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    The White Elk Coffee House

    4.4 (14 reviews)
    Closed 8:00 am - 3:00 pm

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    Wow what a surprise when walking in here, beautifully quint. Our Latte was well made and the cranberry/lemon muffin was excellent

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    Excellent service, staff, gift selection and the coffee is top notch! Highly recommended!

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    It appears they have a lot of handmade products (pottery, art, and other treasures) as well as cool coffee flavors (salted caramel...

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    Brennan’s Up North - Storefront for Brennan's Up North

    Brennan’s Up North

    4.9(20 reviews)
    25.9 mi

    Okay Brennan's, I see you!…read more From the outside, Brennan's is pretty unassuming, but also incredibly cute. The best way I can describe it is modern, traditional, and farmhouse-inspired all at the same time. They have this beautiful ironwork sign out front with their name on it, and it immediately caught my attention. The real star of my visit, though, was Emerson. She was absolutely amazing. She took the time to explain everything they had to offer and gave me plenty of space to look over the menu before ordering. I ordered the Pigeon River Latte and wasn't even thinking about the milk situation. Emerson asked if I wanted whole milk, which immediately reminded me that I am lactose intolerant and that choice would have ended my day very badly . That extra step showed a level of attentiveness that you don't always find. She wasn't just taking an order. She was actually thinking about the customer in front of her, and that deserves recognition. Emerson also explained that most of their menu items, along with many of the products in their refrigerator cases, are locally sourced. The only exception is the burritos. I absolutely love that. Since I'm also a kombucha girlie, I grabbed the "Bumble Blossom Jasmine" and the "Be Still" from Bailey's Farms to try. Both were great choices. The space itself was clean, welcoming, and thoughtfully designed. Parking was easy to find right out front. To be fair, I arrived around 8:00 a.m. right when they opened, so if parking had been difficult, I probably would have been concerned lol. Another detail I appreciated was finding resources in the restroom related to women's safety. It's a small thing, but it showed me that they care about creating a safe environment for their customers. I was also excited to learn that they offer delivery. Since I'm in town working with my team, and many of us are up and moving well before 6:30 a.m., knowing they're open at 6:00 a.m. on weekdays and can deliver is a huge plus. Overall, I highly recommend Brennan's. If you find yourself in Gaylord, Michigan, give them a shot. They earned every bit of this 10 out of 10.

    Honestly just not a good coffee. If you don't like coffee then you might like it because it doesn't…read moretaste like coffee, it tastes like sugar water. I ordered an iced dirty chai which is my go to at coffee shops. Pros: the service was good. Cons: it was $10 which is diabolical, it tastes like water, and didn't even have good ice cubes lol. I saw a handful of other folks in there holding coffees and they all looked too watery or milky.

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    The Burst - And the fruit cup I got

    The Burst

    4.6(5 reviews)
    43.5 mi

    Was surprised to see a lot (relative for the town) of reviews for this place on Google yet nothing…read moreon Yelp. Seems they've only been open since July so that sort of checks out. Lady at the counter was friendly and they had a ton of options to choose from on the menu. However no macaroons like pictured in the reviews, and even more upsetting was half the toppings I wanted weren't available. Including the tapioca pearls which, are pretty much the whole point of getting bubble tea! Settled for a couple other toppings instead and figured I would give something new a shot. At the end, definitely extremely disappointed with the bubble tea itself. Not only do you not get one of those cups with the plastic sealed top to satisfyingly or frustratingly pop with your straw, but they also provide you with a normal soda straw that isn't big enough to suck any of the boba toppings up with! Definitely a lot of room to improve here with the boba experience, which would be okay if they didn't so explicitly advertise it everywhere with huge boba signs all over the place. I feel bad for the low rating, but unfortunately based on the product itself, I would have to give it two stars. But don't get me wrong, restore was nice and clean, the menu has a lot of option for flavors, and the staff was friendly. So for those reasons, bumping it up to three stars.

    First time there today. Cute little shop, barista was super friendly. I got the strawburst dirty…read moresoda and the dubai choc bar. Both very good.

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