Ike Box Café - Lower Alloway Creek

Ike Box is an iconic business that has been an important feature of Salem for decades. The restored funeral parlor architecture is super cool and the coffee is better than most competitors.

Ordered a oatmilk latte, it was written on the cup, and the barista said oatmilk latte as she put it on the counter... found out the hard way later that day it was NOT oatmilk.. and seeing that they have a similar review about a vegetarian sandwhich i take it someone there doesnt care for dietary restrictions. Unfortunate bc it was a cute shop

I did not order food. The coffee is great. They are a non-profit to help children in the local area of Salem, Oregon

Pretty spot. Attentive service. I ordered a bagel, they toast it and leave you to put on whatever spred you choose, no extras. It was ok hot on the first bite but quickly wore off. Eat it fast before it taste like cardboard. At least I have the spreds. Unfortunately I took mine to go and the bagel quickly faded to inedible. Same for my scone, looked far better than it taste. Store bought food? In any case I could not eat it. Not my style otherwise just go somewhere super cheap and maybe get better food. My Dirty Chai is drinkable but very sweet. Too much sugar, no taste of coffee, I can make out the chai in it. Did they forget the expresso??? Like the idea of this place but needs better quality. A bit disappointed.

The 16 oz Latte was 6 bucks, wasn't very frothy at all, and lacked any real flavor. I stood in line for 10 minutes just to order. Watched one employee do all the work while the other counted the money in the tip jar. As a state employee with only a 15 minute break, I was late getting back to work.