cowdog (kits)

Today was my day off so I went to cowdog to start my day right. I have been to both locations before and they're both absolutely stunning. The Oak St location is a really cute and humble place with all the baking production happening there. The Kits location, where I went today, looks like a stylish but comfy luxury apartment. I usually spend about $40-$50 just for myself because I only go once in a while on my days off so I might as well splurge on their treats and drinks that live up to the hype. I've tried all of their baked goods from the Oak St location and they are absolutely bomb especially when arriving upon opening. Everything is baked fresh and tastes the best warm out of the oven. To me, the cardamom bun is the best because it tastes like fall with a crispy exterior and pillowy soft interior. The hojicha cookie is nutty, sweet from the white chocolate, and savoury too from the flakey salt and walnuts to balance it out. The pasteis de nata is like the hong kong egg tart but slightly more elevated with its flakey exterior and even richer custardy egg filling. I'm calling myself out here but I buy the iced strawberry matcha and iced hojicha latte just for me but today I bought three drinks to consume in one sitting. I have no shame though because I'm supporting a local business that delivers on the quality of their products. Those two drinks I mentioned, ABSOLUTELY recommend. The iced strawberry matcha is silky smooth, the strawberry syrup is perfectly sweet and compliments the earthy taste of the matcha so well. The hojicha is also super silky smooth with a comforting roasted nutty taste. - I also recommend to order them with oat milk just cause I feel like I taste the matcha and hojicha more and they also don't charge extra for oat milk since the higher than average but justified price is already reflected on the menu. The third drink I got today was the frozen matcha slush and it is unlike anything I've ever had before. It tastes like the Haagen Daaz matcha ice cream but not too sweet with more of the tea's complex and umami flavours. Even when it melts a bit, it doesn't get watered down and the taste and texture only gets richer. 10/10!!! The baristas are super friendly and the service is quite fast. Today, the slush machine was taking its time to come down to temperature and the baristas were struggling to keep up with demand so it was really nice of them to offer refunds or alternative drinks to make up for the waiting time. I had all the time in the world to wait so I did and it was well worth the wait! Honestly, I'm aware they don't do tipping but sometimes I wish I could to let them know they're doing a good job. Finally, cowdog does an excellent job with keeping up their social media prevalence and doing most of their marketing there catering more towards younger adult audience that dominates Instagram and other audiences as well . It's also really nice to see them engaging with their customers by sharing their customer experience stories to their own page to show their genuine connection to the community. I know this is a really long review but it highlights a lot of the things that makes cowdog live up to the hype and convince others to have an amazing cafe experience with them time and time again.

I have been to both cowdog locations multiple times and every time the service and matcha has been great and consistent! Today I went to see if I could get the blended matcha and it was very easy to drink (I wish I got a second one, it was the perfect cold sweet treat). It was warm and sunny so I appreciate that they gave out cups of water to everyone waiting in line

The decor is beautiful and perfect for chatting. I loved the cookies - the texture was exactly what I like with a nice finish of sea salt! I got the matcha strawberry, and it wasn’t my favorite matcha. Too bitter for me but glad I got to try it. I love their no tipping, fair wage culture.