Starbucks — Restaurant in Washington

It had been some time since I went to a starbucks as I'm not a coffee drinker, but i got a free drink with sandwich purchase on a coupon from Barnes & Noble earlier that day, so I said, hey why not?

The sausage & pepperoni flatbread I ordered was surprisingly a solid portion and was quite delicious. The strawberry cooler was just okay, but it was free. I wanted to try a smoothie but the coupon was for a tall drink, and smoothies only come in the Venti and Grande sizes. Finding a way to accomodate me on that (maybe let me pay the 50 cents of difference?) would have gotten the 5 star from me. As it stands, I would not pay 4 dollars for the drink I got again, but as I said it was free so can't...

I visited here a week ago and there was one customer ahead of me. He was chatting with the barista, who ignored me and they continued a loooong conversation of mutual friends. I finally went to the end of the counter where the other barista was standing. She said I had to order at the other end, but I replied that person was busy. She said nothing. I went back to the counter and the conversation was still going on, no actual service was being done. I finally got to give my order, which will be the LAST one ever at this location. This staff needs training on how to handle customers instead of...

This Starbucks is a daily (sometimes more than once!) stop for me. The baristas are super friendly, and make an effort to get to know their customers. You normally like a straw? They will ask of you want a straw. You prefer non dairy? They’ll remember. You like green tea with no sweetener with lunch? When you walk in at noon they’ll ask “your regular?” It’s not just about the coffee when the people are part of the experience. (But the coffee...