Muddy Waters Coffee House

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Locations

752 S. Goodman St., Rochester NY, 14620

53 Main Street, Geneseo, NY 14454

Hours (as of September 2009)

Monday - Thursday: 6:30AM to 9:00PM

Friday: 6:30AM to 11:00PM

Saturday: 8:00AM to 11:00PM

Sunday: 8:00AM to 9:00PM

Phone

585 730 7949 - Goodman St.

585 243 9111 - Geneseo

Email

<info AT mwcoffeehouse DOT com>

Website

http://www.mwcoffeehouse.com/

Owner

Jacob Kane

Muddy Waters Coffee House is named after Muddy Waters, the famous blues star, and provides cafes in Rochester and Geneseo that offer a place to gather and an acoustical environment for Open Mic nights. They serve only the freshest organic and fair trade coffees from around the globe, from the Finger Lakes Coffee Roasters, ensuring that the communities the beans come from benefit from your purchase.

Coffee Club
Head on down and grab a Muddy Waters Coffee Club card. Get it punched 10 times, and receive your choice of any one drink from the menu, OR any one pastry item! Not too shabby.

Parking is available on the premises.

Cozy digs
Located behind The Cinema on South Goodman Street, in the Highland Park area of the city, and just across the street from the historical neighborhood of Swillburg, Muddy Waters is a hidden sanctuary. The cozy atmosphere is perfect for catching up with friends, or catching up on your e-mail with the free WiFi. The ambiance is just as fresh as the coffee, with a rotating selection of local artists’ work.

Home Grown
Conceived by Jake Kane, a local resident of the South Wedge and the Highland Park neighborhoods, Muddy Waters Coffee House is proud to be a part of the growing culture and general good energy that this part of the city has to offer. They are committed to supporting the local community, as well as the global community. Their pastries and desserts are baked right here in the Rochester area by Scarpulla’s and Georgie's Bakery.

Kane opened the Geneseo location at the urging of Geneseo College communication professor Mary Mohan. Kane worked with Mohan and students to develop the marketing and public relations campaign. ¹

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2008-02-15 13:45:14   This place hasn't officially opened yet. They will have a grand opening soon. I highly recommend checking this place out! The ambiance is amazing, and the coffee is good too! —Roc4Life

2008-02-20 10:28:30   They opened on February 1st! A grand opening will follow, but the coffee is a-pourin'! —GeorgeKastrinos

2008-02-20 10:49:57   Went on Sunday. Coffee was great and the guy serving was very friendly and a great ambassador for the place. They did a nice job renovating, it's very warm and open. We even ran into an old friend. Good luck with the place. —BigPun

2008-02-21 11:24:32   We went here last weekend to check it out, and although it is smaller inside than it appears to be outside, it was very clean and cozy, with a few nooks to sit in. The guy behind the counter was really friendly, and we enjoyed our drinks & a snack while reading the papers they had set out for customers. —SaraChristine

2008-02-21 17:59:58   I have been in to Muddy Waters 4 times now, in an effort to support local new businesses. I really loved the cozy interior and general design of the place. The owner was very kind and knows his coffee. One major complaint was that they still do not have the ability to accept credit cards, although the owner was kind enough to use the old-fashioned credit card slider for me, when he was not there, I was forced to go across the street in the bitter cold to Wilson Farms to use their ATM, and pay $3.50 in fees to get cash to get coffee. I am sorry to say, I won't be doing that again. I hope they accept plastic soon...it's shocking that they opened without this capability. —AlexCerone

2008-02-28 15:18:25   Muddy Waters now accepts credit cards! —GeorgeKastrinos

2008-03-09 12:25:25   I live right down the street from Muddy Waters. I was excited to try out this coffee shop and sample thier organic, free trade and local faire. Although it was an inconvienience that they didn't accept credit cards, it wasn't that much of a deterrent. The coffee was smooth and clean tasting, a signature of organic blends, and the atmosphere was cozy and hip. I didn't have enough cash on hand to get a pastry, but I wished I had more than a $5 note on me as I gazed into the pastry case. I hope that this cafe remains a fixture in the South Wedge. —CatMagro

2008-03-11 06:11:35   I also live down the street from this place and checked it out yesterday. Great owner, nice space, good coffee. I can definitely see myself getting some work done here, hanging out with friends, or grabbing a cup on a Sunday afternoon. We've needed this for a long time in our little corner of Rochester, and I couldn't have asked for a nicer place to fit the bill. I wish them the best of luck. —RochesterGuy

