The Daily Grind — Restaurant in Warwick

I really wanted to love this place—I’ve been here multiple times before and the product itself is excellent. But unfortunately, the way this business is run leaves a lot to be desired. I’ve tried to visit five times this month alone and each time they were closed, often due to “weather,” even when conditions were perfectly fine. It’s incredibly frustrating, especially during something like RI Food Fights Coffee Month when people are actively going out of their way to support local businesses.

We were especially excited to get our coffee and grab our usual ice creams, but between the frequent, inconsistent closures and the refusal to honor the coupon at their truck, the whole experience has been disappointing. On top of that, the owner has been rude more than once, which really sours the experience even further.

It’s a shame, because the product is great—but it’s hard to support a place that doesn’t seem to care much about its customers or running a...

I always prefer to purchase from small businesses, and this place is not only family owned and operated, but it also sources local products from Lil' Rhody Coffee and Warwick Ice Cream. There's plenty of unique ice cream flavors to try, but my personal favorites are Strawberry Cheesecake and Ultimate Peanut Butter.

They also have a variety of specialty drinks. I've been a couple of times so far and highly recommend the Lemonade Slush (with added Habanero flavor), it's super refreshing and not overly spicy! If you're looking for coffee, their nitro cold brew is smooth, and they have a lot of flavoring options. I got mine with coconut and caramel, and that was pretty good.

The shop is take-out only, but there's plenty of outside seating on the porch, and has a small area to step inside to get out of any bad weather while you wait...

The Daily Grind is really an ice cream shop that does serve coffee. It has none of the other things one would expect at a coffee shop like pastries. That said the ice cream is very good. They have a large variety of flavors and a number of specials. ( For example they have an "Arnold Palmer" whatever that is! There is no indoor seating and there are 6 picnic tables outside. I had the mint chocolate chip which was quite minty and had a good number of chocolate chips but it also had ice crystals so...