SoZo is a large and cute coffee shop. I was looking for a place to work from for the afternoon. The barista was really nice. I was starving and was hoping to eat lunch, drink coffee, and work from there. Instead I had to eat a egg and cheese breakfast sandwich, it was the only option other than pastries. This was a big downfall for me. I ordered the chai iced latte which was tasty but not stellar. I've never seen so many couches in a coffee shop, that was cool especially if you want go hang with friends or read. They also have a large stage for live music on Friday and Saturday nights. I definitely want to return for that. Here's where they get major kudos, I was sitting working non-stop for 3+ hours and the barista came and gave me a large cup of water with ice. That was an awesome move. I was so grateful and thirsty. The background music is descent, temperature isn't freezing like Starbucks, although I was there so long I did need to put on my jacket. Outdoor seating is pretty limited. Overall, it's a cute coffee shop. They have local art work on walls for sale (have my eye on a unicorn painting lol). I'll be back to try their more popular coffee options and check out their live music nights. read more

This little gem, buried in a big strip mall is one of the best kept secrets i've found in Chandler. The place itself is easy to miss, located next to a massive furniture outlet but don't be fooled, it is actually much larger than it looks. Inside you'll find a wide open venue complete with a stage for nightly music. I haven't been in the evenings but I imagine it would be a cool place to hang out. The couches are comfortable and provide a nice laid back atmosphere for enjoying your coffee, surfing the web or chatting with friends. Speaking of the coffee, prepare to be amazed. I am a coffee lover and SoZo has the best coffee I have had anywhere in Arizona. The selection of drinks and flavors is enormous and included unconventional choices such as sugar free macadamia nut. Lately I have been sticking with Americanos because I am trying to avoid really sugary drinks. The espresso here is the best I have had. It has a rich, deep, slightly sweet flavor that is perfect with just a touch of creamer. I've heard rave reviews about the cubano and other drinks as well. Anyways if you are in the area and love coffee definitely gives this place a shot. You won't be disappointed. read more

One of my favorite coffee shops! Great place to meet friends or sit alone and read. Friendly staff and wonderful, caring owners. Creative and delicious coffee drinks, amazing baked goods. And the live music nights are SO GREAT! The playroom for kids makes for a good place to meet friends who also have little ones. read more

I'm here at least twice a week for work. This is true community spot. Forget Starbucks. SoZo is the new black. Great and unique coffee drinks are whipped up quick and carefully. This is the good stuff people, high quality coffee, with lots of options. Soy, sugarfree, you name it. I die for the hazelnut or vanilla lattes. And a doppio will really get you going after a long night. They have a large space with a small bar for sitting, sofas, chairs, and outdoor seating. They also boast a super awesome play room for your grommits so you can hang out and get some work done or play too! Just a really lovely spot where you can hang out and meet your neighbors while getting your morning coffee! read more

I like the concept - music venue + coffee shop. Surprisingly good given the location (strip mall a few doors down from a Big Lots). It's got a lot of space - some small tables near the coffee bar, seating at the end of the bar where you can watch behind the scenes, some couches, some comfy chairs in clusters, even a separate playroom for kids. The stage is visually the center of attention, however I have not gone when they had live music. Coffee is well done. Their baristas are friendly and attentive. Mixed clientele which keeps it interesting :) read more

LOVE LOVE LOVE!! I absolutely love it here, coffee is great, the environment is peaceful and spacious. If you want a place you can go and study, take your laptop, listen to live music, play board games... This is the place. There is also happy hour, I think it's after 2, you can get reduced prices on your coffee. Sozo is open late (10 PM), so if you want a great date place on a Friday you can go listen to open mic night. After visiting a few times I also discovered they have church services on Sundays. Excellent environment, I have tried several non-denominational congregations but wasn't able to find one I liked until I came here. It's friendly, welcome, and somewhere that doesn't make you feel like an oddball for going alone. read more

