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    Fortress Cafe

    4.4 (15 reviews)

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    Mel W.

    Awesome spot to grab a cup of coffee and get a bit of work done. The WiFi was fast and really reliable which you can't always say in coffee shops. I snagged a açaí bowl which was great too. 1 free refill on coffee while you're in the "lab" aka front coworking space. The sign is small but if you see the Lean Rocket Lab you're in the right spot.

    Iced coffee with coconut milk

    My favorite coffee place in Jackson! Their iced coffee is so delicious (tastes like chocolate milk!!) and I can only get it here after trying it. I love the ambiance of the place and it's never too busy, not like our local Starbucks which is always overrun with people. The baristas are very personable and I love how they try to make connections with their frequent customers. Not to mention they have great prices, my iced coffee at Fortress is literally half the price of Starbucks and twice as good. I absolutely love this place!

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    Everything tastes like shit. Literally everything. The acai bowl tastes like a purple bowl of old peanut butter, and the rocket fuel tastes like dog piss and Cheetos blended up.

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    4 years ago

    Excellent locally roasted coffee in downtown Jackson.. so nice to have Starbucks alternatives

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    The atmosphere was pretty rad. The drinks tasted good and service was polite and professional.

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    7 years ago

    Best coffee in town, period. I love the Fortress Latte with honey and cinnamon. Great service too, always nice to have a good chat !

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    I know this is a local brand, and I appreciate it. I kind of grinned when I entered, I had…read moreflashbacks to reruns of Saved by the Bell vivid colors and designs of the 90's. As a new transplant to Michigan from my home state of Southern California, immitation is the sincerest form of flattery...just a fun tongue-in-cheek decade or so late. I feel this place has a younger target in mind, so that doesn't bother me. I wasn't initially impressed, but given some afterthought, I will try them again, as I discovered after I ordered, that they offer Tea Lattes. I don't consider myself a complicated coffee consumer (read: snob), however, the temp of the coffee offered was lukewarm at best...which mind you, doesn't bother me, because I'm a water-it-down-with-creamer kinda guy. I really can't subject a place to a bad review based off of one visit with just coffee. I did like that touch of having a drivethrough window, and repurposing what only looked like it was once a Fastfood restaurant. Hey, Repurpose, Recycle, Reuse, right? 10 stars for that! The kids behind the counter were okay, not as brightly eyed and cream cheese sculpted as others I've come across that early in the morning, but they were nice. Thank goodness. :) I'll give them big plusses for franchising.

    The service and ambiance I like a lot they seem to play blue's music when I have been in and that…read moreis my passion

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    Great coffee!  Great location next to the bike path! =D

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    Great coffee! Great location next to the bike path! =D

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