Starbucks Coffee Company — Restaurant in Des Moines

Ugh grocery store Starbucks. Talk about a love hate relationship. Don't expect the employees to understand your order. Don't expect the same selection that's available at a "Real Starbucks". Don't expect the wait to be short just because you only have one person in front of you.

On the other hand, they do have the same espresso machine as the real Starbucks. If you can get the nice lady who was running register 17 five minutes ago to mash the buttons with her palm in the correct order, you have a decent chance of walking away with a real Starbucks latte.

Overall, I have found the fake Starbucks at Kroger, Safeway and Fred Meyer to be somewhat better than the fake Starbucks at Target. This one actually had 2 employees...

I normally have a pleasant experience with starbucks, but this location left me feeling uneasy. The girl that took my order was sweet but one of her coworkers was very unprofessional. As they handed me my drink I was reading the cup to see what was written on it cause I could tell it was wrong, but as Im checking it out one of the baristas had the nastiest attitudes about me verifying my order in front of them. To avoid an altercation I left cause there was no reason to be disrespected like that. Very annoyed and...

The worst Starbucks and/or coffee shop experience ever. Ordered a Pike's Place drip @11:00am (no sugar or cream), and the drink literally tasted like sweaty socks smell. Not sure if coffee was made the previous day, or the dispenser needed cleaning, but this was the worst cup of coffee I have ever had. My problem was made worse because I didn't taste the coffee before I left the shop, and were several miles North before I realized how terrible the coffee was. Never stop for coffee at the...