The Grimes Brief
Lightbrite Coffee Roasters (1895 SE Grimes Blvd, Suite 104) is the local roaster, the spot to know if you care about the bean and want somewhere to actually sit. It shares a building with Pour Choices. Its site mentions a seasonal latte, matcha, bags of its coffee to brew at home, and cupping and coffee-education events from time to time.
Caribou and Ziggi's are the two drive-thrus on NE Gateway Dr, with Starbucks over on E 1st St.
825 NE Gateway Dr, (515) 552-3063. Caribou calls this one its 10th St and Highway 141 drive-thru. Walk in, use the drive-thru, or order ahead with mobile order and pay. All-day breakfast items too.
1201 NE Gateway Dr, 515-777-1030. Drive-thru, with ordering ahead in the Ziggi's app, which doubles as its rewards program (two points per dollar). The menu runs well past coffee: smoothies, teas, lemonades, dirty sodas, energy drinks, matcha, a kids' drink menu it calls kidZone, and breakfast and lunch bites. Its store page does not post hours, so check the app.
2255 E 1st St. Starbucks lists this store as its 1st and Destination Drive location in Grimes. Check the Starbucks app for hours and mobile ordering.
Note: Luke's Coffee Hub on SE Destination Dr appears to have closed, so we have left it off. If it reopens, we will add it back.
Lightbrite Coffee (1895 SE Grimes Blvd, Suite 104) is the local roaster and the sit-and-stay option, open Monday to Saturday 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. For drive-thru, Ziggi's Coffee (1201 NE Gateway Dr) and Caribou Coffee (825 NE Gateway Dr).
Yes. Ziggi's Coffee and Caribou Coffee both have drive-thrus on the NE Gateway Drive corridor.
Caribou Coffee at 825 NE Gateway Dr opens at 5:30 a.m. Monday to Friday and 6 a.m. on weekends, per its store page.
No. Lightbrite Coffee Roasters is open Monday to Saturday, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., and closed Sunday, per its website.
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