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    Primitive Grounds

    4.3 (30 reviews)
    Closed • 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
    Updated 1 week ago

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    Outdoor seating
    Dogs allowed

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    Dani S.

    I was on my way to lunch in Meridian today. I haven't had my caffeinated beverage yet so I stopped into Primitive Grounds. It was on the corner in this neighborhood. I almost missed it when I turned the corner. I have never been to a coffee food truck type stand before. It's a pretty cool set up. Walking up, I see there's plenty of outdoor seating. Pretty potted flowers. It was nicely shaded at the stand so it easy to read thier menu boards. They offer a ton of drinks and baked goodies. As much as I wanted to step out of the box, I got my usual Americano. I appreciate that they have organic syrups here. They even have sugar free organic syrups . I have been to a couple local coffee joints who only serve organic syrups with no sugar free options. You feel almost frowned upon for even asking. Primitive Grounds is not the case! They offer 3 sugar options. So, today was my normal small iced americano with sugar free vanilla and cream. I got my drink ordered by the sweet gal behind the window and checked out the menu while it was being made. Wow! I got an an amazing americano today. It was balanced in espresso, vanilla and cream. The coloring was perfect! You can tell by looking at it that the espresso wasn't watered down. It had the perfect amount of half and half. I did add a couple of blue packets, I do like my drink sweeter. Perfection! It was great stopping at this little local coffee joint. The staff was really sweet! The venue is chill and nice. I appreciate the shaded areas so the sun isn't beating down on you while you're enjoying your drink. They pushed out a fabulous iced americano. I look forward to coming back if I'm ever in the area again. A must go to for your caffeinated drink if you're in Meridian.

    The whole shebang!
    Edward K.

    Always a stellar experience with a completely unique location. Ever evolving thoughtful menu makes return visits continually exciting and welcoming.

    Time to be better trained and calmer.
    S D.

    Really cool place. Right off of pine and in the neighborhood. I'm at the owners one of the times I was there and they're very innovative and professional. I generally have a latte when I'm there and it's almost always cold. The person that taste your order is usually very overwhelmed with the workload and it shows. They need to be kinder and calmer. I think they need to treat the customer with a lot more friendliness. People have plenty of places too get their treats and coffees and if it comes right down to it, they may not want to go there because of their lack of courtesy.

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    Amanda H.

    Great coffee shop with a ton of options between their various drinks, snacks, and baked goods. Service was quick and worker was nice. Couple of different seating options to choose from, looks like it would be a nice place to do work or read a book at.

    Paulina H.

    I wanted to give 5 stars but I'm not sure do I like the place or not. Don't get me wrong food and drinks were amazing! I'm glad we came earlier before there's a line. We went around 10am and there were two people working in there. The lady in there took our order was nice. But when we try to order the food, pretty much there's nothing left. Like literally nothing but only one or two items on the menu, out of many many items in there. So we ended up getting the last Nutella croissant and KOUIGN AMANN. But ended up being told they don't have Nutella croissant anymore after we ordered. Just felt like a crappy experience lowkey. When she took the order was a tad bit slow, so there was a long line waiting. Not saying it has to be like Starbucks or anything like that of course!! They ended up giving us two free cake pops, didn't really get to try it since I'm not a huge fan of cake pop but sweet of them giving it to us! For the KOUIGN AMANN, it tasted delicious!!! It's tasted very fresh!!! The only thing I didn't like is how this shaped and how hard it is to bite it. It's like stabbing my gum with each bite. I got wild rose coffee and I love it so much!! At first to me it smelled like chai, but my husband said it smelled like floral. Maybe we have different nose sense! But when I drank it, it's not tooo sweet and my mouth filled with floral favors! I'm obsessed with this drink. And somehow I think this drink is so strong my hands started shaking but maybe because I got 20oz. It got me hopping around doing bridesmaids duty all day! They were working some small maintenance work behind the truck but very close to the chairs-ish. When they flipped something there were dust and sand flying over to our side and thank god all our food weren't opened at that moment. It's super easy to find parking, it's just street parking and it's not even filled. So yeah overall I'm not sure do I like the experience or not but I do really love my drink!!

    Denielle B.

    Cute little coffee food truck near Downtown Meridian. Has a nice outside seating area as well. I got the iced New Moon and my husband got the iced Mellow Mood, both mochas. Pretty decent, although I'm interested to try them hot as I think the flavors got masked a bit by the ice and milk. The Mellow Mood, in particular, didn't really taste like a mocha -- chocolate is waaaay too subtle. Baked goods were from a bakery they partner with, and those are just okay. Great people though!

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    Alyssa R.

    I've been going to Primitive Grounds since they first opened and have really enjoyed watching them grow. Their coffee has always been smooth and well-crafted. Over the past month, though, my last few visits haven't quite reflected the quality I've come to expect. I've noticed some new faces, so I'm hopeful this is just a brief training phase. I still recommend giving them a visit, if you find yourself in the area.

    Wild Rose Latte The oat milk matches the rose well, it's nutty with a good rose aroma.

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    The "Wind Walker" is my favorite coffee in the area! This place is so good, just wish it was a drive though.

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    Cute area but really slow service. And coffee is pretty weak. If you don't want to wait 15 minutes go somewhere else.

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    Cute coffee shop but absolutely trash coffee taste. Too much syrup, a ton of coffee grounds in the drink. Waste of money.

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    “Terrific coffee spot with a great selection of matcha drinks, smoothies and delicious coffee.”

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