Starbucks

Best thing about this Starbucks is the people. We have 3 Starbucks in this area the one I’m reviewing is inside Safeway. The people are consistently nice, polite and their manager is a very nice person. Getting my fussy order is never a problem. Starbucks is also inside Frys, outside of Frys shopping center facing Baseline.

All things considered, this is one of the best Starbucks I’ve visited. Parking is ample, seating is available (including a patio for when it’s nice), and the staff does well. In all, they keep it tight for being the only coffee shop in the area. That said, I’m pretty much over Starbucks as a brand and an industry leader. It’s not reflective of this store — which is a ⁵⁄₅ for being a Starbucks — but the recent overall corporate positions.
Now, hey, I get it – you’ve got investors and profits to be made etc. And I don’t discount so many of the good things Starbucks has done to date. But that goodwill, on which Starbucks built its brand, is ever-​eroding with every new corporate release and product announcement seeming more in line with something you’d expect to hear from Coca-​Cola or Yum! rather than Starbucks. For that reason alone, I’ll grab a Circle K coffee when I am in the area rather than visit, what is an excellently operated and well staffed, Starbucks.

Friendly baristas, however, frequently under staffed. So don’t expect to be in and out, they are not quick.