This post is going to be a bit different from my normal posts. This weekend I traveled to Waco, Texas, to help my friend, Alyssa, look for an apartment for the upcoming school year. Alyssa is graduating from Texas State this spring and will be attending Baylor Law School. While we were in Waco we had to try a local popular coffee shop, Common Grounds.
Common Grounds is very different from local coffee shops in San Marcos, Texas. They had a large outdoor patio that had a lot of picnic style tables for customers to sit and study at. They also have an outdoor stage for local artists to perform. It was Friday evening when Alyssa and I arrived at Common Grounds. It was extremely packed with students and tourist. It was surprising to see so many students there studying on a beautiful Friday afternoon. Since it was so beautiful out all the outdoor seating was taken.
Since there was a lot of people at Common Ground it was very noisy. I wouldn’t be able to properly study there. I would definitely go there to hang out with friends and listen to local artists play. It would also be a good spot to work on some minor assignments that didn’t need your full attention to do. Get some vitamin D while enjoying a nice cup of coffee.
Common Grounds offered a large variety of unique drinks. Their most popular coffee beverage was called the “Cowboy.” A beverage that consisted of their “secret sauce”, half an half and freshly brewed coffee. It was a very light chocolatey drink. It was pretty sweet but it wasn’t overwhelming either. Watch the video below to see Alyssa’s review of Common Grounds.
Asia Lee 