Common Grounds

Really good gluten free «Monster» cookie. Yum yum. The coffee is good, although the chai is a bit too sweet for me. I’ll stick with my herbal tea next time.

We recently hit up Common Grounds while we were waiting for our dinner reservations down the street and needed some time to kill. I ordered a double shot of espresso, which was pretty average — I’ve definitely had better, but I’ve also had worse, burnt espresso. My pops ordered a latte that came out pretty fancy with the traditional leaf pattern on top. Surprisingly, for a Saturday evening, the place was also pretty hoppin’ — we were able to snag a table in the back as another couple was heading out.
Nothing super special, but the coffee and brief time we spent there was pretty decent.

It’s good. It’s a coffee shop. In a trendy neighborhood… so the prices seem a bit high, and goodness knows that parking will be a headache.
That being said, they have a pretty freaking large menu, including made to order, vegetarian friendly sandwiches… and my favorite; ice cream sodas (root beer floats, orange soda floats and more!). The staff is friendly (albeit a bit spacey at times), and they definitely make you feel welcome there, unlike some other hipster coffee joints.
It’s great place for meetings, although not so much for curling up with a book (chairs are less than comfy). They’re moving soon — looking forward to checking out the new digs!

Nice choice of brews and teas. Great sweets case if you come early in the day.
Delighted to learn they are reopening in Sunnyside in August (maybe end of July). We could use a good coffee house here! I hope they spring for a high-​speed router when they move; the wi-​fi at the Highlands location is like waiting for the grass to grow.

Great brewed coffee and very nice Americanos.

This was our first visit to this location. They were located on 32^nd Ave/​Lowell Blvd in the Highlands neighborhood. They will be moving in April about 2 miles away to a location with more parking, outdoor seating and roasting their own beans. There were a lot of people there with their laptops.
The barista was very helpful and friendly. She suggested different drinks. Our beverages came in 20 ounce ceramic mugs. I loved the creative Latte Art. My Chai Latte wasn’t as sweet as I like it, but it was still good with a drizzle of caramel.
I look forward to visiting their new location.

Not the best chai tea I’ve had since it was weak, but great atmosphere and plenty of other beverage choices.

I used to live in Denver metro for many years and was in Highlands plenty but for some odd reason I was never in Common Grounds till recently. Sure, I heard about it but never went.
Like all of the Highlands there is just no other way to sum up the neighborhood other than it is a hipster neighborhood and Common Grounds is indeed incorporated with that all the way from the patrons to the staff. I am cool with hipsters, they are far more accepting than a bunch of roughneck cowboys.
The coffee is good and strong and has a robust flavor to it. The pastries are good, fresh and yummy!
The place was pretty busy which I gathered to be the norm on most days. Not my favorite coffee shop but it has a nice atmosphere filled with books and board games but not the quietest place to go concentrate.

Great place that has been serving up great food and drink forever. Can’t believe I haven’t reviewed it yet. I just don’t get to Highlands all that much.

This place is the bomb!
I have been a fan since I was a little kid–
My favorite drink here is the Chai Tea– GET ONE IT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE!
This isn’t your average coffee house. YOU DIG?!

I have been here only once, but this place made me smile big. And that is not only because I worked at a coffeeshop in college called Uncommon Grounds that had the exact same LaMarzocco espresso machine and grinders that Common Grounds uses and therefore the name alone brought up huge notes of nostalgia for me.
But it’s also because of their good selection of teas and a quiet atmosphere where I was actually able have a good conversation with a friend! Was surprised by how much space there is in the back as well, for quiet writing and whatnot. Much needed relief from other booming, loud-​as-​f coffeeshops on weekends.
I look forward to my next visit!

The experience here was not worth the trip. After waiting 10 minutes till my invisibility potion I forgot I had drank wore off.
Finally I was worthy of attention the response by very dismissive and aloof attitude from the counter person that I refuse to ever refer to as a barista was what you would expect from someone working at a Ferrari dealership.
I only came in for a cup of coffee.

Haven’t been here in years, and stopped in with a friend for some coffee (actually, to be fair, we drove all the way across town to go here).
Very busy for a random weekday. However, the prices are the highest I’ve ever seen at a coffee place, even for local coffee. I ordered a 20-​oz something and ended up getting the smaller size. I didn’t realize until we’d already left and I saw someone with the larger size. Oh well. At least I got to pay more.
The coffee, though, tasted delicious. I even drank it without milk or cream, which is just unheard of. My friend got the chai, which he said was awesome, and it smelled fantastic.
I wouldn’t go out of my way to go back, but if I were in the neighborhood and suddenly remembered how to parallel park, I’d stop in.

