Back To The Grind - Riverside

I haven’t been to this cafe since Fall of 2018, and as Darren was the kind owner of the establishment at that time. Now, early December 2019 I have come back to the cafe and many elements of Back to the Grind are no longer fun or enjoyable. To my discomfort, there is a new manager that is mandating that customers purchase items to sit within the cafe. This has basically limited all of the college students as well as local residents to enjoying the kind atmosphere that Darren was creating at Back to the Grind before this point in time. There is no longer any sense of good energy at Back to the Grind. The event calendar is no longer as extensive as it was before. I would also really like to point out that there used to be a very good crowd of alternative type people such as the queer, p.o.c, and even the older crowd would constantly be stopping into Back to the Grind and it would be packed with like-minded people. Today it is primarily white males within management and staff and it is reflecting in the experience. Do not waste your money here, it is so sad to see Darren is no longer a part of what could’ve been a great thing for the I.E. community.

There are not many places in riverside that I would really call home, local and casual. here it is. I love to go there with my children to get them an ice cone and know that there are all kinds of people there. they have tasty bites for vegetarian and vegan alike, but I would not call it extensive. only one place to grab and cool a snack.

Very good pizza. the hate overwhelmed the burger, but he was still very good.

Vegan options are pizza, cookies, hummus and pita, sometimes freshly baked donuts, smoothies, grilled cheese and much more!

I haven't been in this caffe since autumn 2018, and then the owner of the facility was there. now, at the beginning of December 2019 I came back to the caffe and many elements of back to the grind are no longer fun or fun. to my complain, there is a new manager who mands that customers buy items to sit in the caffe. this has limited all college students as well as the local residents to enjoy the friendly atmosphere created in back to the grind before this time. there is no sense for good energy at back to the grind. the event calendar is no longer as extensive as before. I would also really like to point out that there is a very good amount of alternative type people like the queen, p.o.c, and even the older amount would constantly stop back to the grind and it would be packed with like-minded. Today it is first line white men in management and staff and it is reflected in the experience. they don't waste their money here, it's so sad to see, darren is no longer a part of what might have been a big thing for the I.E community.