Kitanda Espresso & Acai

thought I’d finally get out of the house for once and try a new coffee spot. In my eyes, this is probably where I’ll come to work instead of a Starbucks in the future. Super friendly and helpful service, amazing Brazilian latte, and really liked their cheese bread breakfast sandwich. Wifi is free here, and there’s plenty of parking around the Redmond town center, so swing by for some Brazilian coffee and to get some focus time. The only reason I wouldn’t give this place a perfect 5 stars is, as noted in some of the other reviews, cleanliness could be a bit better. Totally understandable as things are just starting to open up again, but the bathroom was completely out of toilet paper when I visited and it seemed like there were crumbs/stains on quite a few of the tables.

2 stars because of the service. If it were even a little better, they'd probably get 4 stars from me. I dont drink coffee, but I get one for my wife every week after our daughter's swim class across the street. From the time I place my order (a coffee and a treat for kiddo) to the time I get it, it's been on average 25 minutes. They don't even heat up the treat because they take so long I don't want to wait for it. To be fair, no one is rude, so not criticizing the behaviors of the staff. But the place isn't that busy either. I've been to other cafés that are much busier and take less time for my typical order. I will be checking other Kitandas to see of this is systemic or a singular case. If all you care about is good coffee and don't care how long it takes to get it, this place shouldn't be overlooked.