Starbucks — Restaurant in Gainesville

You don't even understand... i had to leave this review, and a $5 tip (and only cause 5 is the max you can leave via mobile), before even pulling out of the lot.

I've been to probably well over 100 starbucks locations as I travel for work, and only given a handful of them 5 star reviews. How hard is it to follow simple instructions, right? Apparently hard for some.

Now let me tell you about the barista who just now made my caramel macchiato at this location, he was 100% on point. I couldn't be happier. I didn't get 4 inches of foam in my no-foam drink. He used a spoon. I won't get into how he did EVERYTHING right. I could tell that he cares about doing his job right, cares about customer satisfaction, and is a super pleasant person. I should have gotten his name. He deserves to be praised, and a raise. Seriously. (There were 2 guys working. He's the one with the beanie. The other guy was also super nice.)

I've actually come across some of the nicest baristas at this location as I come here every so often when I am home on some weekends; hands down way better than archer and 75 location (celebration pointe).

My drink may not always come out perfect here. However, they're not rude when I ask for more milk or more caramel so I can fix it. I can't stand when people work in jobs like this and do not care for customers, and rude on top of it. Those people need to find new jobs... this location = 5 stars...

If you bring in a used cup from McDonalds, or a locally derived "Artisan Mason Jar", they will give you your first cup of coffee for free. Homemade soaps that contain Royal Bee Jelly will also qualify for a free set of Starbucks Napkins, (this bonus is weird because I always take as many as possible anyway). The front bathroom has a repurposed barn door from Ecuador that makes a Brazilian Bat sound when entering and exiting the edifice, it's so charming and entertaining. This location also provides a free armpit and foot wash machine in each bathroom too. The best barista is Tazz, (two zz's), I hear he gives free hacky sack lessons in the local park on his lunch break and he has a Facebook page dedicated solely to Panther Tatoos from the mid 80's....(wow, so random but so cool at the same time, too). All in all, I really have to hand it to them because they're able to make corporate coffee feel like it's not really corporate coffee, "(air-quotes)" P S. Don't forget to ask about the secret "Patchouli Oil-Car Scent Club"...

Well, I'm at a Starbucks. I don't patronize Starbucks, but a very kind client have me a gift card a couple months ago and it's been sitting in my wallet going nowhere. So here I am at a Starbucks, I'm wondering what to order. The very patient barista makes a suggestion (I'm delighted that almond milk is an option for my frozen drink) then takes my order and the order of the husbeast who I dragged along to spend down the card. The beverages come out as ordered, the husbeast likes his slice of cake, the air condoning is pleasantly ice cold. It's not that I skip Starbucks for political or social or "go local" reasons. It's because I'm cheap and can make my favorite cold brew coffee myself for pennies and can transport it to my office by the gallon. But I now see the draw of the place: the consistency across the continents, the free WiFi, the climate controlled easy-listening atmosphere. I probably won't go back unless I get another gift card, but overall it is a...