"We're going through Brookings on the way to Mount Rushmore. Holiday is rough to the coffee goes, I am a coffee snob that also hates corporate coffee companies. I always have to drink coffee or break down and go to Starbucks and feel bad if I don't shop on site. But Cottonwood Coffee Shop in downtown Brookings, SD has saved the day today. It is locally owned and the owner roasts his own beans!!! I have a big red eye, it's great! The galle that worked the counter went only to the most beautiful person I met early in the morning, and the service was excellent! Not sure if I'm back in this town, but I'm just gonna get coffee here when I'm in Brookings!"