Ike’s Coffee Bar

Shame on Ikes coffee re the man ripped off from the $ 20 bill. Everyone knows if the cashier doesnt place the bill on the cash register until giving the customer his change they automatically must take the customets word for it!

Ike’s still is far from my favorite place to get coffee, but my latest experience earned this spot an extra star.
My most recent flight out of TIA was scheduled to depart at 5:45 in the morning. I was unable to take the advice I gave in my previous review, and get my caffeine fix prior to arriving at the airport. My gate was next to Ike’s, and I was ordering my drink as the airline attendant was telling my group to line up to board.
Thankfully the barista was able to make my drink very quickly, and the caramel latte I recieved this time around was far, far better than the latte that I wrote about it my original review. Service could have been friendlier, but it was 5:15 in the morning, I get the lack of chipperness.

Great coffee spot. They have some crazy deal for military. It cost me 99 cents instead or the usual $ 4.00. Thank you! Barista was also extremely friendly.

Just boarded a flight that was being called for final boarding. Bought a ~$ 3 bottle of water and handed the cashier a $ 20. She gave me back change for a 5 and said that is what I had given her. The manager said the only way to verify that I was not lying was to recount the drawer while my flight was about to close boarding. I hope this review was worth the extra $ 15.

Two stars are for the nice cashier and the outside/​store bought chocolate chip muffin. I got a latte and it tasted just like steamed milk. I could not taste any espresso. If I knew that I couldn’t taste it, I should have just ordered a plain espresso and added my own milk from their condiments counter.
I got a chocolate chip muffin for my daughter and it was moist with lots of chocolate chip so that was the ONLY good thing about this place.

I decided a buy 2 lattes here while my wife and I were waiting for our flight to San Diego. The 3 females behind the counter took forever chatting and laughing with the female Latino customer in front of me. After what seemed an eternity I was finally served by one of them without even a hint of a smile. After paying for the lattes I returned to our seats in the waiting area and took the lid off my cardboard cup. There was not one skerrick of micro foam but just dark looking liquid. It tried it and nearly burnt my tongue it was that hot. After it cooled down it tasted like an very average coffee you get in a roadside diner. The woman who made it obviously didn’t have a clue how to make a latte or simply didn’t give a shit. After thinking about taking them back I decided it wasn’t worth the drama. Sadly for travelers… or rather fortunately for Ike’s Coffee Bar there is no other coffee outlet in this part of the terminal. This place is a shithole staffed by talentless lazy women.

recently had a 3 hour delay in Tucson, and was accompanied by my 6 year old grandson. He wanted a hot chocolate while we were waiting, not really a big request. Went to the barista, asked for a hot chocolate… was told very rudely that it wasn’t on the menu, she didn’t know how to charge for it, and wouldn’t make one. If anyone has travelled with small children, it’s a test at best. This woman obviously didn’t have a heart and didn’t care. I would have even paid the latte price, I asked her to just leave out the espresso… nope, can’t do it. Not on the menu. c’mon people… good help isn’t really that hard to find, and sometimes it makes people really really happy when you just try to be nice, not rude and uncaring. Ike’s will no longer get my measly business, but i’ll also make sure I share my experience.

I see that the third time is the charm with the TIA Ike’s Coffee Bar.
I walked up this morning and was politely greeted by the Barista and placed my order.
The selection has greatly expanded and I’m glad for the variety.
I passed by all the sandwich eateries because I was feeling something small. Ike’s didn’t disappoint. Alright… maybe just slightly, but not much.
I snagged a coffee, Danish, and an apple. All of it delicious… but la apple had experienced some bruising that I didn’t see when selecting it.
Anywho, besides the apple I’m happy, and I’m happy to bring my Unilocal up a few stars (from one to three). They’re deserving of it and like I said, third times the charm.

What do you want, it is what it is a cup of decent Joe at the airport. On those early flights after going through being searched at security because I have steel in my leg, it is just nice to have something to look forward to. I get get regular coffee with 2 extra shots of espresso, that is enough to open me wide up and face the grueling exercise we call flying. It’s not a party its a perfunctory part of a travel day.

I’m so unimpressed by this coffee bar. Both mine and my partner’s drinks tasted like disgusting tap water. No joke. I didn’t even take a third sip, it was terrible. I am a big fan of Ike’s, but this location is not up to standard. I’ll be sticking with my nice downtown location.

I love Ike’s, but the airport locations aren’t that great. The servers aren’t very friendly, the drinks are subpar and the pastries are dry.
If you want a good coffee in TIA, this is your only choice. Otherwise, definitely hit one of the brick and mortar locations instead.

Stumbled to the aiport terminal at about 5am on a Saturday… and thank goodness Ike’s even exists here — I mean, there aren;t too many breakfast eats in TIA to begin with — and SERIOUSLY how many shoe shing spots does one need in the airport???
Anyhoo, ordered an iced coffee and a bran muffin stuffed with raisins. The raisins were a little over the top — but the iced coffee was actually really good. I mean, surprisingly good.
Once I sat by my gate, the dude next to me whipped out this amazing breakfast burrito. That’s what I call a total BMF (bran muffin FAIL)
So yay to the coffee… and go find that guy’s breakfast burrito spot and you’re set!

My flight got delayed and there I was, stocked in TUS for at least 2 hrs. Not only that, Ike’s espresso machine broke that day and they were unable to serve anything but brewed coffee and cold tea. So, I decided to go with iced chai tea. First of all, it costs $ 5 for a medium-​size chai, which I would have been O.K. with if I was given real chai tea.
The way they made my drink was:
— dump ice in cup
— pour in store bought chi tea that comes in a container that looks like a wine box
— pour some milk
— add syrup
Then WALA!, there was my $ 5 tea. The drink looked like water-​down milk with some sweetness to it. No taste in chai, just milk and sugar. It tasted worse than those chai tea bags. Definitely not worth it! I also got a chocolate croissant, which was first of all COLD, and stale — I threw it out after taking the first bite. I also ended up tossing my drink; there goes $ 8 into trash at TUS airport. Never again, Ike’s, I will never come back to you. It was the final breakup. Good bye.