Maddy's Coffee House

the lattes here are the thing to start with, especially if you're used to places that treat milk-based drinks as an afterthought. maddy's coffee house sits on w broadway in astoria, illinois, a small city where your options are limited enough that a genuinely good cup matters more than it might somewhere else. the reviews here have been consistently warm, and that kind of staying power in a town this size says something about what they're doing right. you don't get that kind of local loyalty by accident, or by being inconsistent. specialty coffee in a place like fulton county means you're serving people who know exactly what they want and will tell you if it's off. come back on a weekday morning and order a latte.