Popular Colorado Eatery Ranked As 'Worst Coffee in America'

Who is making your go-to cup of joe these days in Grand Junction? If you go out for coffee instead of brewing it at home, which location is your first choice? Is there a coffee chain that you avoid going to?

Hopefully, your go-to coffee spot isn’t on TCNA’s list of the seven worst coffee chains in America—but with so many popular stops included, it just might be. They named a popular chain restaurant with about 180 Colorado locations as one of the worst places for coffee in America. Let's see if you agree.

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TCNA says America's worst coffee chain is McDonalds. McDonalds? How can millions and billions of customers be wrong? If coffee and McCafe were so bad, how could the company sell more than 500 million cups per day and 180 billion cups annually in the U.S.?

In an age when 2/3 of coffee drinkers get coffee away from home, McDonalds is still clearly an option people like. Is it designer coffee? Not really. Are there more decadent cups to be found? Sure, but it's far from America's worst. Keep reading for nine suggestions for great local cups of coffee below.

Western Colorado McDonald's Locations

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America is home to around 13,500 McDonald's restaurants, according to scrapehero.com, with about 207 locations in Colorado as of 2021. 247Wallstreet.com ranks Colorado as 25th out of 50 states for the number of McDonald's restaurants currently available. McDonald's can be found on Colorado's Western Slope in Grand Junction, Delta, and Montrose at the following locations:

1212 North Ave in Grand Junction
2545 Rimrock Ave in Grand Junction
2881 North Ave in Grand Junction
108 Gunnison River Dr in Delta
1035 East Main St in Montrose
1451 Odelle Rd in Montrose

More Bad Coffee in Colorado

The other establishments that made the wall of shame according to TCNA branding for worst coffee chains in America included Starbucks (3rd), 7-11 (4th), Seattle's Best/Nestle (5th), Burger King (6th), and Taco Bell (7th).

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We asked, according to your taste buds, who makes the best cup of coffee in Fruita/Grand Junction? Find out what you told us about the best options for a great-tasting cup of coffee in the Grand Valley. Here come the nine best-tasting cups of coffee in the Grand Valley.

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I would never have guessed people could be so specific as to how they like their coffee. Grand Junction takes this topic very seriously. According to you, this is the way you like your coffee.

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MORE: Nasty 1-Star Google Reviews of Colorado's Nastiest Coffee Shops

Did you know that 91% of Americans buy coffee at a coffee shop at least once per week? Were you aware that 37% of Americans purchase coffee at restaurants or coffee shops four days a week or more? That info comes from a May 29, 2023 report from Craft Coffee Spot.

In my experience, coffee is like pizza, sex, and Star Trek in that even when it's bad, it's still pretty good. As a matter of fact, it's hard to recall the last time I had a bad cup of coffee at a shop or restaurant.

Judging by reviews posted on Google, evidence exists indicating some shops have been known to serve less-than-exquisite coffee. In some instances, the coffee was fine, but the staff was rude.

Some Google reviews were bitter (pun intended) while others were flat-out ridiculous. For your daily laugh, here's a look at some nastilicious 1-star Google Reviews of Colorado coffee houses. Keep in mind, most of these reviews are absolutely absurd, and this is all in fun.

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