The Hipster Inside of Me

When I am in need of a quiet afternoon, I head down to Cedar City’s local coffee shop. Forget Starbucks, I would take The Grind everyday over them. I suppose it is the little hipster that lives inside of me that loves to spent time alone reading {on my Kindle} at The Grind. Frankly, I just love Main Street in Cedar City. So many good little stores are located there. I hope that I can get to all of them throughout the whole year to introduce you to them.

The vibe at The Grind is perfect. It smells like a coffee house, a smell of which I am a particularly fond. Although, I am not a huge coffee drinker. Half of the store is regular table and chairs, and the other half is a looks like a classy thrift store with all the vintage chairs and tables. The music they play is so great that I would subscribe to it on XM radio, if they actually had a station. I usually have my phone out Shazaming nearly everyone song, so download them on iTunes when I get home. See why I am saying The Grind brings out the hipster inside of me?

I consider an Italian Soda and a good book the perfect Saturday afternoon. Especially if you are lucky enough find an open vintage chair to relax and read in. FYI, I was reading the book The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell, and I love my Kindle.

What can you order at The Grind? Luckily for you, I took a picture of their menu.

I loved, loved, loved, loved the Orange Creamsicle drink. It tasted like they blended actual orange creamsicles and topped it with whipped cream. I thought the “Not-so-frozen Hot Chocolate” shake was not thee best drink I have ever had. It was tasty, but I actually prefer DQ’s Frozen Hot Chocolate. There just needed to be more chocolate in the drink for this guy. Yeah, I do like my drinks to be high in calories. Sue me. I once tried the Blackberry Lemon Freeze. It was pretty swell. It would make a perfect drink for a hot summer day. I would endorse it for attendees of the July Jamboree. My classic drink from The Grind is an Italian Soda, I have tried blackberry, raspberry, and blueberry, and I have yet to be disappointed. On my last trip, my taste buds were pleased to enjoy a Dulce de Leche Chai Tea. Chai Tea, first of all, tastes like Christmas. Second, add caramel into the mix and bingo.

Unfortunately, I haven’t stopped into The Grind 75 times to try everything on the menu, so here are my friend’s suggestions:

For our coffee fans, my friend Joey says to order a White Chocolate Mocha. She also considers their veggie sandwich on a croissant to be thee best thing on their menu. Their mochas must be something worth tasting because one of my friends in the Communication Dept. says she orders a 16 oz Mocha, no whip, every time.

My pal, Alex says the Mango smoothie is divine. She says it tastes like you are drinking a mango with whipped cream on the top. “So fresh.” The 4 berry smoothie is also endorsed by another one of my friends, Jessica. Oh, and they use real whipped cream. Not gross Redi-Whip.

Lynley, an SUU alum, gives her nod to the Irish Creme Steamer.

My next trip to The Grind I will be ordering their Red, White, and Blue Shake. It has Pop Rocks in it, so I kind of have to try it. It is a temptation I am willing to give in to. Best part, it will be 10% off because I am an SUU student.

I would love to hear what your indulgences  are at The Grind. Leave a comment and let me know.