Starbucks — Restaurant in McLean

Dingy, unkempt, abandoned. My wife wasn't feeling well so I walked from my hotel to the Safeway in which this StarBlech is housed. I had purchased some food & other stuff to help my wife feel better. Last on the list was a cup of steaming hot chai tea latte for the trifecta. It wasn't to be. As I walked up the counter, I noticed the barista walking away. I stood there a minute until I saw a hand-scrawlded note saying "On break. Back at 6:15." It was 5:54 and I needed to walk back to the hotel with the other goodies. As I walked out, I noticed the barista with their head down on one off the tables. People deserve their breaks. But Safeway management needs to go better on ensuring coverage for those times versus a "too bad, better luck next time"...

On Tuesday 10/14 - I went to this Safeway at around 830am in the hopes to check for Pokémon cards. As I walked toward the area with the machine - the cashier from the Starbucks came out and got to the machine first and checked. Pretty frustrating tbh, but oh well. I came back to grab lunch around 1pm and try again - THE SAME GUY checked in front of me again.

It's highly disappointing and frustrating trying to obtain these things for my kids in the first place - but disappointed that employees from an unrelated company are jumping out probably every 15 minutes to check it and purchase. I won't come back for coffee or...

Came in around 6:30 and there was only one worker who was basically closing up. I asked for a chocolate chip cookie and was told Starbucks doesn’t sell them anymore. I bought coffees and ended up going to the bakery and bought cookies for my kids. I asked if she would be able to warm them up and was told the machine was turned off. The Starbucks hours show they close at 7 but this woman made the comment of having to close up at 6:30 in order to be out by 7. Also looked it up online and there is nothing showing Starbucks has stopped selling chocolate chip cookies. If you don’t want service after 6:30...