Coffee Shop No. 421 Hopscotch Coffee & Kitchen…read moreBloomington, ID September 26, 2024 The beauty of a cortado is it can be enjoyed quietly on your own or with good friends. On this particular outing a friend was eager to take my husband and I to his favorite coffee shop in his hometown of Bloomington, ID. Hopscotch Coffee & Kitchen sits right in along the Bloomington Rail Trail. The setting of the cafe is calm, inviting, and simple. A large porch welcomes you to the shop; it's obviously a local favorite. When you enter the shop the coffee bar is to the right, comfortable couch seating along with work tables and cafe tables are to the left. If you want something more than a coffee and a treat there is a restaurant towards the back on your left. The cortado was delicious and the company was priceless. I hope you're able to share a cortado with someone soon. It's a good way to turn something ordinary into something special. Enjoying life one cortado at a time!

Very slow, snail slow on whipping up a luke warm latte, salted caramel is the featured latte that…read moretasted good, but say it was luke warm is being overly generous on the heat. Definitely the college vibe of the decade, no one talks and has their faces on a Saturday planted in the computer. If not being socially inclined just sit in the dorm/apartment. The sweets were pricey but tasty. You can sit on the porch, inside or get out of there (never liked tolerated but liked a place so much as this spot). The cashier was swamped, asked about her having help, which I was told she was cleaning (4p), but she finally slithered over to help get orders rolling.

Went here over my honeymoon and we were blown away by the quality of the food that we went back…read moreagain later in the week! The service was great and the vibe was intimate but without feeling like you are fighting for room or speaking at a louder volume. Highly recommend this spot!

Cute place. It may be slightly run down but not yet to the point where it's concerning. I liked the…read morecolourful atmosphere with the painted walls and stained glass decoration in the windows, and I thought my seat was very cozy. The food is diner-style but very good so far. I visited twice for a breakfast and a lunch. Lunch: I had a Black Russian sandwich and a pot of Emperor's Pride tea. The sandwich, which is a vegetarian version of a Reuben with roasted veggies instead of meat, was delicious. They really piled on the veggies. Some fell out of the sandwich, but I just ate them with the home fries. The home fries also were nicely seasoned. The tea was a little off. It's possible it was the tea itself that didn't taste how I expected, but it kind of tasted like I was getting the flavour of a different tea in the pot. Breakfast: Apple pancake and bouquet latte (seasonal special - lavender Ceylon tea latte with honey and rose syrup). The bouquet latte was wonderful and had this beautiful red swirl latte art. The pancake was nice and fluffy. One pancake is something like $5, but one is enough for a complete meal, maybe with a protein side if you're especially hungry. The staff is very friendly and makes you feel welcome. The food didn't take very long even though they seemed busy.

Decent matcha. I haven't tried the coffee yet but love that the location is convenient.read more

I visited this location on a Monday around 9:20 a.m. after confirming on Google Maps that they were…read moreopen. There were two cars in the parking lot, so I went to the entrance off 16th Street but couldn't get in. I then tried the lab door, where I could clearly see two male employees inside. They looked directly at me but didn't acknowledge me, offer assistance, or let me know if they were closed. I sat in my car for several minutes finishing this review, and no one came to check or communicate anything. Extremely disappointing experience , no customer service, no professionalism, and no clarity about whether they were even open. Based on this experience alone, I would not return.

This place no longer exists, never got the opportunity to visit. When I arrived I found a discount…read moreshop of various things. Nice people there. Hope this saves someone time.

The BEST local fresh-roasted coffee!! I received a bag of the Sumatra as a Christmas gift (THANK…read moreYOU Mr. & Mrs. Claus!) I don't have my grinder at the office so I had to patiently endure the wonderful aroma until I got home. My car ride was heavenly - that's how fresh and full of taste these beans are - the aroma filled my car from inside the coffee bag that was inside my work bag! Drinking this wonderful coffee is an experience if you love coffee - smooth and complex without bitterness. Definitely buying more after I finish this bag - which I'm sure will be soon!

It's the best coffee I've ever had! I've tried four different flavors and can't decide which is my…read morefavorite. I first had it when I lived locally, I moved to Ohio, & I have it shipped to me here it's that good.

