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Grindhouse Cafe

About

Grindhouse Cafe started in Griffith in 2012 and has since added shops in Whiting, at 1600 119th Street, and Highland. The cafe does not roast; instead the shop buys from a rotating roster of Northern Indiana and Chicago roasters, bringing in new coffees several times a week from names such as Dark Matter, Botz, Dagger Mountain, Smugglers, Yaggy Road, Heady Cup and Bee. A pastry cook the cafe calls the Pastry Wizard bakes scones and muffins, and the menu runs to breakfast and lunch with a long tea list. The Whiting shop is on the 119th Street strip, with online ordering for pickup.

What to know

  • Whiting location at 1600 119th Street; sister shops in Griffith (the 2012 original) and Highland.
  • Multi-roaster program with beans from Chicago and Northern Indiana roasters, rotated several times a week.
  • Breakfast, lunch, house-baked pastries and a tea list; online ordering per location.
  • The cafe hosts ticketed events and offers catering and e-gift cards.

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