Mel Mathew, right, hands his coffee to Sujay Sheth, left, after she took a photo of the coffee as Swati Deshmukh looks on at Tary Coffee House, a Kazakh-owned coffee shop on Dec. 1, 2023. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
Executive brand chef Sadvakassov Ratbek, left, prepares a meal at Tary Coffee House on Dec. 1, 2023. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
Coffee served up at Tary Coffee House. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
Customers look over a menu at Tary Coffee House on Dec. 1, 2023. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
Nasiba Kudaibergenova brings out a customer’s order, at Tary Coffee House, a Kazakh-owned coffee shop. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
Customers wait for their meals at Tary Coffee House. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
Chef Ratbek Sadvakassov heats up eggs as he prepares a meal at Tary Coffee House. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
Customers at newly-opened Tary Coffee House, a Kazakh-owned coffee shop on Dec. 1, 2023. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
A dish is served at Tary Coffee House. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
Nasiba Kudaibergenova brings food to customers, Swati Deshmukh, left, Mel Mathew and Sujay Sheth, at Tary Coffee House, a Kazakh-owned coffee shop on Dec. 1, 2023. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)