The Grounds Bean Bar

I love this place! I go here every weekend. The staff are wonderful and the coffee is very good. It's important to note, though, that the coffee flavor changes a bit depending on which staff makes it. The food is a bit mediocre, but not bad. I feel that this café's biggest flaw is that being inside the building can be very uncomfortable. It lacks a good air conditioning system, so it's always too hot inside and can get a bit humid. The themeing on the inside is very nice, but as soon as a crowd is in there, it can be suffocating to be inside. There is lots of good outdoor seating that's available if you don't want to be inside the building.

Welp...I had the unfortunate luck of finding the one coffee shop in San Diego without air conditioning! They had a fan...but it was pointed at the employees...rightfully so! The person that took my order was super sweet and patient (as usual, I didn't know what I wanted)...the guy that made my coffee was pretty rude but the granola was good and we don't care about rude boys. Coffee was ok. Shop was super cute...if nothing else, it's worth a visit just to see the decor (and get some granola!)

Beautiful little coffee shop with delicious fare. Friends and I dropped by after visiting Fiesta Island Dog Park, and it was fun to see other patrons come through with their dogs, too. I had the chickpea salad sandwich. One friend had a regular avocado toast and tried the mushroom coffee. The other had the two egg plate. We were all impressed!