Starbucks San Cristóbal — Restaurant in Chiapas

Doesn't open on time.

Unlike in the US where people arrive to work 10 minutes early... here in Mexico 10 minutes late seems to be more accurate. You can't even count on Starbucks to open on time, which I was counting on for remote work purposes.

On Google it says they open at 7:30. I asked one of the workers what time they open and he told me 7:00. I said, "but Google says 7:30" and he replied something like "ehh, 7:00 mas o menos".

So the takeway here is that they have no open time. The workers show up when they feel like it, and this depends on how long it takes them to cook their morning tortillas.

Other than that, it's a good, normal Starbucks. Pretty good wifi, good seating, lots of outlets for charging, etc.

*Update: I’m back in San Cris after a few years and this POS Starbucks still opens about 15-30 minutes late every single day. What a POS. Don’t come here if you need to get...

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