Chicory Cafe

The place looks old and dirty. This establishment is pretty iffy with service standards and customer satisfaction. My friend and I specifically asked to make our coffees not too sweet but the barista was too busy chatting with her colleagues, ignored our request and made it awfully sweet. Do not recommend, there are much cuter and cleaner cafes with much better service.

The food was good and came out fast. I had the breakfast flat bread. However, we ordered mimosas and they were forgotten. We were done with our food and we had to tell our waitress we didn't get our drinks. We ordered another round and it happened AGAIN. other people got our drinks before us. Pretty disappointed and may not return.

It's a homey and quaint space. Being counter service there really wasn't much chance of personal interaction, but the food came out within 3 minutes, so it was quick. I got the seafood gumbo which is listed as having shrimp, chicken and andouille sausage- i picked through the dish and found not 1 piece of shrimp, maybe a couple small bits of chicken- it was hard to discern any really, and just several small cuts of the sausage. It was still tasty, but more of a Midwestern cajun style rice soup than an actual gumbo you would find in the south. The cornbread was a delight, not too sweet, great texture, and a great flavor.

We picked chicory because it has always been a fun atmosphere and we wanted to do our Girls Christmas brunch then to see the nutcracker, getting into the Christmas vibe. When a our group walked in it was dead maybe 1 or two people inside then the staff. The staff was not so friendly and were even making rude comments about our group. We were laughing and sharing gifts but this has never been an issue before as there is usually live music. We order drinks and food mostly everything was good some things not so much the hummas was gritty and came with 6 baby carrots and 4 pieces of celery. The staff was making comments about our asking for another round of mimosa's and what felt like they cut us off stating they were out of things to make the drink when it was there special. I usually go to the chicory downtown mishawaka and have always had a great experience with the food and staff. I am sad to say that south bend location was just not a great time. Hopefully it was a one off day as it was snowy and slow. Best of luck.

I was in town for a conference and I wanted something local to the area. When I saw the New Orleans style eats I was pretty excited. I have to say that gumbo was superb. It at the perfect balance of spice and flavor. It's not the best gumbo that I've had in my life but it easily made #2. The po boy was prepared to perfection and the ingredients were fresh. Outside of a few questions that the person at the concert couldn't answer regarding some of the menu items (which they were newer so not a huge deal) the ordering process was easy and painless. The vibe was chill and very easy to have a conversation. I would recommend this place and would visit again when I'm in town.