Ateaco Coffee and Tea

Ateaco Coffee and Tea is a coffee shop in McHenry, Illinois, located at 1323 Riverside Dr. The shop roasts its own coffee beans and hand-blends its own teas, selling both through subscriptions and gift sets. Its coffee lineup includes single-origin offerings such as the Sumatra Volcanic Brew, the Esmeralda, and the RiverBrew Specialty Blend, alongside decaf options like Lakeside Bliss and Fio. On the tea side, AteaCo blends black, green, oolong, and caffeine-free varieties, including the Signature Tea Blend, Silk Peach, Black Tea Circus, Sweet Emerald Hibiscus, and seasonal releases such as Tropical Daydream, Berry Bandit, and Strawberry Summerlight. The shop also offers coffee and tea lover sets, an espresso lover set, a coffee lover set, and gift cards. It holds a rating of 4.60.

The shop's story begins with the founder's childhood, waking to the smell of coffee, tea, and cardamom brewing, and with Qishr, a Yemeni drink made from coffee husks and spices. That early connection grew into a lasting interest in the flavors and aromas of brewed coffee and tea, and into study of coffee bean roasting and tea leaf blending, drawing inspiration from the regions and cultures behind each one. The founder began roasting beans and crafting original tea blends, learning through repeated trials and batches of over-roasted beans along the way. AteaCo is led by co-founders Atik Altahif and Neshwa Rajeh, MPH, MBA, who serves as CEO; the company emphasizes ethical sourcing and sustainability.

The shop sits on Riverside Drive near West Elm Street, about a tenth of a mile from Veteran's Memorial Park and roughly two-tenths of a mile from Weber's Park. The McHenry Area Chamber of Commerce and the McHenry High School Freshman Campus are each about three-tenths of a mile away, as is Richmond Road.

AteaCo has earned a positive rating from the customers who have reviewed it, reflecting how its roasted coffees and hand-blended teas are received in McHenry.