Love this place!! I really like that there is a play area for kids so Mama dates can be done for longer. You can not eat food in the playroom but that's no biggie for me. I also thought everyone that worked there was so kind and patient with my young kids. It was also the first time we visited and the gentleman that helped me so really great at explaining everything- I'm a habitual Starbucks drinker!! However, we will definitely be back here! Oh, and my kids loved the lemonade!!! read more

WooHoo as gooood as it gets! I sometimes meet with clients there and buy them a coffee, and everyone of them now gets their coffee at Sozo. There is room to move and sit at a table without being on top of someone like at other coffee houses where your cramped and if you have a computer there is nowhere to sit. Not at Sozo plenty of room and couches if you choose to hang with a friend for awhile, and listen to some live music on the weekend nights. Great feel, Great people and service. ONE of my Favorites is the cold brew Ice Toddy, add a flavor if you want Smooth baby. read more

I cannot say enough about this wonderful place and the amazing people who own and operate it. Not only do they have an amazing vibe, great music, coffee and pastries but they have fun board games too! We were looking for a place to host a birthday party and they accommodated the group of teens perfectly!! They all had an amazing time!! We'll absolutely be back to enjoy music and drinks again!!! read more

Calm, very relaxed, hip vibe. Nice comfy seating. Good place to escape to just chill alone or with friends. Toddler playroom in back. Music venue/stage weekly. So-so coffee but pleasing atmosphere. read more

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I had the *hardest* time finding this place.. circled around Warner and Alma School because the Yelp map was a bit confusing. Once I found it, I really enjoyed it. Granted, it was the afternoon on a week day, but the owners nevertheless were friendly and very talkative and the place, though a bit empty and maybe a little too bright, was welcoming and relaxing. I liked all the couches they had... very inviting to relax. They had a few baked goodies (biscotti - the cranberry and orange flavor were different from the usual chocolate/vanilla ones and it was very tasty) and some of these yummy Bobo's Oat Bars (the coconut is my favorite, but they had just ordered it and it wasn't in yet)... but, most importantly, they had a delicious latte.. freshly ground and pulled correctly so it was very enjoyable. I def will come back one of these evenings.. a great place to read, study, work on your laptop, etc. read more

If you've never been to Sozo Coffeehouse, please make it a priority to visit soon! It's a wonderful place to stop for a muffin, danish or cinnamon roll as a delightful snack. There are various flavors to choose from. The drinks include doppio, macchiato, cappuccino, americano, latte, iced toddy, Cochata, Turkish, mocha, chai, tea and cocoa. Pastor Scott Morgan and his wife own Sozo and have services at 9:00 and 10:45 AM here on Sunday. Customer service is key here. Everything is delicious! read more

SoZo Coffeehouse - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Chandler, Arizona

