Business Description from the Web
Seattle-based coffee chain lures caffeine addicts with upscale roasts, caramel frappuccinos, tea-infused smoothies and unusual chais.
Tips About This Business
The Starbucks logo, a two-tailed mermaid, was based on a 16th century Norse woodcut, and supposed to be as seductive as coffee itself.
Purchase a Starbucks customer card and use it to receive fun rewards, like a free tall beverage when you buy a pound of coffee beans.
Editorial Reviews from the web
In Short For many, getting their daily jolt of java has become a daily morning ritual, and the cardboard cup with its infamous green label is the close companion of every coffee aficionado. Busy baristas work seamlessly behind the bar, juggling orders for their strongly-brewed drips and signature hot and cool beverages. While providing a wide selection of coffee specialties, pastries...
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Other Reviews from the web
To say Starbucks serves great coffee is like saying that McDonalds serves great hamburgers. Sure it's better than IHOP (who probably serves Starbucks these days) but it's no longer coffee with all the flavoring syrups added to it. Have an espresso without the sugar and milk and you will realize how over-roasted and acidic their coffee is. Torrefazione was always my favorite of U.S. coffees but...
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Posted by Weetus
on April 21, 2009, (Edited June 16, 2008)
Folks, this is Seattle - home of the best coffee in the states. Why go to the standard McCoffee shop (of which there are some 6000 other ones around this globe) when you can go to a genuine coffee cafe where the baristas know how to make a true latte or cappuccino -- places such as Vivace, Zeitgeist, Zoka, Cafe D'Arte, etc. I used to go to Starbucks years ago, but stopped because the quality of...
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Posted by randybr
on April 21, 2009, (Edited May 04, 2005)
Lately ive come back to Starbucks since the service at Tullys has been declinning. It seems the two coffee houses have changed places. Now when i get my espresso i know i wont be waiting in long lines. The coffee is more consistent and the milk seems to be fresher. I frequent about 3 Starbucks during the week . All the perssonel seem happy and are customer friendly. They quickly learn their...
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Posted by eclipse1
on April 21, 2009, (Edited February 07, 2003)