Chowdown Showdown Coffee Challenge
Who has the best coffee in McHenry County? Let us know in our comments' section.
Patch.com editors tend to spend a fair amount of time working from coffee shops.
And this week, we are looking to area Patch readers to tell us, which coffee house do you think is the best in McHenry County?
Maybe this coffee shop has a great atmosphere for sitting and enjoying your cup of joe. Or perhaps this business serves up your favorite latte. Or, in your opinion, brews the best coffee in the county.
Whatever the case, you can vote for your favorite coffee shop by commenting below.
We will take comments in this article through Tuesday, May 15. Voting will stop at 5 p.m.
We will select the top finalists — the coffee shop with the most comments — and place them in our finalists' poll. That poll will post on all McHenry County Patch sites the morning of Wednesday, May 16.
With that said, let us get the voting started. Tell us, Patch readers, what is your favorite coffee shop in McHenry County?
Maureen Carpenter
7:29 am on Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Cafe Firefly
B-Dubya
8:17 am on Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Bar none... ...it's Conscious Cup Coffee Roasters from the Shipley family on Route 14 in Crystal Lake!
( http://www.consciouscup.com/ )
Environmental Defenders
8:58 am on Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Gotta go with Conscious Cup in Crystal Lake. Great people, great coffee!
Sue Bazdor
9:33 am on Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Cafe Firefly. Great Coffee! Great atmosphere! Great scones! Great Staff! Love the outdoor patio. Incredible ice cream. Great sammiches!
Heather A
9:40 am on Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Honey Hill Coffee Company - Main Street in Wauconda
B Wilson
9:49 am on Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Conscious cup!
Jennifer East Battaglia
10:23 am on Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Definitely Conscious Cup!
Jason Shipley
10:26 am on Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Conscious Cup, best drinks by far! Great atmosphere enough space to work.
Emma
10:26 am on Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Conscious Cup!! Hands down!
Dawn
10:27 am on Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Conscious Cup in Crystal Lake
Sandy Simonis
10:38 am on Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Conscious Cup, no question!
JWo1855
11:23 am on Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Conscious Cup. End of discussion
Cheri
12:24 pm on Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Conscious Cup!!
Megan Blackwell
12:59 pm on Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Cafe Firefly...Amazing coffee!!! Best food around. Some of the menu items are gluten free. Love to go and just hang out.
Lex
2:10 pm on Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Cafe Firefly in Algonquin, hands down
Jenna K
4:03 pm on Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Conscious Cup!! Great coffee and great people!
Jeannie Guy
4:48 pm on Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Conscious Cup, hands down. Great coffee, great coffee creations, great tea, good food, wonderful atmosphere -- and wonderful people!
Trisha H
5:21 pm on Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Conscious Cup!
Soonwinner
5:49 pm on Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Starbucks in Target, Algonquin.
Also new CHOCK FULL OF NUTS at 21st century in Spring Mall (Kane).
Wendy DeBord
7:51 pm on Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Conscious Cup has the BEST!
Bob
8:56 pm on Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Home? Why would any one pay absurd prices for a cup of coffee? It's almost as crazy as buying bottles of water.
Robert Regan
12:05 am on Thursday, May 10, 2012
No question at all here - Conscious Cup Coffee :)
Bob Panozzo
10:29 am on Thursday, May 10, 2012
No contest.....Conscious Cup!!!!!!
Anna Sourile
11:10 am on Thursday, May 10, 2012
Cafe Firefly or Conscious Cup for sure - otherwise McD's
Lisa N.
1:55 pm on Thursday, May 10, 2012
Love Starbucks but like to support the small local businesses as well so Cafe Firefly is excellent too. And their ice cream is fantastic!
Kasie
8:51 am on Saturday, May 12, 2012
Why are all the links from Amy Green allowed in this article about coffee?!?
Amie Schaenzer
9:00 am on Saturday, May 12, 2012
Hi Kasie, those links have all been deleted.
Joel
9:16 am on Saturday, May 12, 2012
cafe firefly in algonquin
Diane
7:41 am on Monday, May 14, 2012
Conscious Cup hands down.
Steve Trojan, CPA
8:39 am on Monday, May 14, 2012
Conscious Cup!
Sue
8:59 am on Monday, May 14, 2012
Conscious cup! Great coffee plus great employees and owners.
rick copper
11:04 am on Monday, May 14, 2012
Coffee lovers know fresh-roasted beats the pants off of anyone else. Ergo, Conscious Cup Coffee is, by far, the best choice. Get there when their coffee has just been roasted. All pants are off.
Bob Stock
4:57 pm on Monday, May 14, 2012
Greek coffee at the Cary Restaurant.
Dana
8:26 am on Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Conscious Cup in Crystal Lake is hands down the best around!!!!!!!!!!
Kristin Lange
12:51 pm on Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Cafe Firefly
John Davis
10:02 am on Monday, June 18, 2012
Hey! so this place in CPA isn't a nice shop or anything, but its what I
ll remember about CPA for sure. Its a firm there and they are pretty good.
Here is their site.
http://jgcpafirm.com/
anyone done things with them?? Thanks!!!