Great coffee and tea house. Very spacious café that can get really packed. There are plenty of tables to go around but the place can get full during peak hours (especially on a Sunday afternoon). None the less, I really do love the atmosphere, the huge variety of drinks available and the oldies music playing in the background. They have tables that cater to two people easily and even a few tables that can accommodate 8 — but that can be a little to close for comfort. I’m happy to have found my one study friendly café that has clean bathrooms! I would like to find other gems like Common Grounds in the Denver area as alternative study places but for now Common Grounds is more than I can ask for. Wi-​fi is gratis if you purchase a drink or food item, and the link and password is then given to you but is changed every so often.

It’s hard not to love indie coffee shops! This was my first trip to the highlands version of my favorite LoDo coffee shop. This one is much bigger, and just as popular. Great service, and yeah get the crowbar.
Coffee — Yum
Cream — Yum
Chocolate — Yum
It’s all win as far as I’m concerned!

And here I sit, at Common Grounds writing their Unilocal review.
What can I say about this place other than it’s one of my favorite places to hang out in the Highlands. Generally Roommate and I find ourselves here on Sunday afternoons winding down from the craziness of the weekend. With our laptops in hand we venture to the back room table next to the bathrooms. This has to be the most entertaining place in the shop for people watching… I feel a blog post coming. Weird choice for seating you are probably thinking right about now, right? Well, at one point it was the only open table in the place and we had no choice but to take that risk…
What have I come to find now that I am a regular in this back room…
I love the eclectic feel and look to this place– the people, menu and the décor!
Lets start with the people, there is a great variety of people who come here… hipsters, those recovering from last night, soccer moms to the many college students working on their homework. {I myself, am the one who comes here to use write my Unilocal reviews and blog… of course while enjoying my double shot vanilla latte!}
Now for my gluten free plug! They have BROWNIES! YES, GLUTEN FREE BROWNIES!!!- that was excitement if you couldn’t tell :) Best part of this news is, they don’t have the texture of sand paper and taste like dog food! {not that i have eaten dog food before… Except that one time, I lost that one bet… OHHHH THE SHAME!} Like I said before I stick with my vanilla latte but I will say, out of all the Starbucks vanilla lattes I’ve had, Common Grounds delights my taste buds far more. Now the menu here is so random and I love that the most! Burritos {i just found out about that this morning} sandwiches, beer, wine and heck who knows what else I haven’t noticed. note: the menu may not be as random as i thought… huh.
The décor is probably my favorite part of this place. See, in one of the front windows and this grand little table with the cutest yellow vintage chairs. It’s always taken. ALWAYS. Goal: sit in that front window and get a picture of the day that it finally happens! There are books and local art displayed along with the sometimes cute crochet group… In the back room where Roommate and I frequently sit the ground is painted with pretty flowers. Pretty flowers always win me over.
I started this review with 4 stars but after writing this review I really can’t seem to find a reason to not add the 5^th star… it’s not their fault I live so far from here. With that said, here is your 5^th star Common Grounds! Thanks for having such an entertainingly delightful back room next to the toilet traffic!
Unilocal needs a «potty pro» badge!

This is not a bad place to get some work done on a laptop while sipping on a sugary or coffee drink. I like their chai latte and Mexican chocolate milk shake. If you want to use their free Wi-​Fi, be sure to ask for a receipt for your purchase; the password is printed on the bottom of the receipt.
1 star off: not enough outlets for everyone
1 star off: furniture is old; my chair creaked every time I moved my butt… I always think I farted

This place has so many small, strange rooms it kind of reminds me of the board game Clue. It was Michelle R with a blueberry muffin in the book room! (Sorry Michelle, your review just happened to have been the first I saw. :))
Anyway I love this location way more than the other. The Internet works, the people there are friendly, efficient and make delicious Americanos. Plus the baked goods smell and taste heavenly.
It is usually reasonably busy, but that’s a good thing, right? Even though seating can occasionally be hard to come by, I’m glad they are doing well.
When I find the secret passage from the coffee counter to the bathroom I’ll upgrade to 5 stars. ;)

This spacious coffee shop has plenty of tables to make yourself at home. If i lived in the area I’m sure I’d spend many hours here getting work done. And gotta love the strong aroma of baked goods and coffee as you work/​study away.
I ordered my usual non-​fat iced latte with syrup… and decided to be a bit adventurous and get strawberry syrup. I know, I’m really living on the edge these days. It did the trick of getting me caffeinated and cooled me down on this especially hot summer day.
Oh, and they have free (not to mention very fast) wifi, which is always worth an extra star in my book.

This is a great local coffeehouse! Good coffee, lots of room to gather, multiple seating areas, nice community — connected feel. I think the two primary things that set a really great coffeehouse apart from corporate pretenders are the community vibe and the pride in serving up great drinks.
I’ve gone here with friends several times when I’m visiting Denver and they have been fast, friendly and served up great drinks consistently. We went on a Saturday night once and this place was rockin’.