The Roasted Bean

No longer located at this address.

The Roasted Bean is not only a nice little coffee shop, but it was a great surprise find for someone who is on a gluten and/​or dairy free diet but who still crave a sweet treat. They are a little coffee shop off of Illinois Road but also offer a great (and rare!) variety of yummy baked goods — including muffins, cookies, rice krispie treats, cupcakes and with options for those who are gluten (i.e. wheat, etc.) and dairy free!
The rice chex krispie was very tasty and the chocolate cupcake rating is still a bit in the air as the first time I had one it was delicious and the 2^nd one not so hot. That said, as someone who is always keeping an eye out for a local business making a real effort for a nice, comfy, wi-​fi friendly coffee shop AND that has dairy and gluten free treats I can eat — well, I was thrilled to find them!
Now, only if I get all of this little shops to open a 2^nd one downtown so I can walk to it!
(Disclaimer — I have yet to try the coffee as I was so overtaken by the variety of treats I could try but will update this after a dairy/​gluten free mocha trial there!)

This is my favorite local coffee shop. It’s very quiet and clean inside. The staff is really friendly and they offer many gluten-​free and vegan goodies. My favorites are the Chai (the creamiest) and vegan banana bread.