Starbucks

"Atmosphere? I didn't get a sense of any existence of such. Anything would be something. The Service counter girls were sweet, but banal. Product knowledge was weak. I educated them on what a "Venti black eye" was. The Caucasian, conservative-appearing (nothing wrong with conservative, a group with which I politically align as age increases wisdom) raven-haired gal's expression Registered shock until I repeated my request slower and more phonetically crisp. It was clear from her reaction and sudden flash of roses cheeks that she misheard the order as "beefy black guy." Yeah, that, too! Why not. I like my coffee like I like my men: strong, Black! My question: why do these ladies not know what the Starbucks-coined names for "large coffee with a single shot (red eye) or double shot (black eye) of espresseo" mean!? Having a sweet gal manning the coffee pot definitely was to my advantage when I sashayed off sans mobile phone. They turned it right over to customer service desk where it was easily retrieved. However, I like my coffee served with some geat...and a barister with a shot of adrenaline (or two) would not only measure up, he or she would provide, by default, the atmosphere lacking. Trust me on this. No one should spend $5 on a Java jolt and fall asleep due to boredom..."

"Very agressive with customers, they don’t make drinks in order so even tho I was first, I got my drink last, they also forgot my cake pops."

"This place is good! Great service and my barista Alexandria was very nice, helpful, and creative. Good service and a good drink."

"Just left Starbucks, said hello to Barissta, she turned away and did not acknowledge me. When she did turn I said hello and asked her for what I needed. She turned, again didn’t say hello and stated “after I’m done with these.” I totally understand if she’s feeling overwhelmed, however she was so rude! Bye! There are many other coffee options in the bubble."

"I've never had good luck at this spot. Once they gave me a broke cup and the hot coffee spilled all over my hand because it caved in at the top letting the lid fall off. Today, I ordered a venti and they didn't come close to filing up the cup. If I'm paying $x for a cup of coffee I'd at least like for the cup to be full..."