It’s A Grind Coffee House

The owner changed the name to Grand Café, then went out of business. The new owners have turned this place into a cake and coffee house called «Sweetest Buzz». Its a night and day difference.

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This place is no longer called It’s A Grind Coffee House. It is now called Grand Café
Its is okay. I was next door and need a cup of coffee. Good luck to the new owners!

My recommendation: bring your own coffee and sit
I had a cup of coffee here about a week ago and it was really bad. I am very discerning about coffee, but I don’t ding cafes on their coffee too hard unless it is really really bad. And this was bad.
I came with a book and music and planned on having a cup of coffee and an afternoon of relaxing reading. I ordered a cappuccino and received a cup of coffee with the color of watered down clay, ick. Also, service was pretty bad… barista was not friendly and didn’t care at all about what she was doing.
Comfortable environment and nice location though…

So Patricia, the owner I am assuming, likes to harass everyone on Unilocal.Read her comments on everyone’s reviews and you will know exactly why you should avoid this place.
And, for Patricia… You should try reading what I actually wrote. EVERY TABLE in the place was dirty and your MALE employee was doing NOTHING. Yes, you did in fact employ a male at the time of my visit. If every table is dirty, the work is clearly not done. How dare you come on here and pick fights. If you don’t like the negative reviews, learn how to run a better business. You might want to spend less time harassing people on Unilocal and start cleaning those tables.

I asked the lady at the counter if she had any used coffee grinds that I could use for my garden. She could hardly speak english, but still managed to laugh in my face. I will never go back here for any reason and I suspect this will be the next It’s A Grind coffee shop to be CLOSED.

So this goes against everything I stand for as it comes to a coffee shop and placing an order. As previously indicated in other reviews, I HATE it when the person in front of me orders something that basically sounds «made up». Since I am the courteous consumer to my fellow patrons, I typically go with black coffee… no room. Pretty out there huh?
Well this place is an exception for me and damn them for making the Iced Blended Mocha because it is like drinking a little piece of heaven. You cannot go wrong with the combination of coffee and chocolate over ice on a hot summer day.
I would suggest going here when school is in session because it is located very close to the high school and can get quite busy with students during peak hours.
The few times I’ve been there I’ve felt welcomed by the staff that is working although it really wasn’t that crowded during those times.
I’m definitely not a regular but still am a fan.

It’s a Grind is the mecca of coffeehouses for my wife and I. I’ve tried most of them (Starbucks, Coffee Bean, Peet’s, and Cappucino Cottage) and none has even come close to the flavored coffees at Grind’s. There are chained coffeehouses close to our home, but we’ll travel out of our way to this Grind for one specific coffee: White Chocolate Peppermint Bark Mocha. I’m salivating as I’m writing this and trying to bring up the taste of this coffee that I had this morning. This coffeehouse, owned by friendly Patty and worked by personable employees like Jen, consistently make our favorite flavored coffee deliciously oh so tasting good. My wife and I first experienced It’s A Grind when we lived in Riverside County. We are so glad to have found Patty’s It’s A Grind in San Diego and our taste buds are as thankful. 5 stars for the coffee, one less star because we can’t get our coffee fix past 6pm.

I love It’s A Grind! I live less than 3 minutes from a Star Bizucks, 5 minutes from a Cappuccino Cottage and 1 minute from the ⁷⁄₁₁ and yet I drive10 minutes to get my coffee here. That says a lot.
No one has ever been rude to me and the young gal behind the counter in the morning smiles. That’s good enough for me.
My favorite drink is the White Chocolate Peppermint Bark Mocha. They make it perfect EVERYTIME! Everytime I tell ya!
I will probably go tomorrow and get me one.
I only gave this place 4 stars because they close early. No late night coffee runs.
I love getting my coffee in the morning after I drop the kids off at school. I get to enjoy a morning out with my husband before we do errands or hang out after a long morning walk with my best friend. We have no complaints. We’ve got a smile on our faces, free wi-​fi for the I-​pad and a good cup o’ joe in our hands.
Love this place.

This is the local coffee shop in my neighborhood, walkable and all. My family and I have, unfortunately, been going here for years. And, THE EXPERIENCE HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND WORSE! The food is fine, if overpriced. The coffee is terrible… consistently. The iced blended or other specialty drinks are artificially tasty and my kids enjoy them. I do not, however, because this It’s A Grind stopped splitting one into 2 kids sizes like every other coffee place in town does. Oh, they will do it, but will charge you for 2 regular ones. THE OWNER IS RUDE, MEAN, AND UPTIGHT. She screams at you if you sit too close to the shelving, move the chairs to accommodate your group or stand in the ‘wrong’ place while waiting for your drink or food. When I walk in there with my husband and 2 well-​mannered kids, we usually drop at least $ 25 on breakfast and are on our way, unlike the grungy high school kids who loiter, use the free wi-​fi and maybe spend $ 5 per hour of time occupying a table. But the owner is even cold and rude to us. Just knowing our names does not justify the unwelcoming attitude and negativity… who needs that first thing in the morning? SAVE YOURSELF THE HEADACHE, and go to Pete’s or Starbuck’s or Golden Bagel. We are done trying to support our local small business /​franchise owner.

