Starbucks

Always good. I'm not a huge coffee fan (gasp!), so I'm happy there are other options, all fabulous. They always have great food, wonderful teas, and--of couse-- the best baked goodies.

We visit this store frequently when shopping at the nearby retail stores such as Old Navy. This is a big Starbucks with a lot of seating. It's always busy. The workers are fast, friendly and efficient. This time the line was so long that I go the idea to use the Starbucks app. Well, I had deleted it from my phone so I didn't take the trouble, but just chatted with my wife as we waited. She always gets a hand-crafted grande and enjoys them. She asks for them to be less sweet and served at kids temperature. The clerks take this in stride. She likes the caramel macchiato and various mochas. She tries new drinks quite often and we both find them to be wonderful. Lately I've been getting the Veranda pour over drip coffee. I always take a risk and ask for a couple of ice cubes so that I can drink it immediately. I regretted it this time! The coffee was served tepid and watered down. I dumped it. No blame. I need to learn a little patience and just let it cool. It was just a short size so not much was wasted. We're grateful to be able to use this Starbucks. The restrooms are usually decently clean and the parking nearby is free.