2008-03-26 09:55:14   This Friday 5 till close they are having an "Open House" with treats and travel mugs! I am going be there! Are you? —CailinWilley

2008-04-20 16:41:16   Excellent coffee and cookies. Very good service and the place is attractively designed. (nice color choices) Its VERY small and a bit claustrophobic unless you sit in the front. I hope they do well and expand into the building next door. Good luck! —JamesPatrick

2008-05-06 10:20:32   GO NOW! Living in San Francisco, I worked in Oakland and drank coffee at a place called Temescal Coffee House. It was hard to comtemplate how coffee could taste that unbelievable. Thought I would never find that quality again. Fast forward 5 years and now I have Muddy Waters. Organic coffee that tastes so fresh and delicious it defies all expectations. Support this small local coffee house. I mean seriously, where were you thinking about going for your Java today. Starbucks!? —McCarthyTents

2008-07-02 15:01:53   I've been here twice now and hope to squeeze in a couple more visits before I move away from the area. The frozen coffees are delicious. Rather than claustrophobic, I find the space cozy and inviting. What a great addition to the South Wedge! —ChelseaAllinger

2008-10-07 14:15:01   ive been to muddy waters a couple of times now, and every single time i am so pleased with how good the coffee/espresso is. Lately ive been dissapointed with the bigger cafes, so its really nice to find a quiet little coffee spot right in the neighborhood. i really hope you guys are successful. —catherineWomack

2009-04-15 23:02:57   very cool place. I was at the city location today, which was very neat, but a little cramped. The Geneseo location is bliss. It's big, comfortable, chill, and has lots of very cool artwork that the city location is missing. Very good (if expensive) coffee and excellent baked goods. —mooster42000

2009-12-28 12:32:29   I make a point of stopping in here every time I'm in town because it's cozy, affordable, delicious, and quiet. Staff are friendly and have a lot of regular customers that they know by name. It's truly a community coffee shop, and is the sort of hidden treasure that makes me love Rochester. I have introduced several friends to this place. However, the last time I was in here while trying to do work, staff were unfortunately complaining loudly about other customers and general business to the extent that I decided against a second cup of coffee in favor of a quieter spot at home. —ChelseaAllinger

2010-01-10 14:46:51   Greetings from a Muddy Waters Regular:

There is something about the coziness and friendliness of this place that inspires me. I am normally here 2-3 times a week working on some type of school work. This is the place where I get my work done because of the positive atmosphere. I have always had great customer service to the extent of the staff knowing my order as soon as I walk through the door. This is truly a Rochester treasure. —Tammyfyles

2010-01-10 15:15:29   Muddy regular #!: I frequent Muddy Waters 6 days out of every 7 for several hours at a time, at various times throughout the day. Therefore I feel fully qualified to comment on the mien and demeanor of the MW staff. I have always been greeted warmly and attended to with great courtesy. While I have, on occasion, had and heard conversations pertaining as to how to improve business and continue to improve customer satisfaction, I never hear the baristas comment on the customers in any way other than a positive manner. My friends refer to MW as my "Office"; I wrote my MFA thesis there, and go there regularly because I love the staff, the atmosphere, the tea, and have had great conversations with other customers. So there! - Kris

i've been a muddy waters regular since august (to the point that i feel like i'm cheating on them if i get coffee elsewhere), and my time here has been spent ranging from doing work to reading to chatting with staff and other customers. i've always felt that the environment was conducive to my coffeeshop needs, more active and interesting than places like starry nights and spin but quieter and calmer than boulder or java's. everyone can have an off day, and chelsea allinger unfortunately seems to have caught a barista on one of his or hers, but i hope that that singular experience doesn't deter future customers from enjoying this south wedge gem. - masha —muddyregulars

2010-01-14 13:10:50   I discovered this place shortly before Christmas, and I love it. Like Kris, I call it my "office," and it's usually a great place to do work. It's usually quiet (it's a coffee house, not a library, so I can't have everything... people come here to chat sometimes!) and it's got a cozy atmosphere. The coffee is excellent, and the staff is personable and friendly. I routinely come here to do work for my classes. I love it here! —RyanGriffith