TRES GATOS COFFEE
7567 S Main St, West Valley City, UT
Crema's Take
“Tres Gatos has earned a devoted following for its exceptional homemade chai that strikes an ideal balance between warmth and sweetness, though the excellent coffee and creative specialty drinks deserve equal attention from visitors. The adorable space radiates a genuinely cozy atmosphere where attentive staff go out of their way to customize drinks and accommodate requests, making it feel less like a transaction and more like a visit to a friend's kitchen. Whether you're a regular stopping by twice a week or discovering it by happy accident, the quality pastries and light food paired with this level of genuine hospitality create the kind of spot people can't help but recommend.”
What to expect
Google Reviews
A warm cozy atmosphere with friendly attentive staff that accommodate special requests. The food is great for a coffee shop experience and the coffee is excellent. Recommend asking for double flavor as flavors are generally not intense. ADA accessible restroom is available, dip down close by outdoors, but sitting areas and pathway to restroom would be difficult for someone navigating a wheelchair or other accessibility tools.
On my way to work, my GPS decided to spice up my morning and rerouted me past Tres Gatos. From the outside, the coffee shop looked adorable, so naturally I did some online “research” to prepare myself. Pro tip: their specialty drinks aren’t on the drive-thru menu, so Google menu photos came in clutch. I ordered a medium iced John Wayne. I originally asked for a large, but the barista kindly warned me that a large iced is 32 ounces—aka a commitment—so I scaled back. The drink was good, though a little lighter on flavor than I prefer (totally a me thing). The cold foam was impressively airy… maybe too airy, as it disappeared within minutes like it had places to be. Overall, the drink was solid and the barista was super friendly and helpful. I’d definitely go back—just with a different order and maybe a stronger flavor next time.
I have been coming here for a few years now to get a chai about 1-2x a week, and have recommended this place to almost anyone that mentions they want to try a coffee shop. This week will be my last week. I ordered a small chai (no alternative milks), and a muffin. The total was $14.50. For $14.50 I could have gotten a whole meal from most restaurants around here. On top of that, the muffin was “warmed,” but it was cold inside and dry, with a burnt taste (which you can kind of see in the picture). If I wanted to pay almost $15 for an overpriced chai and a dry muffin I would have went to Starbucks, but it probably would have been cheaper there! Don’t think I’ll be coming back.
My mom told me and my sister about this place and she did not let us down!! I got the banana bread chai hot with oat milk…. PHENOMENALL!! Takes the spot as my favorite chai by far!! It had the perfect amount of creaminess and a wonderful banana bread taste. It’s so cute in there and the employees were all so nice! Will definitely be returning soon!
I’ve seen a lot of reviews of the chai at Tres Gatos so I finally had to try it for myself. I was a little nervous it would be a spicier chai because it was homemade but it was perfect! Still sweet but it tasted like a real tea. I got the iced chai with lavender cold foam which I’d recommend. Excited to come back and try their other cold foam flavors. The hot oatmeal cookie coffee was also good! Staff was friendly and helpful!
Crema Reviews
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