Carport - A Coffee Shop — Restaurant in College Station

Update (2 STARS): February 15, at 9:20 AM came to get my usual order, and I was treated by the rudest employee. I just really enjoy coming here but that morning crew was just rude and literally a girl made multiple faces and unnecessary comments. I just hope management understand that I am not going to sponsor a condescending and rude place. You can contact me if you need further details. I hope nothing but the best for this place, but for now you are demoted to 2 stars.

New Favorite Coffee ☕️ Place Unlocked! (FIVE STARS) This place is such a vibe. I got a cortado with almond milk and their house granola. It is delicious, and the coffee was also really good. I appreciate that the baristas know how to treat alternative milks. It is always tricky to find a place that knows not to burn the milk. Anyway, the baristas are super nice and friendly. There is plenty of space to study/work and they have really nice treats.

I will definitely be coming back and I will bring my motorcycle next time.

Note to management: work on your grab and go. Bring lots of goodies and your own coffee to go. You got such a great location and demographic, just use that on your advantage. Also, check on timing for food. Understandably, we got an egg and cheese sandwich and although was really tasty, it took a bit longer. I understand that it might be staffing and also demand. But, you can definitely fix this by creating an assembly line, proper stock, and the right staff. You got this. This is all...

Overall this is a decent shop. It is very popular, and the coffee is high quality and about the same price for what you get at Starbucks. This coffee shop suffers from a few rather inexplicable drawbacks, however.

The first thing that I noticed is that there are no posted hours visible nor even an open sign anywhere to be seen. This is problematic for two reasons: the first is that the windows are heavily tinted, and it can therefore be hard to know if they are open at all. The second is that their hours are very restricted. At the moment they appear to only be open from 7AM to 3PM (which as far as I can tell is only posted on their website). This presents a problem to new patrons such as myself, as I have walked by many times in the past thinking they are closed when they are in fact open, only to return later the next day thinking that they are open only to discover that they are in fact closed. Posting hours on the door or even an open sign would be really helpful for this business.

Furthermore, it is disappointing that a coffee shop right across from the University would close so early. At 3PM most students haven't even finished their classes, and by the time the majority of students have finished classes around 7 this coffee shop has been closed for 4 hours. This seems like a missed opportunity, especially since a study place is one of the main draws for other coffee shops...

I’m all for new coffee shops in town and was intending on trying this one as I frequently am in the area and frequently order from Fajita Pete’s as well... but now I’m rethinking this. I don’t intend to support a business who stalks potential customers to tow them during non business hours.

Today I ran into Fajita Pete’s to purchase a gift card around 5 o clock. I parked (where I always do) in between the building of Fajita Pete’s and Carport. I couldn’t have been inside FP for more than 5 minutes. But when I came back out, my car had been towed. I have never noticed the sign on the Carport’s building (which is not near the parallel spot I parked in). It was unexpected and extremely frustrating... especially since the Carport was CLOSED. I could understand towing during business hours as there aren’t many spots in the lot. But word of advice - please post better signage. Your 1 sign that is visible in that area is extremely misleading. Also, don’t be the jerk who tows during non business hours. There is absolutely NO reason for you to not allow people to park in those spaces (especially the ones that are right in the middle of yours and another business) during times that neither you or your customers need access to those spots.

Congrats Carport - you lost my...