imagine sitting on a park bench during a crisp fall day, the trees are yellowish orange, and the temperature is just cold enough for you to decide to put on a sweater. Held in your hands are a warm chai latte and a small paper bag that contains a slice of the delicious chocolate chip banana bread. Perfect. Southside Coffee offers a wide range of food and drinks that are all good. In terms of food there are sandwiches, lunches, and baked goods. The sandwiches are not too unique; they are things like bacon, egg and cheese and other typical breakfast sandwiches. Even though they are not very unique they are flavorful and filling. My only complaint is that there is typically a wait of 10 minutes to get your sandwich which would normally not be problem as a cafe will have an indoor area where you can sit down, but because Southside only does takeout, you have to stand around on the sidewalk with other people who are waiting for their drink or sandwich. The lunches of Southside Coffee I have actually not tried as I usually go there in the morning. Now, for my favorite, the baked goods. The cool thing about Southside Coffees baked goods is that the menu changes every day which is shown on a sign in front of Southside. Now this would sound like a bad thing, but in reality it keeps the menu new and refreshing every single day. You can typically expect muffins, cakes, focaccia, other pastries, and the star of the show: chocolate chip banana bread. Every time I have gone to Southside I have seen chocolate chip banana bread on the menu and I can see why. The banana bread itself is delicious with the texture and flavor being perfect, this is just complimented with the big chocolate chunks randomly inserted inside different parts of the bread which adds the extra sweetness that makes the bread amazing. One other baked good that I might go for is a focaccia. Now onto the drinks. So even though coffee is in Southside Coffees name, I have embarrassingly never tried coffee from there as I am not a very big coffee drinker myself. Something I will sometimes drink when I go to Southside is a chai latte. The chai latte always has the perfect taste and sweetness with some cream on the top which adds more flavor and makes it more fun to drink. Southside also has tea and hot chocolate, both of which I can’t remember having. One complaint about Southside in general is that the prices that I have seen are pretty high compared to other cafes, though I guess this is because of the quality of all the food there. Now I will talk about the service, location, and some final thoughts. The Southside staff are always nice, as I can’t recount an experience where they haven’t been nice. One thing about Southside that I briefly mentioned before is that it is not a normal cafe with indoor seating and the only seating outdoors is a small bench. This makes it a bad place to go if you want to sit down for a while to read or work on something. Thankfully, there is nearby seating. Right next to Southside is a playground that has benches which makes it a good place to take your food and drinks. If you have a kid you can get some food and eat at the park where they can play. So in conclusion, Southside Coffee is an amazing cafe that I would give five out of five stars to.

Andy Stark

Cute place, fair prices, amazing coffee. I give 5 stars. But will give my feedback as well. Would be super cool if there will be any healthy option on breakfast menu. Like yogurt or oatmeal or some açaí bowl or avocado toast. And another suggestion is to add some tables outside for warm weather. We were there at 11 am on Friday and many people were standing and waiting for seats. But the place is cool already! Keep it up guys. Good luck 🍀

+5

The chocolate chip cookie and chocolate chip-banana bread are wildly addictive! The soft scrambled egg sandwiches are divine. There is no eat-in option unfortunately, but there are a few benches lining the bakery (no tables). Service is to-go only but worth the trip.

Jamare Miranda

I had a cup of regular coffee...very good and enjoyed the corn muffin with real pieces of sweet corn...it tasted delicious. I sat inside and enjoyed being on my laptop. Great local spot. Yes where your pooch is welcomed to sit near outside front seating.

Cynthia Cavaliere Nyamekye

Great neighborhood coffee shop serving yummy coffee, delicious baked items and stellar breakfast sandwiches. All around good quiet coffee shop in Greenwood Heights. One downside is cash only - I have to remember to hit the ATM before I go but food and coffee make up for it.

Michelle Alvarado

The food that they make is baked fresh daily and very good. However, when I asked for a basic PSL the guy taking my order said "we don't do flavors". Pretty dismissively like they were too good to make pumpkin spice lattes in the height of fall season. Prices are expensive but not out of range for the area. The cups that they serve the coffee in spill everywhere too so you have to drink it right away to avoid spilling. Very annoying.

kris k

Not sure what's going on with this place. I ordered a breakfast sandwich. It was pre-made, sweating in its wrapper like a fast food restaurant, but less fresh. The bacon was rubbery, the cheese was congealed, it was served lukewarm and the tasteless bun was one of the ones you wonder if it's actually got any real ingredients in it. Hope it was just an off day.

Caroline L. Y. Chen

Great baked goods, never fails to satisfy. Great egg sandwiches too, but wait can be really long for those. Even when you call ahead there's no system to avoid the line once you get there at the time they said the food would be ready. I wish it had a better system to avoid the wait so I can have the sandwiches more often. I also wish they would open up the inside now that we are getting vaccinated and it is getting cold!

Volha Holubeva

Southside Coffee used to be our absolute favorite neighborhood spot — our go-to place for morning coffee, breakfast sandwiches for me and my husband, and the little treats our four kids always looked forward to. We’ve loved supporting them over the years and felt like part of the family… until this morning. My daughter had a long 4-hour gymnastics practice and insisted she couldn’t eat anywhere else but SouthSide coffee shop. We knew the weekend hours were a little later, but we arrived at 7:50am, just 10 minutes before the official 8:00am opening. The tall red-haired cashier was already behind the counter, yet he refused to sell us even a simple slice of banana bread. We explained politely — we weren’t asking for a sandwich, not even a coffee that needed to be made, just one piece of cake sitting right there on the tray. But instead of a little kindness or understanding, we got coldness and attitude. Unfortunately, we had to rush off to catch a train, so waiting wasn’t an option. Park Slope is such a friendly, welcoming community. That’s exactly why this interaction felt so out of place. I understand rules are rules — but when you’ve got a loyal family of regulars standing in front of you, sometimes going the extra mile for them is what sets a neighborhood business apart. This morning, sadly, that spirit was missing.

Jinu Kang

The cashier needs a serious attitude adjustment. When I asked for a sleeve for my piping hot coffee, she was incredibly rude and condescending. South Slope is known for its friendly and laid-back atmosphere, and this cashier's behavior was a major let-down.

Robert DiGianni

This review is for the owner's eyes. Your barista with braces and the big one with short hair are extremely rude and condescending. We have been loyal patrons for a long time and love your food. However, those baristas' attitudes and treatment of us whenever they are working has completely turned us off. After dropping the kids off at school, we walk by. If those people are working we just continue walking because she turns your delicious food into a hurtful experience. Get rid of them. Thet truly deserve it.