This place sucks, I went this weekend had a mocha it was cold andy shots where burned. And RUDE staff.

Since my review, I have received a message from the owner calling my sister and I «useless human beings». Classy.
Interesting how she neglected to mention that the first thing I did was buy a drink when I walked in the store. My sister did not, which apparently pissed her off. (since when does everyone in your party need to purchase something?).
I recommend that Patricia take a course on how to effectively run a business — Perhaps Customer Service 101? Just a suggestion…
I wonder why this It’s a Grind has the lowest reviews… hmm???

I went by today with my dog and ask for a cup of tap water. The woman said «no water» but would sell me a bottled water. I didn’t have my wallet on mel, but I was still curious why, if there is a sink in plain sight what’s the deal with «no water». I told her I would not come back as a customer and she said «my opinion wasn’t important to her business» and that «just because I have a sense of entitlement» doesn’t mean she needs to give me or the pup water. HMMM What do you all think about this?
I would never go there, nor send anyone to this shop.

Great service, everyone knows your name and remembers your order. They make a great blended mocha!

This place has nice comfy chairs and free wifi. Both pluses.
The gal behind the counter was sweet and nice. That’s good.
Wished they did more to make my drink right when I asked for the drink to be sweeten.

Lately I’ve been having less that good experiences here at It’s A Grind.
The free wifi has been intermittent the last few visits and the pastries/​desserts have seemed old/​stale. All in all, not the coffee shop I’d recommend anymore.

The coffee tastes watered down. I am not impressed with the quality of the coffee at all! You have to ask for the half & half as they don’t leave it out.
Also, unfortunately, the Customer Service is very disappointing and at a coffee house it is especially noticeable. There is supposed to be free Wifi but it is turned off when the owner feels like it.
This coffee shop is located next to a high school. Rather than welcome parents who are dropping off and picking up their kids, the owner chases them away. I have a real problem going to any business that tells people to go away!
With Starbucks and Peet’s Coffee only 1 block away — I can’t imagine why anyone would go here … unless they just wanted to taste bad coffee, delivered with bad service!

Ever decided to take an exit, absent-​mindedly, while driving through featureless clonal subdivisions in this finest city? Yes, I did on some unknown impulse, while driving in a great hurry like my fellow race car drivers zipping through the apparent vacuum (the ether) between I-​5 and I-​15. And then I decided to pull into this nondescript tiny plaza two blocks away and stopped at this coffee place with an «unhurried» ambiance.
I always go for the house coffee first to see if they are any good! AND, yes, I liked their brew — not too strong, not weak, just right. With coffee, don’t forget to dip into the biscotti jar sitting on top of the counter — there you will find them in FIVE flavors. I went for «German Chocolate» Be-​Bop Biscotti — YUM! The other flavors were Almond, English Toffee, Grasshopper Mint and Hazelnut. Apparently the makers of Be-​Bop Biscotti list 15 flavors on their website (
) Wow!
It was a detour worth it.

Good local coffee place. Pricey and not fast on service but it’s supporting a local small biz and not a chain.

OK, so I’m trying to venture out and do a little work from a local coffee house now and then. There aren’t a lot of indie coffee houses up in the PQ area, but there are a few of the chains…
I think I’ve been to this It’s a Grind once before a while back… and here I am again. It’s a nice place… some comfy-​ish seating, a couple of places to plug in your laptop, quiet, a little outdoor seating area off the back, and the iced mocha I ordered isn’t bad. It’s not great, mind you, but certainly not bad. I’m not a huge fan of whatever chocolate they use.
They recently added a line of boba teas and have acai bowls too. That’s a good thing since they’re lite on food food. They have a couple of bagel type sandwiches.
They also have some things you may not find at other coffee houses like mini cheesecakes, crumble type bars topped with chocolate and marshmallows and other chilled goodies in their display case.
All in all, it’s a pretty decent choice off the 56 in the PQ, Del Sur area. The staff is very friendly and it’s much quieter than the Peet’s up the street.

As I exit the 56 at Camino Del Sur, all I could think about was coffee. And I had the perfect place in mind– Peet’s, home of the rocket cup to the awakened (not their staff, just the coffee).
*phone rings*
As I illegally answer my phone, I forget to make left hand turn at the light. Instead of backtracking and short on time, I just head a little further to IAGCH. What a mistake.
So I walk in, order a large coffee, and give the girl my money. She then manages to handle just about every part of the lid and cup with her greasy mitts. Gross but I am in a hurry so I just decide to fill up my cup and be on with it.
I pour myself some «High Octane» and let me tell you, it tasted like brown water. Awful.
Moral of the story– When it comes to coffee, stick to the places you can trust. And believe me, this isn’t one of them.