I really want to like this place --it's the only coffee house in the area, and it has wifi -- and there are times when I do. If only it were consistent. One day a quiche with side salad and fruit salad is beautifully served and two days later it's a piece of quiche on a few spinach leaves and a banana sliced with the peel on, making it pretty hard to eat and leaving me to wonder about sanitation issues.
The inconsistency speaks to management. Supplies are often low, bathrooms dirty/out of soap and the entire place could use a good dusting. Dirty dishes sit for hours on tables. Hours are haphazard, I've been here when they just turn off the lights and decide to close because it's slow.
It's a shame really. The food is very good and the place fills a niche in a town with few options for fresh foods and a place to sit and work or talk over coffee...
The custom-made sandwiches are fantastic. They make them on a grill press and the cheeses and other flavors just ooze perfectly. I don't understand the comment that there is just one washroom. There are two, and the doors about about two feet apart. I do wish they were open past 4:00 p.m., but this isn't a dining facility as much as a place one goes to gnosh. The dining facility is really old-fashioned, warm and embracing. It's a must-do when in town.
Review Source:Still love this place due to the relaxed atmosphere, so a friend and I decided why not go again. Â We flat out refused to purchase anything from the bakery case, but we were hungry, so opted for one of the freshly made sandwiches. Â She was extremely happy with her choice and I decided to get the spinach salad, which was really good even though it was a little heavy on the canned mandarin oranges. Â It was a little odd seeing one of the employees carry produce through the front door & through the cafe instead of using the back entrance. Â After eating, i used the restroom. Â There's one restroom in the shop. Â No soap. Â Thankfully I carry soap leaves and hand sanitizer. Â But what about the employees? Â This is a great little cafe with good food and friendly service but absolutely no regard for health issues.
Review Source:About a week ago I went into Red Cup just past 4 on a Wendesday. Not knowing that they closed at 4pm, I proceeded to go inside because the door was unlocked and I saw a gentleman speaking to someone at the counter. As a I approached the counter, the young lady working said, repeatedly, "We're closed. We're closed. We're closed. We're closed." no less than 10 times in a very rude tone. Shocked by her attitude, I wasn't sure how to react and asked what time they closed to which she replied, "4." in a very rude tone as well. As a person that works in a small business and has family members that own small business, I think the owner of Red Cup would be disappointed to know that her customers are being treated this way. Small businesses have a greater chance of success when customers are treated well. Yes, I agree it is frustrating when someone comes in after closing time, but there is a much nicer way of handling the situation. Perhaps by letting the customer know your business hours and encouraging them to return another time. Now I wish Chesterton had a Starbucks. Big corporate business, but at least the employees are kind.
Review Source:Yum! Â I try to come to this coffee shop every time I'm in Chesterton visiting family. Â First of all, I drink coffee everyday and have been to at least 50 different coffee shops across the country. Â Red Cup certainly holds it own. Â Their drinks are inventive and delicious. Â Also, their bakery items (cookies, muffins) are really great. Â It is the perfect mid afternoon snack. Â Lastly, the ambiance is great for lounging. Â They have affordable artwork for sale and ample seating for people to enjoy. Â
If you are just visiting or a permanent Chesterton resident I would make it a point to visit Red Cup.
Whenever I visit my boyfriend's family, it seems like the only options for dining are greasy pizza and burgers, 'Mexican' food (tortilla's filled with velveeta) and/or commercial chains. Â I definitely have an inner fat girl, but during the holidays, the last thing I want more of is more processed food. Â
Enter Red Cup Cafe & Deli! Â The boyf and I were jonesin' for something on the lighter side, so we opted for this local gem.
The sandwich choices seemed tasty (although a lot of bacon. Â Call me cray-cray, but i'm not into the belly of a pig). Â We decided on 'Real' ginger ale and to share a sandwich (turkey, cheese and bacon). Â We asked for the bacon on the side so the boy could enjoy it, which the hip guy behind the counter happily obliged.
The atmosphere was moderately industrial/coffee house eclectic, which I'm always a fan of. Â It felt cozy and relaxed, which is always much needed around the holidays!
Our food itself was great. Â Everything was fresh, plus the sandwich came with those awesome terra chips. Â If it hadn't have been such a glutton earlier in the day, we would have snapped up one of their delicious treats!
It hit all the right notes for a cafe. Â Great food/beverage/pastries- Can't wait to go back to try more!
After a hike in the Dunes, this is the perfect place to grab a bite, a drink and recover from your efforts.
Choices include sandwiches, soups, quiches, specialty sodas, teas, coffees. All ingredients are fresh and choices are mostly organic. This makes the food we tried quite tasty and enjoyable.
