The Daily Grind  coffee house in the Canton Firehouse is located at the top of O'Donnell Square in the trendy and charming section of Canton in Baltimore, MD dotted by various boutiques, pubs and restaurants. Nicknamed the "Firehouse Grind", this little gem of a coffee shop on the square presents a very cozy but very "unusual" venue to enjoy coffee, breakfast, lunch, gourmet desserts and to meet friends, neighbors, and business associates. The Firehouse Grind also plays host to numerous civic and charitable organizations. Additionally, we offer free Wi-Fi. Established in late 2007, local Canton resident and attorney, Mark A. Epstein, completely renovated the interior to give it a real "firehouse-like" feel. It features authentic original murals of firefighting scenes from the Great Baltimore Fire of 1904 as painted by noted local artist Uri Victorov; a very real-looking firefighter clothed in authentic "turn-out" firefighting attire donated by retired Baltimore fire officer, Walt Lemmon, is seen sliding down the original firehouse "firepole". stainless steel pendant lighting dots the main floor, with fancy crown moldings bordering the ceilings. The entire perimeter of the upper wall areas is covered with the firehouse signature red and black checkerboard pattern, all hand-painted.

And with an unrelenting vigil over O'Donnell Square on fair weather days, the renowned Blues Brothers, Jake and Ellwood, sit at their own table beneath umbrella (check 'em out inside The Grind on foul weather days), sipping their Daily Grind Coffee and chomping on a chunk of pie.  

Of special note is the giant 11 foot Big Screen on the back wall which is projected with movies and dvd concerts, with a complete Orb surround sound speaker system. The same speaker system was used by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in its recent exhibit at Las Vegas. "The Grind" provides shows on the big screen featuring Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan in the 60's, Sting, Cold Play, Bare Naked Ladies and Billy Joel.

Movie night is also being featured at The Grind, with everything from cakes and pies to popcorn. Customers can even BYOB of wine (subject to corkage fee). Check the Events page of this site for movie schedules.

THE BEST DESSERTS THIS SIDE OF HIGHLANDTOWN

Owner Mark Epstein takes special pride in offering a menu featuring hand-selected desserts, some of which have been featured on the Food Channel. One example is Junior's" Famous New York Cheesecake. Featured on the Bobby Flay cook-off, it won top honors as America's best cheesecake,
and we're told that at their Brooklyn store on a nice Sunday morning, there's as much as a 3-hour wait. No need to travel to NYC, get it at right here in Canton at "The Grind".

We also feature pies from the famous NY Carnegie Deli including Mile High Coconut Cream and Monstrous Pecan. We even carry Oprah's famous Red Velvet Cake! Do you love light and airy Quiches? Try our Spinach & Tomato, Broccoli & Cheese, Broccoli & Mushroom, or our Ham & Cheese.

For those Ice Cream Lovers out there, the Firehouse Grind features Moxley's Super Premium Ice Cream, made locally right on Eastern Avenue. If you think you like the franchise ice creams, wait til you taste this stuff...chock full of chunks of the good stuff....Death by Chocolate, Coffee Chocolate Chip,
Cherry Chocolate Chip, Raspberry Sorbet, Vanilla Bean, Butter Pecan, and many others.

Our customers rave about the ambiance, decor and especially our food! So stop by The Grind, and strectch out in one of our cushy shabby chic sofas. Sip one of our fabulous gourmet coffee drinks. We even feature totally sugar free flavors, with 0 calories for the health conscious....cool off with our fantastic smoothies, enjoy one of our homemade sandwiches, salads, bagels, or grab a huge slice of cake!

And by the way....don't forget to say hi to Mark.....he loves to meet his new customers!