Coffee by the Roast

freshly roasted coffee is the whole point here, so start with whatever's been roasted most recently and ask questions. coffee by the roast operates out of a unit on davis street in north chicago, which isn't a neighborhood drowning in specialty options, so the fact that you can get this level of sourcing attention this far north of the loop matters. the roasting focus means what ends up in your cup is moving fast, not sitting on a shelf for weeks going flat. if you're driving up from the city or cutting through on the way to waukegan, it's worth building the stop in deliberately. come early, when the roast is freshest.