Black Diesel Coffee

About Black Diesel Coffee

Known for

• Specialty coffee and tea
• Breakfast and quick bites
• Wi-Fi and laptop-friendly seating
• Outdoor seating with dogs allowed outside
• Popular with students

What reviewers say elsewhere

• “Average chain coffee marketed as specialty”

  — Niall Stevenson, September 4, 2026 · google

• “I remember when this coffee shop opened. I was attending the middle school down the street at the time, and would always see my classmates walk to this location after school. Years passed and I never got the time to go in a check it out …”

  — bookie love, August 24, 2026 · google

• “It's walk up and order restaurant. I liked the outdoor seating and the coffee was good! I had a refresher in a clear can!”

  — Leslie Tripp, August 21, 2026 · google

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