State Grounds is the Best local coffee house to go to. If…read moreyou're looking for a comfy and cozy little coffee place this is your go-to it's great to let teens go to study in the staff is super friendly It's got a warm and inviting atmosphere the food and coffee is all house made. I used to study here in my early teen years It's great to just get away go here and get your work done.

What a lovely, unique coffee shop! There is so much character and history in this beautiful…read morebuilding, and the owner has done a wonderful job preserving this while creating a very special coffee/tea/food experience. We had the most delicious sandwich with Oolong tea and espresso. The service was warm and wonderful - the whole experience was one we will surely repeat time and time again. I can't recommend State Grounds Coffee House enough! What a joy to have this gem in Hastings :-)

Very slow service with mediocre service. Overflowing trash cans at 10:30am. Food was mediocre: iced…read morevanilla oat latte, turkey havarti on a bagel that really wasn't a bagel. Both lacked any real flavor.

Bad reviews scared me, but I had an EXCELLENT cup of coffee and experience, the ladies there were…read morekind and helpful. Nice clean quiet place to enjoy a cup of coffee. Would recommend!

Don't bother going anywhere else for coffee if you're near Ionia, Sozo's should be your first and…read moreonly stop. I've been to a lot of coffee shops in nearby cities and big cities around the country and Sozo's is just as good if not better than any I've visited. The staff is friendly and knowledgeable and the environment is really laid back, with lots of space to sit and work or meet with friends, coworkers, or classmates. They source their own beans, and make their own baked goods in house. I'll often order their drip cause it's so good, but I also love their pour over, the Nutty Irishman, or just a plain Cortado. And I always keep their beans on hand for home. Please visit, enjoy, and support Rodney and Mindy and this small/local business!

When I moved to Ionia from GR over a year ago, I was worried that Biggby was my only option... I…read morewas so relieved to find Sozo. This is a real coffee lovers heaven. The staff is consistently friendly and fast, the baked goods are always bangin, and the atmosphere is super cozy. And the prices are very fair. This place is miles above any of the GR coffee shops I loved in every way. 10/10

Our group of 7 went to the local grind at 11:30 on a Saturday for lunch. We were told that it'd be…read moreat least 30 minutes before our food could be made. Unfortunately they lost out on some income as we left and went down the street to Bowens Family Restaurant.

Love this place! Our go-to place for a tasty breakfast sandwich and a perfect coffee. Friendly…read moreservice and wonderful place to meet. Highly recommend!

Great place, food and coffee drinks on point. Highly recommended. Great place in downtown…read moreBattlecreek.

One of my favorite cafe in the area. Plenty of seating, parking shouldn't be a problem, well I only…read morecame here early in the morning Good coffee, good food and good service.

Logistics. On the main drag of Marshall on W Michigan Ave (Business 94), and about 3 blocks west…read moreof the Kalamazoo Ave roundabout. Vibe and First Impressions. WOW. Clean, welcoming, and chic. I chose to check this place because we love trying coffee shops, and it was a gift shop too. Hospitality. Super friendly and accommodating. Some tables inside at front, more in back, and one table outdoor Offerings. Standard coffee shop and upscale gift shop with Michigan made and vendors. There were unique gifts for entertaining, kitchen, stationery, and whimsy things. From the barista counter, we got an iced mocha and drip coffee. The condiment station had mini moos, but the barista offfered to give me real cream from a local dairy, Moo-ville Creamery. Good cream with the delicious coffee, Jamaicain Me Crazy. We also got an apple danish and egg bite. Sadly, they forgot the whip for the mocha, and heat the food items. Thankfully they fixed the issues when I brought it to their attention. Of Note and Last Impressions. Beautiful loo: clean, stocked, pretty decor. Street parking and lot parking near by. Overall, would return. Would recommend.

Cute cafe and friendly service. Serendipity was one of the few places I found open in Marshall on a…read moreSunday morning. A worker kindly offered me a sample of their amazing cheesecake. I don't drink coffee so I ordered a delicious refresher. Lots of cute things were for sale at the cafe. This is a great place to hang out for a drink and snack when visiting downtown Marshall.

We visit MI frequently to stay in our camper and when I saw this is a must every weekend we are in…read moretown!!! I look forward to going every time! I love coffee and Jesus and here you get both!

