Cougar Grounds

Good coffee and polite barista is all you need at a coffee shop. This place is filled with students all the time and the staff does a great job at working the queues. The coffee is good too.

I don't frequent this place as often enough as I'd like for their coffee, but when I do, they never disappoint. All in all, I probably get to visit CG about four times a year, usually for meetings. The coffee taste really good and authentic, better than the Nook (in my humble opinion), it's almost akin to Dunkin Donuts versus Starbucks - both good but very different coffee tastes.The friendliness is staff is hit or miss. On the days when I get really good customer service, I tip more than on the days that I don't. All in all, I am very much impressed with this spot and appreciate the work of these students bringing their cougar best to serve the UH community.

Their coffee is better than Starbucks in my opinion. And it's student managed so make sure to put your dollars here! I appreciate how it is now inside my building (the optometry building) for us cranky optometry/pharmacy/Ph.D students. I've tried their vanilla latte and their green tea latte. Both were pretty good. Not too pricey. They also sell snacks as well! Their baristas seem nice too.

My favorite place to get coffee on campus. The espresso they use in their drinks is some of the best I've had anywhere!

Updating review only because of the rude staff today. They normally keep a sign outside when they are open and take it back in when they are closed. It was 3:00pm on a Friday when I wanted to stop for some coffee, but their sign wasn't out and they're supposed to close at 4. I went in anyway to see what the deal was. I asked the cashier if they were still taking orders since I thought maybe they were closing early... She and another employee glared at me and didn't say anything. I explained that their sign wasn't out so I was confused. It was a yes or no question that didn't require that attitude. The only reason I may ever go back at this point is for my coffee, maybe not even then.

This is my fav coffee shop in UH! I love the Caramel Java and Matcha Latte, the price is cheaper than others. Just a little disappointed this time because of the whipped cream. Overall, a great place to study and have a small talk with friends

I love this spot for several reasonsCustomer serviceRan by studentsBomb a$$ pastries So many varieties of drinks not just coffeeI always steer new employees and students to go get their fix from this coffee spot vs Starbucks. They moved from other smaller spot to this location closer to from of Hilton hotel on campus and it has sooooo much more space for hanging out or studying.

Way better alternative to Starbucks on campus, multiple locations and better coffee.Fast service and always friendly. Convenient study spot.Lots of seasonal flavors too

Nice place and good coffee, one thing to note is that music is too loud. Please be aware of Muslim students who do not listen to music and adjust accordingly. Perhaps turning off the speakers in one section and lowering the music volume is better. Also, too much music volume affects productivity, some people are trying to finish some work/ homework here. Please be inclusive. Thank you.

Great and friendly staff with delicious food and drinks :) it's affordable and the quality is AMAZING I tried their cheese danish 1000/10 and cheese and spinach danish 10000/10