Equal Grounds

Looks different now, no awning and they stripped the green paint off the building 08-2009

Location

750 South Avenue, Rochester NY, 14620

Hours (as of October 2009)

Monday-Friday: 7:00AM to Midnight

Saturday/Sunday: 10:00AM to Midnight

Wireless

Yes, free (ask cashier for password)

Phone

585 242 7840

Accessible

Yes

Website

http://www.equalgrounds.com/

Facebook Page

Welcome to The Pride Connection! Located in Rochester, NY, our GLBT gift shoppe/coffee house offers our customers the highest quality and most unique Pride items, books, artwork, films, and jewelry. Enjoy our menu of delicious fresh roasted coffee drinks and the finest bakery made pastries in Rochester in an open minded atmosphere great for the WHOLE family. Bring your laptop for Complimentary Wireless Connection. Gay Pride is more than just triangles and rainbows, it’s the freedom to be yourself within the community.

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2007-03-26 15:06:35   Nice place, has wifi (what coffeehouse doesn't?), very roomy, would go again. —TravisOwens

2007-03-26 15:10:19   Never been in here, but everytime I walk by the coffee smells good and I see people eating yummy pastries. —KimBee

2007-04-08 19:27:00   The atmosphere there is fantastic and the (all vegetarian) wraps are delicious. I spend a couple evenings a week there just enjoying the ambience and writing.

—JarredHarris

2008-01-07 18:56:38   I've been reluctantly staying away . . . because I'm on a diet and the delectable smoothies and desserts were, and are, a sore temptation! —LindaLevitan

2008-01-20 10:38:40   My wife and I went in this place yesterday. The coffee was fantastic and the guy working the counter was really nice. He mentioned music on Friday nights. It's a great place with cool stuff to look at. —BigPun

2008-02-11 11:50:20   We came here on friday night for desserts and coffee and had a great time listening to live music. It's a great atmosphere, and all of our drinks came in great big mugs, which was a nice touch. I live near here, and it seems to be busier in the summer, but I was sad that it seemed so empty the night we were there. —SaraChristine

2008-12-18 10:32:33   We just started going here. This is th best latte in Rochester and the sweets are great. Service is very friendly and the atmosphere/decor reminds me of NYC. There are always people there so it has a sense of life to it but its never too crowded. This is a great place. —JamesPatrick

2009-05-19 18:57:12   I love this place to death, the coffee and food are great, but the staff can sometimes be rude. Perhaps I just chose the wrong days to go there holding hands with my heterosexual boyfriend, but because it advertises itself as an open-minded place, I didn't think there would be a problem with two straight supporters of the LGBT community showing up for some coffee.

But on the other hand, I've experienced some very nice staff here as well. It's a hit-and-miss. —mollymd

2009-05-19 20:01:29   Molly - My wife and I visited a few times after my first comment and we noticed the same rudeness from the staff and some patrons made it clear one night that we weren't welcome either. We stopped going. I'm cool if people want their own thing. I misunderstood about dogs and cats and getting along. —BigPun

2009-06-07 12:16:07   They have amazing chai and smoothies. I love the atmosphere, it's never packed so you can hear yourself think. I've brought my laptop many times and have done my homework while sipping a chai. EG is one of my favorite spots in the city.

MollyMd and BigPun, I'm really sorry to hear you guys had a negative experience there. I've never seen or experienced any rudeness from the staff or patrons. —jessypeters

2009-10-13 15:44:01   I was just in there on 10/11/09 and there was a notice that they are now opened 7 days a week. I think the Monday hours are 7am-midnight. —ChelseaBaleno

2009-10-20 12:13:51   the coffe was good, the service was a little rude. —AndreaDiem

2009-10-20 12:14:37   I had the same experience as the couple above, it seems only to be equal grounds if you are gay or lesbian, if you are straight you are snubbed. —AndreaDiem

2009-10-21 14:52:29   i have passed this place so many times. i actually grew up in that building. my father owns Hunt's hardware which used to have two locations. one of which being the lauterbach building (or equal grounds). honestly, i am afraid to go in there. i want to visit the place where i grew up and not have to worry about it being an unpleasant experience because the staff might be rude to me. i really would like to visit one day and see how its changed, though. and not that it matters but, the caption on the photo says the building was blue. it was green. trust me, if i were old enough to stop my dad from painting it that color, things would have been a little different haha. —MandaHunt

2009-10-21 14:56:54   i have passed this place so many times. i actually grew up in that building. my father owns Hunt's hardware which used to have two locations. one of which being the lauterbach building (or equal grounds). honestly, i am afraid to go in there. i want to visit the place where i grew up and not have to worry about it being an unpleasant experience because the staff might be rude to me. i really would like to visit one day and see how its changed, though. and not that it matters but, the caption on the photo says the building was blue. it was green. trust me, if i were old enough to stop my dad from painting it that color, things would have been a little different haha. —MandaHunt

2009-11-16 20:28:58   I'm curious as to what exactly happened to the people who experienced "rude" treatment? I see a lot of these "I'm straight and people were rude to me" comments on this and other LGBT related establishment pages and have a hard time imagining what the circumstances were. How did the person who was rude to you even know you were straight? Just because you were two people of the opposite sex getting coffee together? Were you conspicuously making out while waiting in line? MandaHunt, please don't be afraid to check the place out... there is no alarm at the door that goes off whenever a straight person enters so that everyone inside can target them for rude behavior. Like a Starbucks employee has never been rude to anyone, jeez. —bmr