How do I love SoZo. Let me count the ways. First, they actively support local music: i.e., there is live music every Friday and Saturday night, they have a monthly Open Mic weekend (that's Friday & Saturday night back to back), a jazz combo plays on Saturday late mornings/lunch time, and they host other local music projects/groups (such as the quarterly Songwriter's Challenge-go to azopenmic.com for more on that). Second, they have a good sized stage with a permanent P.A. setup and drum set. Plug and play, kids. Oh, and a djembe, too. Third, there is a kids' playroom in the back, and another room across the hall for smaller meetings/groups. The main area is large, open, and comfortable with a good selection of couches, tables, bar space, bistro seating, wood chairs, cozy chairs. Whatever mood your bum is in, they have a place for you to put it in. Fourth, the atmosphere is relaxed, inviting, with music playing. It's not too quiet that you can't talk; it's not too loud that you can't think. Also, they have free Wi-Fi. Fifth, I'm finally getting to the actual product: their coffee. I'm a former Starbucks barista, and this place makes way better drinks. I admit, I put whipped cream on everything, and SoZo does not have whipped cream, which initially was a disappointment. However, after tasting the delicious latte that was made for me (half almond-half vanilla breve), I didn't miss it a bit. The flavors blended beautifully; there was no bitter espresso jab halfway through swallowing. In short, the coffee here is so good that is doesn't need whipped cream. For me, that's saying a lot. Sixth, their service is personal. When my drink is ready, the barista brings it to me where ever I'm seated. I really love that - versus listening for my name (or drink identifier) to be yelled out, praying it's written and pronounced correctly, and making a mad dash for the bar like a Pavlovian dog. Seventh, the owners and workers here are the kind of people you want to be around and associate with. You know that they're good folks when they regularly donate proceeds to human interest non-profit groups (both locally and globally). They keep collection bins in their front window area for various organizations that distribute items to homeless, abuse victims, or economically disadvantaged populations. Beyond that, the staff (including management) is friendly, genuine, approachable, and massively cool. Eighth, they have a frequent drinker card. 'Nuff said. Ninth, they keep their events page current on facebook. That may not be terribly important to some, but when several musical events are happening within the week, it's reassuring to know that the owners are on top of it and communicating information with their patrons. Are there any negatives to SoZo? They don't have a drive-thru and they're not directly on the 202. That's about it. Go support them today. read more

Great coffee, relaxing atmosphere and awesome staff! Free WiFi and live music. Highly recommend this spot!

So many great things about this place: 1.) Excellent service 2.) Very relaxing cafe ( Couches, tables, and just all around cozy) 3.) Coffee selection is different more like an espresso Mixology 4.) Music!! ( Great mixes and live music played from open to close) 5.) Prices are perfectly set 6.) Cleanliness (clean coffee shop from the lobby to the restrooms.) Whenever I travel to Chandler and need a place to study or relax, this is definitely the place. read more

Meh. Paid almost $5 for ice coffee. Oat milk was water down and coffee looked like mud. Not a lot of sugar options to sweeten my coffee. Walked out with over priced coffee that tastes crappy water. read more

Four words: THEY. HAVE. ALMOND MILK. HUZZAH! Soy/dairy haters unite at this fabulous coffee shop!!! I was here one night for a record-release listening party and got an iced almond milk chai and it was fabulous. My taste-buds sang the gospel of the heavens upon first sip. This place is not super close to my house but I now drive out of my way to get an iced almond milk chai. If you haven't tried it, you must. Also, the staff is so incredibly friendly and funny. Whoever did the hiring deserves a high-five, or even a hand-hug. Definitely a hand-hug. Apparently they also have live music here a lot, as they have a small stage and drum-kit. Now of course writing this review has made me want another iced chai, so I will probably be stopping in tomorrow...if this was next to my house I'd probably go every day. read more

Dirty Chai with Almond Milk. Yum yum. This place is awesome. Not a big bakery selection from what i could see but those cookies look huge and amazing. As for the coffee - 1. They have Guatemalan coffee 2. They work with Cartel in some way 3. Super friendly baristas 4. I drank my coffee way too fast bc it was a-moh-zing Definitely will be back. read more

Coffee is alright I guess. Love that there are lots of couches and chairs but something about the envious is missing just cant put my finger on it read more

This is an amazing story. This coffee shop has much more than meets the eye... This coffee shop is not here to make a buck, they are there with a mission for coffee and people. I saw this right away. They care and want to be there. Now you would expect that they coffee would be so so then, but you would be wrong! They have amazing coffee drinks and pour over coffee. They even have a few horchata drinks that blew my mind. They are now open late Thursday, Friday and Saturday with live music. They actually have a stage mix in this large coffee shop. read more

