I found out about Grouchy John's Maryland location a few months back during a training run with Las Vegas Runners. It's one of their end of run regular meeting spots and it was immediately obvious to me why they frequent GJ's. The coffee is great, the staff is friendly and it has a cool vibe. So when I recently noticed a new location had been opened on West Charleston near my place of employment I was absolutely thrilled. The Charleston location is just as inviting and comfortable as the Maryland store.
On my first visit I met Jasmine and Laris, two of the staff members at the Charleston store. They were very friendly and cheerful much like the folks I had been served by on past visits to the other location. They made a couple custom drinks for my coworkers and had some suggestions that were quite helpful in the coffee decision making process.
Besides the staff and the cool stores the drinks are top shelf. You can clearly taste the difference between the coffees served at Grouchy John's as opposed to those from the mass produced stuff from the national chain coffee joints. My "Go-To" is always the Nitro Cold Brew which is on tap. If you need a morning jolt or a pre-workout kick, Nitro is the way to go.
Grouchy John's also has a solid selection of pastries, bagels and my new crush Avocado Toast. Had it for the first time yesterday for some pre-run fuel and it rocked. Excellent whole grain bread, avocado, a huge slab of tomato and a couple strips of bacon. I highly recommend it.
So if you live near the west end of town or are in the area for any reason you really need to put Grouchy John's West Charleston location on your radar. They are open from 5am-9pm every day. After your first visit I'll guarantee you'll have no problem passing the coffee place with that weird green angel chick on their sign to get to Grouchy John's.