Red Cup is a great place to grab a quick coffee or lunch, or stop and stay for awhile to read. It has a very pleasant atmosphere with cool decor, and there is almost always a place to sit. Â I go out of my way to go there.
Everything I've tried to eat or drink has been excellent. Â The sandwiches are unique and tasty, and the baked goods are equally good (they even serve gluten free baked goods!).
I have yet to experience the lunch offerings, but the cookies and coffee are a sure thing. They aren't exactly cheap with their blended coffee drinks, but then again who is these days? I like the feeling of supporting a local coffee/deli joint such as Red Cup.
The owner is very sweet and the staff seems to be young and full of energy.
hands down, the best cup of coffee in chesterton. Â unfortunately they don't have much competition. Â they get an A for atmosphere and their food is pretty good. Â but if you walk in expecting coffee that compares to intelligentsia, or even starbucks, i'm afraid you'll be disappointed. Â
if i wake up in the morning and find myself out of coffee, i usually drive to valpo. Â but if i'm walking around town with the kids, i'll pop in. Â it is a nice place.
Unfortunately, I have to update this to a 3-star restaurant. Â The Red Cup has been sold and has moved. Â It's still called The Red Cup though. Â Went in to grab a bite to eat today. Â They had a bean and escarole soup which I ordered. Â The man behind the counter couldn't tell me what was vegan and what wasn't. Â He said everything in the baked goods case was vegan. Â There were sour cream cupcakes in there. Â The soup was good, but my husband thought it was too salty to eat. That gets a -1 star. Â So, a grilled cheese sandwich, cup of soup and bowl of soup was over $15. Â This outrageous pricing gets another -1 star. Â Sorry Red Cup, the food is good but not that good.
Review Source:I just went to Red Cup at their new location. What a great atmosphere! They were playing great tunes and their coffee was good. I didn't get a chance to have any of their food, but it looked good. Keep in mind that they have pasta salads and sandwiches, but nothing too substantial. Thanks you guys!
Review Source:Gentle Reader, I must confess to a long-standing prejudice -- even though/because I am a native of NW Indiana (a.k.a. "The Region"), I do not expect to find any business that is either cool or delicious or funky. Finding Red Cup in Chesterton to be all three of those things -- well, thank goodness Red Cup has lots of air conditioning on a hot day, because I really needed to sit down and absorb the cool quotient of it.
Red Cup is seriously nice. And good. And yummy. And even nice-looking. It is a cup of funky Wicker Park coffee shop somehow lifted whole, with food and tattooed staff, to Chesterton.
I've visited Red Cup twice recently, both times on very hot days when I expelled enough sweat to slip out from under the seat belt of the car. I was probably kinda stinky. I was definitely not cute or well-put-together. But the staff were very welcoming.
I and two different companions enjoyed iced tea, iced coffee, hot herbal tea, hot coffee, quiche, a muffin, fresh fruit, and a scone. Everything was good. Red Cup also serves several salads (egg, potato, 3-bean, others), quiches, deli sandwiches, grilled sandwiches, soups, and a variety of baked goods. We enjoyed everything we consumed.
Red Cup inhabits a century-old building just south of the public square in Chesterton. The store is decorated with a variety of artwork on the walls. On the ceiling, someone has spent a lot of time and effort to construct designs made of wood and painted.
The staff is pleasant and efficient. They all have lots of tattoos. I find it hard to believe they live in The Region, but there they are. Maybe they take the South Shore in everyday from Chicago. They definitely look like dazzling urbanites.
I did notice one customer working on her computer. I'd like to say they have free wi-fi, but can't be sure.
All in all, a good experience. I would definitely go again, and I definitely recommend it to you.
They are open during the day, and they closed at 6pm during the week, at least on the two days I was there.
An oasis of big city coffeehouse in the little town of Chesterton. I wouldn't make a special trip from Chicago just to visit Red Cup, but if I'm in Porter County, at the Dunes, or travelling to and from Michigan on I-94 or Route 12, I'd take time out of the trip to stop in.
While Chesterton Indiana is hardly a "destination," the Red Cup Cafe and Deli is. We stopped here for lunch and had a very delicious meal.
I had the organic sourdough with buffalo mozarella, pesto, local tomatoes, spinach, and prosciutto grilled sandwich. My side salad was wheatberry with orange, cranberry, baby spinach, and lentils. My husband had the portabello, goat cheese, and dijon sandwich. For dessert we had a chocolate cookie filled with peanut butter and an oatmeal cookie with granny smith apples and caramel.
The focus of the menu seems to be on local ingredients and there are vegetarian options.
If you're ever driving along I-94 in northwest Indiana, a short detour to Chesterton to eat here is worth it.
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