I heard about this place by word of mouth and decided to drop in as I was passing it one day. I was surprised by the spaciousness of it. I was greeted by the lady owner (whose name I didn't get), but I had a lovely European-style cappuccino and she even gave me a free (and entirely delicious) almond cookie. I was by myself so sat along the bar counter and we had a good chat and I learned a lot about the business and what happens there in the evening and at weekends. A total local gem and a real breath of fresh air from the formulaic and frankly ridiculously overpriced chain coffee houses. Long live Sozo! read more

great atmosphere and a nice space but the coffe and service seemed lack luster, at best. The girl behind the counter was very sweet and courteous, but my husband and I waited almost 20mins for a simple mocha and a very heavy cappuccino :( those drinks shouldn't have taken that long to make, especially considering the quality of the drinks we were presented with. Being from the pacific northwest, we're having trouble finding a coffee place like those we're used to back home....the search continues. read more

I don't know why I have ignored this place in the past but decided to finally give it try as I was tired of going to the same old coffee shops. I saw the reviews and knew I needed to experience for myself and glad I did. I was impressed that part of their proceeds are given to local charities. The relaxed ambience is very inviting with lots of lounge chairs, side tables and couches. Intercom music was second to none. I stayed for the live entertainment that evening. I will be definitely be back! read more

Steve J. ~ Having personally been in the music business over the years, I can tell that you are not aware of how this all works. First, my understanding of what Sozo provides is a place for musicians to share their talents with others, plain and simple. Believe me, there are few profits ever made with this type of venture and it is more a labor of love. It is common for many venues to charge bands and talent to play at their establishments by requiring a certain amount of tickets sold, or it is also common for under-card bands to pay the top-billed band for the opportunity to open for them. Bands receiving pay is something that is done once you can bring in hundreds, if not thousands, of fans to hear you. Sozo is not this place. This is a coffee shop. Many, many musicians look for places like Sozo to be able to hone their skills and tune their act. And, yes, if you can bring along your modest 10-20 people to watch you, fantastic. It costs money to have a place like Sozo available for you to do this, and many times costs aren't even met with the customers brought in. Second, on the numerous open-mic nights I have been to at Sozo, there are people of all skill levels that I watch perform. Many forget their words, some goof on chords, but all get a round of applause for their effort. And I have seen, as well, many talented performers there playing for they crowd and they are similarly appreciated. Bottom line, Sozo is providing an opportunity with their open mic night. read more

Very chill and relaxing place if you want to wind down for the day. Friendly service and decent prices. I got their holiday tea and it definitely hit the spot. My boyfriend got the vanilla coffee and he enjoyed it as well. We will be coming back for sure. read more

Always have a good time at Sozo Coffee House. Love their live music nights (usually features great local musicians!) and good drinks (all non-alcoholic) available. Service is immpecable, and you are always welcomed with a smile. read more

Went here on a random weekday night to study since I had to stay in Chandler for a few hours. Free Wifi and good yelp reviews caught my attention so I grabbed some dinner to-go from the greek/gyro place in the same shopping plaza (pretty good, reasonable prices!). Great ambiance. There was a group doing a project when I got there, seems like a great meet-up place for that. Huge location too, lots of places to sit down and study. Tables, couches, outdoor seating, so many options. When I was there for a few hours, there were a few other people who came in to study too. There's a stage in the center of the coffeeshop, so it looks like they have events sometimes. It was a little late for me to get coffee, but those drinks looked amazing. They had a lot of original drinks. I opted for an iced tea, and they had a lot of options. They even have an arnold palmer option, where they mix the tea with lemonade! The barista let me take a whiff of the different teas, and it was a tough call. They have a wide selection of black and green teas, as well as non-caffeinated tea options. I chose the iced Moroccan mint tea, which was perfect. Foodwise, they have pastries and breakfast sandwiches. Breakfast sandwiches are available all day, but they do run out. read more

Great atmosphere and staff!

