Starbucks — Restaurant in Tacoma

I went in yesterday just for a drink. The young man working, decided to have lengthy conversations with (assuming they were is co workers because they were talking about work) the two customers in front of me- they ordered one drink and got their own pastry from the case. I stood in line for 12 minutes before I was even able to order. I used a Starbucks reward because I have several- I ordered an iced, Veneti, dirty chai tea latte & it was absolutely horrible. He definitely didn't know the drinks ratios or care at all. I won't be back at...

Girl at the counter seemed more interested in writing the schedule than helping customers. Two workers and a trainee in the booth, but it took 10 minutes to be acknowledged with only one customer ahead of me. Counters were littered with unnecessary items(dirty aprons and cups, paperwork, etc.) Coffee tasted overbrewed and stale. But my son loved his hot chocolate with...

I like Starbucks. Being from Seattle originally, I'm very used to their way of roasting dark every coffee. The employees are always friendly and if they are not, I remind them I used to work as a barista for Starbucks. I know who to bring my grievance to directly. I've never had to do that. The pastries are delightful and gift cards for Starbucks are one of my...