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    Special Grounds Coffee

    4.9 (12 reviews)
    Closed 6:30 am - 4:00 pm

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    Blueberry muffin, strawberry scone, oatmeal cream pie, s'more frappe
    Brittany G.

    In case you weren't aware, Special Grounds is SPECIAL for several reasons. 1. It's all local. Locally roasted coffee, home made baked goods, local local local. 2. It's all delicious. I swear to you, I took one bite of that giant oatmeal cream pie and saw god. They even make their own cream filling and all whipped creams, it's ridiculously delicious. 3. It's... not just a coffee shop and roaster. Special ground is a vocational school for students with special needs. These kids and young adults are getting hands on job and skills training. This organization is AMAZING. 4. It's still more... this place is in a renovated church, so not only is it gorgeous inside, you can rent the spaces for parties, weddings, meetings, etc. This is a must visit local business!

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    Debra V.

    Large parking had a lot of cars on a Monday mid morning. The building is large, and has a nice restaurant. We drove up to the drive-thru window. We wanted a coffee and there were a lot of choices from double espresso to hot and cold flavored ones. The girl at the window was friendly and explained the different choices. Their roasts are from green coffee beans, and it's good. She also told us about their awards program. It's something like spend $50 get $5. The 16 oz hot carmel cream latte was delicious and not overly sweet. Check out their website to see the coffee gear for sale.

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    Thanks so much for the kind words Brianna!

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    I loved my experience here! The drinks were so tasty, the food was yummy! So many options to choose from as well.

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    The people there are so sweet, I love the cause, and they're right off the highway so easy access if you're coming into town.

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    Ryan's Restaurant & Catering - Pancakes are flimsy and uncooked I can still taste the batter in it and the service was bad

    Ryan's Restaurant & Catering

    3.3(28 reviews)
    1.9 mi
    $$

    I've been to my fair share of buffets and this was by far the worst one I've ever had. The…read moreselection of food was sparse and all of it was low quality flavourless mush. The potato soup was like chunky water. The macaroni noodles in the mac n' cheese were overcooked, same with the noodles in the beef and noodles. The vegetables tasted canned and soggy. The mashed potatoes were lumpy. The salad bar had very little toppings to choose from. The dessert was disappointing too; a very dry chocolate cake with not much flavour, topped with whipped cream. The cake crumbled as soon as my fork touched it and stuck to the roof of my mouth. Oh, and speaking of cutlery...my fiancés butter knife had a big splotch of old crusted food on it. Overall, the buffet at Ryan's Restaurant was not good and I would only recommend it to someone whose standards couldn't possibly get any lower. I would go as far to say that this buffet was worse than the Golden Corral buffet, which says a lot, because Golden Corral is bottom of the barrel food in terms of quality. The only decent thing about the buffet was the fried chicken, which still had no flavour but at least it was cooked well.

    Ok so first off, the 5 stars is for value! I came in on a Wednesday and they had fried chicken…read morebuffet for $7.99 in 2026. Unheard of... the chicken was fresh and fantastic. The sides were meh but that was ok. The salad bar was also good. Best value I've found anywhere in the last few years, worth a visit. Menu and prices adjust depending upon the day of the week and what's being served!

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    Country Corral Travel Center - NO GAS

    Country Corral Travel Center

    2.3(7 reviews)
    6.3 mi

    Easiest 5 star review of my life. We have the upmost respect for this gas station. We had no bars…read moreof gas left in the tank for 15 miles and this was the closest gas station that we could have a chance of hitting. After praying and hoping for a miracle that we'd be able to put the civic in neutral and coast our gasless car to this beauty of an establishment. Thank God for Country Corral gas station and travel center. God bless America.

    I go to CC quite often as it's on my way home and on my way put most the time. I love the store and…read morethe ladies that work during the day and most the guys that worked at night. However the new guy that is there is EXTREMELY rude. Always has earbuds in both ears, had an attitude, anytime I ask if they have something it's I don't know or No however when I've asked the other employees the same question they go look and 9 times out of 10 they find it! SHOCKER! I work as a Manager and I can tell you he is VERY VERY lucky he is not one of my staff members. I completely understand wanting to listen to your own music while working but having BOTH ear buds in is a write up especially when you are working the register and supposed to be interacting with customers, I also understand having a bad day however the attitude is EVERY single day I see him and I come in at least every single day. Would it kill you to say a polite "Have a nice day/morning/night."? Otherwise everyone else is absolutely lovely. The food is delicious the selection is great and the atmosphere is straight up community oriented! The rest of the service is IMPRESSIVE and IMPECCABLE! I highly recommend stopping here.

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    Circle K

    Circle K

    4.0(2 reviews)
    2.8 mi
    $$

    Nice and bright station with a good variety of "grocery" items. Best gas prices we have seen…read morebetween Chicago and Napoleon, OH (hubby's teeny tiny hometown). It's funny there's a Circle K/BP directly across from here as well. Echoes of Kramer's, "how can two streets intersect with each other?". Haha

    I frequent this Circle K several times a day and for quite awhile now I have begun to notice…read moreseveral things that I think need brought to your attention.  I have even started to make all my trips during the graveyard shift if possible.  The young girl that works the graveyard shift does an outstanding job! The place always looks and smells clean, and I know the coffee and meal deal will be fresh when she's there rather than several hours old. Sometimes she doesn't get to the counter right away because she is ALWAYS cleaning something but she does say she will be right there or acknowledges that she saw you. She is always very friendly unlike many of the other employees. She is usually pretty busy with customers while I am in as well which is surprising since it is middle of the night.  In the morning I am unable to bring my children in with me because one of the employees with long brown hair has quite the potty mouth and I try not to let my children hear that offensive language. I also prefer not to go in the evening because there is a shorter girl with black hair who you always have to wait for to come out from the back and when she does finally come out she is angry to be interrupted and she is always very rude. This weekend I went in for my traditional polar pop and coffee and could not believe how filthy everything was! The floors were disgusting,  the food items looked like they had been spinning for days, the coffee tasted old, there wasn't much coffee to choose from, and the counters were covered and sticky! Of course the rude girl was there and didn't disappoint. She was so rude and snapped at the elderly gentlemen in front of the line I almost walked away but I already had my items. From here on out I will only come into this store during the graveyard shift when I know it will be clean and food will be fresh and I will be greeted with nothing but a friendly face! You need employees like her on every shift! She has definitely been my reason for 4 stars, otherwise it would have been a 1!

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