Reader’s Choice Winner: San Marino Grill

In our we asked you where to find the best coffee in town and you made your choice known!

Readers chose between , , , , , , , and and helped their choice even more by telling us in the comments section or Patch Places directory why they preferred a certain business’s coffee.  

The winner of San Marino’s best coffee, according to our poll and your comments, is: .

The family-owned diner has been serving San Marino for almost 47 years and garnered 111 votes in the contest.

"We're so appreciative to our customers for voting us in," San Marino Grill owner Gina-Marie Stea said Friday after the poll closed and they were declared the winner. "I'm extremely excited." 

Stea said she thinks the Farmer Brothers coffee they've been serving for over four decades is popular "because it's a no-frills, All-American cup of joe."

"People are comfortable with what they know," Stea said, while pointing out that there is also room for businesses in town that serve different types of coffee.

Stea's mother Joanne Celic, who has been acting as manager, said people came into the diner all week telling her they had voted for San Marino Grill in the Patch poll and letting her know San Marino Grill was ahead.

"We grind our own beans every day," said Celic. "We've been doing this for 47 years."

Stea took over ownership of San Marino Grill from her father, who has since passed, and Celic's granddaugter also currently works at the eatery, making it a family affair.



Patch readers and San Marino Grill customers had this to say in the comments about the eatery and its cup o’ joe:

"Love the coffee at the San Marino Grill....for 47 years and counting. Fresh brewed. they have my vote.” –Jacy C.

“I love everything about the San Marino Grill! I've been going there for years and I have to say they serve the best coffee I've had in town. It's not bitter, and is brewed fresh. You can even see them grinding the beans at the counter!” –Jessica H.

Alma B Café received 25 votes in our poll, followed by Sweet and Savory with 18 votes and Julienne with 8 votes. See the full poll results below.

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What do you think of San Marino Grill's coffee? Tell us in the comments.