
Oak Park
5.07228 Madison St, Forest Park, IL 60130
A bright, airy suburban cafe in Oak Park with a focus on direct-trade coffee and community gathering.
“Groundswell is what every suburb deserves — a thoughtful, quality-focused cafe that also functions as a community hub. Their direct-trade sourcing is legit, the space is beautiful, and the staff remembers your name after two visits.”
Best coffee in the western suburbs, hands down. The cold brew concentrate is addictive.
Love that they have real parking. The space is gorgeous — tons of natural light.
1,627 reviews on Google
Great experience! Brought the family in for a fun Sunday activity and I’m so glad we came to Escape Factor! We did the the Bonus Fun Time Game Show Room, which was one of the bigger rooms they have, and the puzzles we had to solve were challenging yet enjoyable! Ben was our game master and he did a phenomenal job explaining the rules of the game and safety before hand, and overall he had a great personality and made us all feel very comfortable and welcome. We will definitely be returning to check out some of the other escape rooms!
Brandon was an amazing game master! He was so accommodating and kind. The rooms were super fun and clever. As people who have done hundreds of escape rooms, we found we couldn't just rely on those recurring puzzle concepts you see in a lot of room. Very creative!
Just came out of Ghost in the Graveyard with my family. Overall, the room is awesome - great set design and challenging enough to keep a small group of adults engaged and entertained. We had some technical difficulties with our room, but the Gamemaster kept the experience fun and the wonderful customer service handled the mishap very quickly. We’ll be coming back!
We hosted our daughter’s 8th birthday here and it was absolutely perfect! The treehouse-themed escape room was so creative, immersive, and just the right level of challenge for kids this age. Every child was engaged, excited, and working together the whole time. The staff was fantastic—friendly, patient, and great with kids—which made the experience stress-free for us parents too. Our daughter felt so special, and all the kids left talking about how much fun they had. Highly recommend this escape room for birthday parties or family fun!
One of the best escape rooms I've had the opportunity to experience! We played The Treehouse Raid at Fort Knocks. The puzzles were well thought out and fun to solve (there were a lot for such a small room - which was impressive), my girlfriend and I made it out with only 45 seconds to spare! The game master, Ben, was awesome! He was funny and gave us great instructions and guidance (when we asked). He made the game much more enjoyable for us. Will definitely come back to play the other rooms!