Normal but pretty good coffee joint

One time I got a good drink.... the next I didn't. Dirty chai and irish cream latte = good. Pour over= ??? My hubby's pour over was poorly done BUT I give the place credit for its atmosphere. It's a casual coffee house vibe that people have come to know and love and locals obviously love it. Get a drink for there and sit down and enjoy. Was a blown out of the water? No, but over all I'd say : Good... but only because of its atmosphere and convenience. read more

Nice coffeehouse.. Not much to say to be honest. Would return. No qualms with the coffee. Sorry, boring review. read more

Coffee was bad and the people waiting on customers were rude, with so many coffee places, I won't be coming back there. 8/16/19 Well I went back no change coffee just tasted pretty awful, person that waited on me was okay. read more

I'm not a coffee aficionado. Hell, I don't even really like coffee that much. Being one of the unfortunate few people in the world that is not sensitive to caffeine, it doesn't do a thing for waking me up, and most coffee tastes like distilled disappointment. Why bother with it then? I've asked myself that many times over the years. Usually after finishing a freshly brewed cup of so-what. SoZo answered that question for me. We ended up here for the first time to attend a Music Maker's Workshop performance. As a courtesy, I ordered coffee. Most groups booking performances are expected to produce a certain amount of revenue for the venue as part of their booking fee. A couple of coffees isn't too much to contribute... I had a Macadamia Nut Cappuccino. Everything I've had since then has tasted... pedestrian. I'm no critic, and I'm certainly not so worldly that I can speak with authority about coffee or coffeehouses, but I do appreciate excellence. Life is too short to settle for the 'meh' version of anything. There is nothing 'meh' about SoZo. The people, atmosphere, and product they put in front of you is what makes life brilliant. It's out of our way, to be sure, but worth passing up every Starbucks and Coffee Bean along the way. read more

Mmm coffee is alright seems like they are using good quality beans, but drowning it with lots of sugary stuff. No price list or not easily found, if they have one, and they're on the pricey side. Place are pretty comfy, but the three fallen stars are from the smell. As I walked in, it smells like old coffee water, I mean it doesn't smell moldy, or like sewer, it smells like... Mmm like say if a coffee shop had a leak in their sinks and it gets to the woods and cabinet under the sinks, so even coffee smells good... Old dirty water coffee wouldn't smells good. Would I come back? I'm on the fence. read more

Delicious variety of beverages to choose from, they have great service nice atmosphere with comfy couches!

Blown away!!! This place is AMAZING!!! Not only do they have awesome coffee, great food, staff that treats you like friends, and owners that really CARE ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS! They also Have live music, art work, and they give back to the local community!!! I accidentally found this place and have been back multiple times a week since. Love this place! read more

First off, the coffee was amazing. I am not into all the fufu caramel mocha whatever drinks with whipped cream on top. I am a straight up americano or latte kind of guy. (just realized how lame that sounds, but it's the truth). I got an iced latte on my first visit to see what SoZo is about. Yum. This is what coffee is supposed to taste like in my opinion. The service was excellent. A friendly woman took my order. She was super polite, and outgoing. The shop itself was average to me, and there were long gaps between songs so the conversation I was having with a friend became awkward at times. You know when you are talking loudly because there is music on.. then the music stops, and it is dead quiet, so you have to wait for another song to start before you continue you conversation? Ya, that sucks.. For that alone, I subtracted one star. read more

Go for the Big Train Chai, stay for the wifi. The owners have a good heart, and a great happy hour special (large drink for $2.50). Room for improvement: I've seen someone else mention the menu board. Posting prices seems to be a weird thing to skip, but they are no where to be seen. Also, the room's open layout doesn't lend to private conversations. Perhaps breaking it up a bit with bookshelves or folding screens and create cozy spaces, that would be nice. Especially since a lot of the afternoon patrons are students from the nearby private schools, the older crowd may appreciate a quieter corner. read more

Love this place! !! I've been with friends several times. Very friendly staff. Great atmosphere. I love the live music at night. The coffee is great (I love the mocha) and the cupcakes are delicious! ! read more

What a great place to go for coffee. It has a well stocked playroom for kids that keeps them busy for hours. Oh and the coffee is amazing too!! read more