Specialty Prices for Cheap Grocery Shortcuts, Zero Transparency, and a Toxic Culture…read moreI will never support this business again. They work incredibly hard to project a wholesome, professional, and community-oriented image, but it is entirely a front. Once you start paying attention to what is happening behind the counter, it becomes clear that this place is a total rip-off and a deeply toxic environment. The customer service feels completely fake and exhausting. It behaves like a cliquey high school locker room with absolutely zero diversity. If you pay attention to the staff, the workers constantly look drained of life, stressed out, and completely miserable. I have talked to former workers who revealed that if a staff member doesn't fit into their intense, insular religious worldview, they are heavily gossiped about, bashed behind closed doors, and forced out. Management actively allows cliques of workers to gang up on specific employees, firing people unfairly just to avoid dealing with the internal drama. They put on a massive show of faking friendliness to your face, but the moment you leave, they sit in the back trash-talking the exact customers who just wanted to have an honest chat. The food quality is a complete joke for the specialty prices they charge. You can literally go to McDonald's and get significantly higher-quality food with actual preparation standards. Here, the "fresh" breakfast eggs are lazily microwaved inside a basic cup instead of being cooked on a real flat-top grill. The turkey wraps are just cheap Walmart meat and processed cheese thrown into a tortilla and zapped. The biscuits and gravy come straight out of a mass-produced, heavily salted retail can, and the avocado toast is just basic bread with a low-tier pre-made avocado spread from Aldi. What is most disturbing is that there is absolutely zero nutritional transparency--the staff cannot even tell you the calorie counts because they literally do not know what they are serving you. The menu is a massive hidden calorie trap. Their "specialty" $5 muffins are just basic recipes pulled offline that pack an undisclosed 800 to 1,000+ calories because the base is completely loaded with white sugar, yogurt, and massive amounts of straight olive oil or melted butter. Their blended frappes easily clear 1,000 calories; even if you try to order sugar-free, their base mix is a cheap retail powder that packs 300 calories per tablespoon, and they dump multiple scoops into the blender. The drinks are a total scam designed to hide a lack of barista skill. They try to look fancy by displaying Bella Goose Coffee's "liberator" beans, but they completely drown out the espresso shots by pouring them over cheap, watered-down Aldi milk and ice until it tastes like tinted water. Their sweet cold foam is just a heavy sugar trick made by cups of heavy cream with an entire can of sweetened condensed milk. If you order a matcha latte, you get a bitter, muddy, grass-tasting mess because they use Jade Leaf, which is the lowest-quality culinary-grade powder you can buy, yes i know what jade leaf tastes like i can taste it when i go to a coffee shop and that's the matcha they're using. The health department seriously needs to step in and do a surprise inspection. While they push the staff to keep the customer-facing counters looking clean, the actual storage habits inside the back fridge and how the food ingredients are actively handled would absolutely disgust any paying customer. Save your money, preserve your health, and support a business that serves real food and treats people with actual respect.

So just yesterday I showed 2 pictures of the bottom of my coffee on 2 different occasions. So I…read morehad my husband pick me up another and asked for them to clean the filter, well the filter was not cleaned. So I guess I'll just start going to McDonald's, which im not a favorite of, and get the ice caramel coffee from them. At least I know I won't get grounds in my coffee.

I love this place. The coffee was so good. I'm so sad to leave Albion because this started to…read morebecome my favorite coffee shop.

Do not get beans here. Do not let them grind them. I like to support local shops when I am…read moretraveling and I have my own espresso maker. I asked for espresso grind. When I opened the bag I could tell right away it was too fine. I attempted to pull a shot, but got nothing. It was most definitely Turkish grind. Since I could do nothing with the bag, I went back to explain this was ground too fine. The same individual was there and reacted with condensation, saying this is indeed espresso grind, which is basically Turkish, and he doesn't know what kind of maker I have so he cannot dial it in. I said I have never had this problem in the years I have done this at other shops. He acted like he could do nothing for me, so when I pressed that I can do nothing with these beans I spent money on, he got on the phone. At one point I heard him say, "Yes, I tried to explain that to her." As if I didn't know what I was talking about. I was finally given the option to get a bag of beans without having them ground, which is all I really wanted. I can grind the beans in my own grinder at home. I went down the street and bought a bag of beans there. I asked for espresso grind and mentioned that the last place gave me Turkish. She had to look up the appropriate setting, but she got it perfect. When I got home and opened the bag of beans from Black Iron, the beans were oily and smelled burnt. My coffee tasted that way, too. I was rather shocked because the latter I had ordered with my purchase was not bad. I had to use them up slowly by masking the bad taste with my go-to beans.

Love this cafe! I haven't tried them in years since moving away, but had to stop in during a recent…read morevisit home. They have since changed owners since I last visited, and had the opportunity to meet the new owners daughter who was working on bar that day. She is so friendly and makes a great macchiato! I used to be a barista for a few years and have since become an at home espresso enthusiast. This cafe produces delicious, quality espresso made with care. Quiet, clean, and cozy. Great study spot or catch up with friends. Can't wait to return next time I'm in town!

What a beautiful little space to come sit and relax with a cup of coffee! The service was pristine…read moreand the treats (GF) were excellent! I will be going back soon! Try an iced mocha!

Avoid at all costs! I stopped into this business to purchase some gifts for prospective clients. I…read morewas unable to get a receipt during the initial transaction and then requested a receipt. The clerk "typed" my email into the system and send that they sent me one. I never received the email. I called later that day, the next day and once every few days for a 2 week period and no one ever answered the phone. I went to their website to request a receipt multiple times and heard nothing. This kind of hassle is not worth the effort. So if you need proof of purchase for work or other reasons do not go to JJ's.