Starbucks

I'm not a big fan of Starbucks in general but I have massive respect and appreciation for the people working at this incredibly busy location. Every time I've gone in they're packed with people and working fast as hell to fulfill orders and make people happy. My friend's order wasn't quite right (she ordered a plain iced black coffee and they gave her a heavily sugared iced coffee) and they kindly remade her drink when she asked nicely. I know Starbucks is known for that sort of service, but I'm still impressed with the staff's kind and seemingly cheerful demeanor despite how busy they are.

Shout out to Katheryn who kept me awake and functioning. Dear Starbucks Overlords, Katheryn at the big University Village Starbucks location deserves some sort of bonus for being an amazing coffee practicioner. She could have made me anything, but was thoughtful and fun. I walked in after accidentally pulling an all nighter and asked her to make me something with "all the caffeine and all the sugar." Kathryn first made sure I had a fair caffeine tolerance before assembling a concoction I liken to "liquid baby crack" and also double checked I was okay with the price before proceeding. This worked great and I came back for another a few days later after the same mistake. She is representing your company well and deserves compensation for going above and beyond. Starbucks Dieties, make it happen.

Pretty solid Starbucks location! It gets busy with work-from-homers early so come in the morning if you want a spot with a charger. The seats at the bar-style area by the window have the best chargers but the seats are dreadfully uncomfortable. You win some you lose some. I’ve always had a great experience with my order here. If you haven’t already, a great summer drink is the matcha lemonade (: they make it pretty strong here so lots of matcha yummmm