College Grounds Cafe

Located on College St. between Main and Sumter streets this coffee shop is popular with university students and has a lively lunch crowd.

College Grounds quietly serves the best breakfast in downtown Columbia. While people stand in line for over priced avocado toast at Soda City, you'll find me drinking a iced thai coffee and eating the best grits in Columbia. Enjoy great views of campus while enjoying the chill vibes and excellent service.

The grits are local, creamy, and thick, and the bacon is crispy, just the way most southerners like it. The "homemade waffle" is heated up in a toaster or microwave.Customer service is a hit-or-miss. It's been quite a few times that I've been here that a couple of the employees have grimacing look on their face, far different than their sister cafe upstairs. Even something as simple as saying, "you're welcome" is very difficult for one employee, in particular, to say.I will gladly give another star if the service improves.