Roots Coffeebar & Cafe

About

Roots Coffeebar in downtown Waukesha has a comfortable, relaxed feel serving handcrafted beverages, sandwiches and baked goods.

Story

Growing up, sisters Heidi and Hilary, often talked about opening a coffeeshop together. They loved the community feel that a coffeeshop brings to a town. They wanted to build a place for people to meet, and spend quality time together making wonderful memories. Coming from very hard-working parents; their Dad was an electrician for 34 years, and their mom went back to school to be a nurse after having all five kids. A year before their parents were set to retire to explore the world their dad learned he had ALS and had only two years left to live. They showed their daughters that life is too short to have dreams stay dreams. After a lot of planning and saving and hard work by them and their families, Heidi and Hilary opened their dream in August 2011. Thankfully their dad was able to see their dream open before shortly after passing away in October 2011. He is very much a part of the coffeeshop every day, their whole family is…at any given day you may see their mom, sibling, or even child working and helping out. You can sense the love for family as soon as you open the door. Some special touches, include having the sandwich creations invented by family members, and named after their parents’ favorite bands.

Our Waukesha location opened in Fall of 2015 and boasts a lovely patio and plenty of indoor and outdoor seating.