![]() ![]() Today we are happy to be serving 3 of our favorite roasters. Also, the great chefs that we have had the pleasure of working with Mindy Segal, Jason Hammel, Jason Vincent, Jonothan Sawyer and their teams. In particular, Intelligentsia, Kilogram Tea, Wormhole, George Howell,Quasar Coffee Roasters, City Grounds, Metropolis, Tim Wendelboe, Red Blossom Tea, Caffe Streets, Ellipses, Gaslight, Passion House Coffee Roasters, The Brothers K, ipsento, Counter Culture, Sol Cafe and anyone we may have failed to mention. We have seen so many shops doing great things over these last few years. Lastly, we would like to thank Chicago's craft coffee community. Please continue to support those kinds of shops. Thank you for knowing that behind our gruff exterior and temperamental nature, that we believe that serving you the best product possible was the highest form of service. To have supported a shop like ours is to support the idea that some things are more important than convenience that behind marketing and pretty facades the core must be true. The world is place controlled and driven by the approval of the public. Thank you for buying into our bizarre little philosophy, a few minutes at a time. We would like to thank our customers and our regulars. Few in the service industry could make that boast. The training and skill that has to be acquired to work here would astonish many. The staff is always the measure of a business and ours are second to none. For us, dedication and passion do not require gravity or scope. However, we have always believed that there must be place for people like this. We are offended at how someone treats 2 oz of liquid. Somehow, knowing this fate does little to help us accept it. We pursue something that cannot be caught, yet we pursue nonetheless. Baristas, chefs and anyone who chooses to believe that what they do is a craft, are an odd, difficult bunch. We tried to create a product that was perfect and we failed every day. For a little over five years we have had the privilege of serving our community coffee and food, that we know very well to be luxuries. I have been reluctant to write this post, partly because this isn't the sort of attention that we seek and partly because it is difficult for us to say goodbye. ![]() We'd heard the news earlier this week, but were waiting for confirmation, and today it came: Readers who are fans of good coffee and delicious sandwiches will be sad to hear that today is the last day for Ch'ava Cafe at 4656 N Clark. ![]()
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