The Nook Cafe

Went during the day and it was 90% full. According to a cashier, the hours of 10 am-5 pm during the week is the busiest, evenings are less busy and the weekends are empty. They are open till 12 am daily.

Ordered the iced latte with caramel. I give it a 4/5. Most of their pastries were sold out. Upstairs is their restaurant and bar.

Plenty of power outlets. They sell board games and offer a variety of board games to play. wifi seems to be a good speed via mobile phone.

There is also some outdoor seating. Overall, it seems like a cool place to chill, study, or hang out.

Love this place so much! Such a great place to get work done! Great parking, outlets, coffee, and people!

Cool place and all, like coming here to study and grab a coffee however one of the workers is super loud when everyone in there is trying to study. I feel like he tries to be so loud on purpose. Few people complained but nothing has worked. And no headphones don’t work I still hear the employees screaming in laughter. EMPLOYEES SHOULD BE MORE CONSIDERATE AND STOP SHOUTING!!!!

Needed wifi to work on the go and noticed none of the Starbucks in the area have indoor seating, so I stumbled across this gem and I’m so glad I did. Love the atmosphere, food, and drinks.

Awesome place to relax and get some work done. Highly recommend.

Good place for Cortado and to work.

great work from home spot, had tons of outlets both inside and outside, an awesome patio to sit outside, easy and free parking.

A very coffee shop with good food & vibes! Lots of games & nice outdoor seating.. a great place to hangout, work, or study.

Imagine cultivating the most driven, caring, and business-minded staff working for you, and you manage to mess that up. What a waste.

Outstanding staff that goes above and beyond for you and always makes you feel at home, too bad the owners won’t pay their employees a liveable wage. At least promote them to have the MARKET wage. It’s unfortunate to see so much potential for a business that thinks they can operate with out the very staff that has been carrying it for all of this time. Good luck finding a new crew who will put even half the effort and care into your business that your previous staff did.

The coffee is good. The location is perfect. The owners lack business sense and have now managed to lose quality staff. Good Luck.

Love this cute little joint
Good collegiate vibes reminds me of those days
Like to come here and get work done and enjoy the energy here !

Really bad internet connection here plus it's way more empty and sad in here than it was pre-remodel.

The food and drink are just okay, they don't offer any of the fun drinks and flavors like they used to. Rooftop bar/restaurant is gone, nooktails are gone, events are no longer hosted here, there's less seating and less outlet access. Classic example of a beloved student haunt getting gutted by some corporation.

Also this isn't meant to be a dunk on any of the employees, but every time I come here there's someone "new" working that doesn't seem to really know what they're doing. Like the turnover rate has to be crazy, even for food service.

There used to be a wide variety of locally produced alcoholic beverages and art for sale but I guess that doesn't really align with Katz Coffee's need to make as much money as possible. Old nook was popular and always packed because of the vibes and community support (things that Katz doesn't like apparently). New nook is so empty and sterile, it's off-putting.

It's really sad to be honest, you can FEEL how student support has dwindled. They even went so far as to disable comments on their Instagram because they kept lying about bringing stuff back. Cougar grounds is now the only cafe on campus worth going to.