Good! I go in with headphones on to do work when it's not busy so I can't speak on sound level,…read morecould assume it gets noisy when busy. Limited seating but it's more of a space issue than anyone's fault. Super sweet staff but hours are funky since most people have places to be before 8 i know I do

Best place for coffee in Carbondale. Common Grounds is a pretty simple looking place with the…read morecoffee being the main reason to come here. It also seems like a popular location to study for SIU students. Has pretty basic options along with seasonal favorites. The prices are pretty okay for around here and it's pretty good quality. Any college town needs to have a place to get coffee. It's not like there's many other good options. This is one reason why it's the best in town. Good options among the flavors. It's about $6 for a latte. The last time here I got the Black Forest Mocha. Had lots of chocolate flavor. The food options are paltry. It's about $2 for a bagel. They also have a few other things such as muffins. For this town it's not bad. It's located on East Grand Avenue at Wall Street. The main menu item is coffee, but there's bagels, plus some pastries and other things.

Absolutely adorable spot right in downtown Carterville! The staff is so friendly, and the place is…read morespotless inside....modern, bright and welcoming. There's plenty of outdoor seating, including shaded tables under a pergola, and a few spots inside if you want to cool off. They have some really unique and delicious ice cream flavors (plus shakes, floats, and something called a "pazookie" that looked amazing!). My ice cream was perfect, creamy and rich! It's such a nice local place to grab a treat, relax outside, and enjoy a small-town vibe done right. Highly recommend stopping by if you're anywhere near Carterville!

The Dip is a delightful little shop with amazing treats! The staff had an abundance of smiles that…read moregreeted you to a wide variety of ice cream flavors to choose from. Rather have a milkshake? They have you covered. Maybe a warm pan cookie with ice cream and toppings...covered. Can't decide what flavor you want? How about a flight. The fresh chocolate dipped cone tasted as decadent as what was inside it. (Cafe mocha and raspberry dark chocolate ) There's inside and outside seating with plenty of space for kids to roam around a giant cow and an ice cream cone. First visit...Not the last!

Wonderful. Just wonderful. You must check it out any time of year but particularly during…read morestrawberry season.

Over 40 years of feeding the community. The diversity of the food here is absolutely amazing from…read moreScratch sodas to bread to green beans to peaches to pork to mint tea to tomatoes to Coffee to mushrooms to grass-fed beef to homemade noodles to chicken to eggs to an all gluten free bakery. although only a couple Farmers are organic it is all local and you can talk to the person who grows it. If you are a people Watcher this is the place to be on Saturday mornings as there's a huge crowd

Excellent excellent coffee and very kind friendly staff. We visited five times in two days lol…read more Hi Lilly! Worth a detour!

Great coffee, amazing service, and awesome location! Good place to meet with friends, read a book,…read moreand relax.

We had an excellent experience here. Everyone was very welcoming and explained the menu to us since…read moreit was our first visit. I had an iced coffee, which was excellent. My wife had an great smoothie and my daughter had the I AM Java Mocha which she also enjoyed but which was too sweet for my tastes. But they warned us it was sweet :-) We will be back the next time we head through Murphysboro. Thanks!

We had a long consultation cake tasting with my fiance her mom and I that everyone felt fantastic…read morewith. she tried telling us chocolate pared well with orange cake we made very very clear my wife was allergic and we couldn't do that she told us she would use white chocolate for decorating. my wife's first look at her cake was chunks of chocolate all around the cake attempting to look like bark! we showed multiple cakes that looked like white birch woodsy the only thing she did that said would was made mushrooms and moss. even with that she didn't make mushrooms in the color format we were using she asked us for pictures again of our flowers days before wedding thinking she was color matching floral icing decore no she bought bunch fake flowers threw on top of cake called it decorated. even in our consultationwe let her know we had extra flowers and butterfliesfor the cake we needed a baker to decorate not just put a topper on a cake call it done! by far was the only part of our wedding we were disappointed in! very lucky that her allergy is not worse than it is or the day would have ended differently. worst part of it all is when we tried to talk to her about it she made every excuse in the world without a sincere a apologyor any remorse but all in trying to cover her butt! im sure this review will be taken down just like my wife's but we will be sure to let all aware how unprofessional she has been! one week later and we have only gotten a sorry your unhappy with your experience!

What a wonderful little self-serve farm stand! I first met the owner at the Stonefort Farmers…read moreMarket. She was incredibly friendly and welcoming, and it's obvious she takes pride in what she offers! We had stopped by the farmstand earlier in the week and then again after the farmers market. Fresh baked goods are stocked every Saturday, along with farm-fresh eggs and other homemade items. So far I've tried the sourdough peanut butter cookies, the jalapeño sourdough bread and the garlic and herb sourdough bread. The cookies were fluffy, light, and absolutely delicious. Both loaves of sourdough were outstanding with great flavor and texture. The stand itself is charming, clean, well-organized, and easy to use. It's the kind of local business that's worth supporting if you're looking for homemade baked goods and fresh farm products. I'll definitely be back to see what she has available!! She offers cash payment, Venmo, and PayPal. Highly recommended!

Super cute, up and coming place! Barista was so nice and welcoming. Variety of fun things to take…read morepictures by. Got the butterbeer cold brew--a little pricy, but I say it's worth it for the experience and to support such a fun & new place in Carbondale! Also: THEY HAVE OATMILK WHIPPED CREAM!! I have yet to see that anywhere else. Coffee was delicious & had edible glitter in it--how fun!

My family and I traveled to garden of the gods and decided to go through Carbondale on the way…read morehome. I am a big coffee drinker and we loved the idea of the Harry Potter theme. It was decorated with some cool HP theming and we liked a lot of what they had there. We all tried the butter beer and unfortunately for all 3 of us it just wasn't what we thought it would be. It was snot at all sweet, which we figured butter beer would be even after sweetening it, it just didn't taste like we had hoped. This place is awesome in concept, and perhaps lots of people like it, it just wasn't for us

Really wonderful little place. Incredibly friendly and very good coffee. If you are looking for…read moregood coffee this is a great place to stop into! Only downside is that it is small, so if your looking for a hang out spot for you and 10 friends this might not be your jam.

A great cup of coffee! The atmosphere is different than most. There isn't anywhere to sit and relax…read morebut that's okay. The menu is smaller than most places but what they make is spot on. The service was fast and friendly. Greeted when we walked in and thanked when we left. Definitely have to go back for more.