Shades On State

The bouncer wearing the gold chain and small New Balance beanie, black shirt, was completely out of control and unprofessional on October 18th. I was already inside when my friend, his girlfriend, and her friend were entering. After getting his ID scanned, my friend simply waited about 10 seconds for them so they could go in together, and this bouncer started yelling at him for no reason. The stairs were empty — he wasn’t blocking anyone — and the bouncer just kept escalating it until he kicked him out. The behavior was aggressive, unnecessary, and honestly embarrassing for a place like Shades. No one deserves to be treated like that for doing absolutely nothing wrong. Management seriously needs to take a look at who they’re hiring to represent their business. I hope management takes this seriously — several well-respected people in the Utah community are aware of what happened and are watching how it’s handled.

This space is absolutely amazing! Went for Drag Brunch on Sunday. Ordered a bottle of champagne 🥂 for self serve mimosas at the table as its the best deal! I had the breakfast sandwich that was absolutely delicious! The drag show was phenomenal and one of the best I've seen in this city. So engaging with the crowd. During the quick 20-30min intermission the dj played. He hit all those favorite tracks and before long people took over the dance floor to dance and sing. Absolutely recommended you go to this coffee shop each day and night is different.

I’m a food blogger and had to come into Habitat Coffee Shop when I saw their cotton candy coffee on a friends page. I had no idea the food would be the best breakfast food I’ve ever had! I’ve been blogging for five years & been to over 300 restaurants for collabs in different states and countries. My friend who went with me, is also a travel blogger, and said the same thing about the food quality! I also loved the spaces decor and the different seating options from window sill seating, on the floor pillows to lounge on, regular tables, and couches. We got the cotton candy coffee, the s’mores frapp, avocado toast, bacon and ham sandwich, and salmon bruschetta. EVERYTHING WAS BEYOND DELICIOUS! The service was amazing and we had a great time! I HIGHLY recommend this place and I will be back to Utah just to eat here again.

Was in line over the weekend to get in. The bouncers were unnecessarily aggressive towards people in line. I watched one yell at a guy who was just waiting for his friends to get in, who were girls. Understandably he’s going to want to make sure they get in okay. Bouncer yelled at him and pushed him to get him out of line. I didn’t see the bouncer’s name but he was wearing a gold chain (probably fake) and a black new balance beanie. Shades needs to replace these bouncers that consistently cause problems or they will have no business. You can look at other reviews in the past, bouncers assaulting patrons seems to be a big problem. Will be going elsewhere next time.

Go you won't regret it!! I can't say enough amazing things about this place. The atmosphere Amazing ❤ Food Amazing ❤ Staff so incredible, sweet and Amazing!! Brunch with the girls, hanging out with good friends. Amazing beer selection #localbeer ( Support your local business) and the food so fresh with so much flavor. If there is one place you should try this year, This is the place!! Thank you Austin! Your the best!!! Ask for Austin is hands down the best!! #Bestbrunch #amazinglocalbeer #brunch

Purely writing this review to talk about the AI slop they’ve decided to use on their cans of beer. Pay real life people for real art, makes me not want to support the establishment as a whole despite the fact the bar is amazing and the service and beer is great

I’ve been coming to this bar for years and have always had good experiences, but last night (October 18th, 2025) was completely different. I went with my girlfriend and her friend, had my ID scanned first, and politely stepped to the side to wait for them — just 10–15 seconds — so we could go in together and they wouldn’t be left alone outside. The bouncer immediately started telling me to move up the stairs. I kindly explained that I was waiting for my girlfriend, even started moving up the stairs slowly, but after repeating myself several times and him continuing to yell, I got understandably frustrated. Even though the stairs were completely empty and I wasn’t blocking anyone, he kicked me out and refused to let me speak with a manager. I was completely sober and trying to handle things respectfully until he escalated the situation for no reason. It felt like an unnecessary show of power and extremely poor customer service. Any decent boyfriend or friend would’ve done the same thing. If a manager sees this and wants to know which bouncer it was, he was wearing a New Balance beanie and a gold chain.