From the owner: Small-batch coffee roasting. Offer specialty blends and convenience products to always have coffee…read moreon-the-go

Visited twice. Service was good and the place is very spacious and well decorated. They were…read moreplaying music the first time but the second time there was no music and it was pretty much silent since there were few customers. First visit: I got a matcha latte and caramel apple muffin the first time. The matcha latte was pretty weak. It comes with vanilla syrup by default and I guess I can see why, but I asked for mine with no syrup and I'm still glad I did because I don't know if I would have been able to taste the matcha at all if there was any flavoring. The apple muffin looked good (all the muffins in the display actually looked really good) but tasted kind of freezer burnt. I wanted to give them another chance and the second visit was better. Got a blueberry cheesecake muffin and an iced matcha with lavender cold foam. It may have been unwise to get matcha again but I just didn't have an appetite for anything else, and the drink was actually pretty good this time. It seemed like it was made a little stronger and the lavender cold foam was VERY good. The muffin was alright. A little generic but not freezer-burnt. It was called blueberry cheesecake, but there was no cream cheese. Maybe it was infused into the muffin because I thought I could taste the cheesecake flavor, but that could very well have been placebo effect. I might give them a few more tries because again, some of the muffins did LOOK very good, and I was compelled by the cold foam matcha. I kind of like the quietness. It's probably better for flavored drinks since it looks like that's what the most effort has gone into on the menu - they have lots of syrups and posters up everywhere for the specialty drinks (the images look AI-generated though, which is uninspiring). Nice if you just want somewhere quiet.

The place was clean and service was okay. I made an online order for pickup and arrived when it…read moresaid it was ready. Only to find them start making it once I showed them my order on my phone. The coffee was good but the pastries are why this is a 1 star. They tasted freezer burnt, like they had been thawed and re frozen dozens of times and I could only eat 1/6 that came in the 6 pastry package. Seriously do not get any of the pastries or baked goods here they are gross.

Our HAPPY Sunday spot! So happy to see them EVERYTIME! Great prices, FABULOUS options for everyone…read moreand wonderful staff! The ultimate trifecta! There aren't enough adjectives to say that fully express how much I appreciate Founders Coffee/Speedway Garage! Getting to work remote from here throughout the week has also been an amazing option that I very much love having. They have a great amount of space and the environment is so accommodating for having remote meetings too. Thank you to the entire staff for always being so welcoming and inviting! Everything is very much appreciated!

I'm not sure how I feel about this one. They were very busy on a Saturday morning (around 10:45am)…read more They have a decent amount of seating for the size of the space, but it wasn't enough for the amount of people coming in with various group sizes. I snagged a bar stool at a three top. I'd planned to write for a while, and it wasn't a very comfortable seat, but I made do. And I did enjoy all the natural light. Ordered a large matcha with coconut milk. They do have oat milk and almond milk as well--plus one for having dairy free options! I don't think I was charged extra for it either. (Thank you for that!) Their drink prices overall seemed very reasonable, and more affordable than several local coffee shops I've been to recently. I appreciated that! Other non-coffee options I noticed: hot teas, iced tea, chai. The matcha was good, but I kept getting this weird chemical-y smell from my drink? At first I thought it was the lid. Took that off, but still caught the smell whenever I took a sip. I think it was coming from the cup itself, like the inside white part. So when there was a lull, I took it back up to the register and explained because I couldn't drink it. They didn't offer to remake the drink, which I found kind of odd, but they gave me an iced coffee cup and I drank the rest of my thankfully not-too-hot-anymore matcha from it. I don't know what that was about, but it was unfortunate. Ended up moving to a round table in the side room to plug my laptop in after the battery died. It wasn't as "vibey" over there, but it was quieter/easier to focus, I had access to an outlet, and noticed no strange smells on that side, though my drink was gone by then. If you're coming here to talk or hang out, I think it's a good spot! If you're coming to work, I'd recommend having a fully charged laptop, beeline to the side room, and/or watch carefully for the tables near the limited outlets to free up in the main room. Street parking was pretty easy and free. I parked maybe halfway down Main St and walked. There were signs saying 3 hr parking on weekends, so planned my stay accordingly. I'm not usually in this area, so may or may not make it back. But it's definitely a popular spot with a good sized menu.