Starbucks — Restaurant in San Mateo

Say what you will about Howard Schultz - his coffee tastes, his political ambitions, his resolutely conservative dress style - he did create a corporate-run community third space of lasting value.

But is it ketogenic adapted & sustainable yet?

Not quite. For one, there is no keto coffee on the menu. No MCT oil enhancement or grass fed organic butter or adaptogenic blend of spices to help one maintain mental focus during a prolonged period of intermittent fasting.

Minus a star for that failure to recognize a growing food & wellness trend that is transforming the American health scene even S we speak, dude.

And this location once had a high end Clover brewing system to make high quality single origin coffee drinks to order. Not so anymore. The inadequate medium roast blend, Veranda, hardly compares.

Minus another star for not offering an alternative to a real third wave coffee shop or micro roastery, dude.

Then there are limited incentives for brining one's own mug (a measly 10 cent discount) and that is the NUMBER ONE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO REDUCE WASTE AND HELP SAVE THE PLANET.

Minus another star for that, you corporate penny pinchers. What part of the new green economy don't you get?

Howard! Come back and save Starbucks from itself. I beg of you. Billionaire bio hackers of your intelligence & physical prowess know the benefits of a ketogenic adapted lifestyle. You also drink single origin pour overs made from exquisitely sourced freshly roasted beans daily. And you are a sustainable guy at heart. I know you are because you put your money where your mouth is.

Make Starbucks more keto-friendly pronto. Pay your staff an adequate wage so that they can operate sophisticated things like Kaliyah Wave drippers. And for goodness sake: give your customers more than ten measly cents for bringing their own reusable mugs (like my Snow Peak titanium model made in Japan, for example).

Got it Howard? If you don't do these things, I will cover social media with your failures.

But if you do step up and deliver, then I will sing Starbucks' praise as a true American sustainable corporate citizen.

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Ok, we ordered two dark roast coffees. They were served luke warm. Asked for a new hot coffee and server said, “well, you will have to wait while we make a new pot”. That is their only job....make and serve hot coffee and be nice to the people that pay their salary. Not serve cold coffee and be rude because the four people working there could not be prepared with hot coffee. Not one thank you from any staff. I ate the sandwich, drank my coffee , and went back in for a glass of water and the guy looked at me like, “go away”. Again, not one thank you. Just go away looks. That is why this company is turning into a place that we only go to when traveling and no where else is available. The barista handed me my water without even looking at me. All of the four robots were very rude. Get it together Starbucks. I manage customer service in a busy company and can tell you that customer service is pretty much non existent at this location . They all get a score of zero.zero. Have a...

I deleted my 5 star rating to give a 1 star because of being refused service. The past 2 years, every single morning, I come here to indulge in my venti blonde roast coffee appetite, order a breakfast sandwich if I like, and take advantage of the free wi-fi. Now, with no warning or heads up, I am refused a fifty cents refill because of the barista who served me was no longer at the cash register. This is not the way you do business or treat customers, a regular customer, at that. My feelings are hurt. This is an establishment I have become loyal to. I do not go to any other coffee shop, until now. I am taking my $350 Starbucks monthly budget somewhere else where I will not be offended. This experience is not going to stop at this Google review. I am taking this further to corporate office, yelp, yahoo, etc...

I, now, understand why Starbucks is closing 500 stores nationwide because of...