Starbucks

Newer Starbucks location. I usually don't go to Starbucks, but I agreed to meet for a business meeting at this location. It was not crowded on Wednesday afternoon . The location was clean, a nice corner table available to conduct our meeting.

I love Starbucks. A lot of coffee snobs talk down on it. I drink coffee everyday. Brew my own. Grind my own beans. Measure it all out on a scale to ensure the cup is exact. Have a gooseneck with temperature knob as well so the grinds aren’t burnt in my pour over process. Starbucks makes great black coffee, lattes, cappuccino, etc. My wife gets the tea and she seems very pleased with it, too. I’m always satisfied with the cup I order. Obviously there are occasions where it isn’t the best I ever had, but that is rare. Starbucks specialty coffees you can get pour over if you don’t want what’s on drip. Only thing I will say is each Starbucks location isn’t the same from a coffee knowledge and service perspective. Some are better than others. You have to kind of get to know that specific location’s employees and how dedicated they are to making a great cup. Some locations have baristas who truly care about the coffee they make and others kind of just don’t. Some locations will do the pour over with the specialty coffee and other locations don’t even know what a pour over is. That’s life, though. Starbucks corporate can’t really do anything about that. If you choose to go to the Starbucks inside Target and expect to get the same service as the standalone Starbucks with the little star in the window (I think that indicates it is a specialty Starbucks or something) that’s kind of on you. Doesn’t take a genius to figure that one out. I like Starbucks and will continue to go there.

This Starbuck's is my first time checking it out, and it was okay and different. The floor design was nice and comfortable. Plus it had lots of room for the staff to perform and maneuver without any problems. That always makes it work better for the servers to deal with customers, especially the large drive-thru customers they have throughout the day.

The barista who took our order greeted us at the door and was patient and friendly while taking our order, which really helped out a lot. This location also had a nice size patio with nice size comfortable chairs and a large overhead shade that covered most of the patio area. Most of the time, they use those green patio umbrellas that don't quite do the job shading you from the sun. The nice design they have for you to park and pick up your online orders is really nice and different, along with adequate handicap parking.

Another thing is the comfortable seating inside as well in different sections of the store. The restrooms were also clean and maintain. This store also has double lanes to accommodate their heavy at different times drive-through customers.
Normally, the stores have a pantry display up front that was also different at this location, which gave them counter space