Starbucks — Restaurant in Molalla

In my world where Bacon Gruyère Egg Bites reign supreme, I, a humble devotee, embarked on a covert mission: infiltrate Starbucks corporate and acquire the sacred recipe. ( yes I moved to Seattle for this mission in 2022) Hq is at 2401 utah ave S. In seattle Wa. Just 3 hrs North of Molalla. February 18th and With a sparkle in my eye and a rumble in my belly, I crafted the most impressive resume the coffee world had ever seen. "Former espresso whisperer," "Latte art champion," and "PhD in Caffeinomics" were just a few of my fabricated credentials.

March 3rd, Dressed in my finest barista apron, I waltzed into the Starbucks headquarters, ready to blend in like a well-steamed milk. They welcomed me with open arms, dazzled by my (fake) expertise. I was in! As I toured the hallowed halls, my eyes were not on the bean roasting trophies or the portraits of coffee legends, but on the prize: the Egg Bite recipe.

I schmoozed with the bigwigs and nodded sagely at meetings, tossing around terms like "froth margins" and "bean liquidity." But every chance I got, I snooped around the kitchen labs, searching for the golden formula. I even started a rumor about a mythical "Egg Bite Appreciation Society" to gather intel.

However, my egg-centric focus was my downfall. During a crucial meeting, while everyone discussed coffee bean futures, I blurted out, "But how do we make the egg bites more affordable?" Suspicious glances were exchanged. My cover was crumbling like an overbaked scone.

The jig was up when the IT department discovered my work computer was used solely for googling "How to make egg bites" and "What does a corporate person do?" Security escorted me out, with me dramatically yelling, "You may take my badge, but you'll never take away my egg bites!"

Though my corporate career was over before it even began, my legend lived on. Starbucks Employee friend i had made there, James says whispers about the mysterious "Egg Bite Spy" in the break rooms still going on, chuckling over their caffeinated concoctions. And me? I returned to my sales job.. and to my local Starbucks as a regular customer, a little wiser, a bit humbler, and forever dreaming of the day I'd crack the code of the Bacon...

I normally order a caramel frapachino but yesterday decided I wanted to try something new. I hate holding up the line trying to decide so I checked the Starbucks website and decided that the cupcake frapachino sounded interesting and drove down to this Starbucks, located inside Safeway. I tried to place my order but they weren't familiar with the name and started guessing what flavors to put in and, frustratingly, I couldn't get my cell service to work to pull up the website to show them what their website says goes in it. They were already in the process of making their best guess (which when I left i looked back on the website and they guessed totally wrong anyway...) when the girl rang me up to pay. Even though it's a regular menu item on the website they tried to charge me individually for the flavor pumps they used and the upcharge brought the price up substantially. When I asked about that, the male employee told me I was wrong and it wasn't a menu item and I must have looked up someone's "secret menu". I was eventually able to bring up their website on my phone to show them that it was indeed a regular menu item on their own website but they still wouldn't honor it and eventually claimed they didn't have a button for specifically that item so HAD to charge individually for each ingredient. I opted to just get my regular choice of the caramel frap after that... so disappointing. Why even have a website menu if the store locations can't make...

Ranks up there with one of the worst Starbucks I’ve been to. Somehow it took over 10 minutes to make 4 drinks and the “workers” appeared to be annoyed with having to do what I assume they’re being paid to do which is making drinks for the public. If management cares as to who the lazy grumpy workers are, we visited on 8/18/23 at around 10am. Perhaps this can help you figure out who to hand a...