― Allyzay Eisenschefter (allyzay), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 18:50 (seventeen years ago) link
― Mr. Que (Mr.Que), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 18:51 (seventeen years ago) link
― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 18:53 (seventeen years ago) link
― nabisco (nabisco), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 18:53 (seventeen years ago) link
― Allyzay Eisenschefter (allyzay), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 18:54 (seventeen years ago) link
They have other things to drink as plain, honest-to-god manly coffee besides their house blend and their espresso that are supposedly much better but I can't be bothered.
― Allyzay Eisenschefter (allyzay), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 18:56 (seventeen years ago) link
― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 18:57 (seventeen years ago) link
xpost ZINGITTY ZING ZANG
― Allyzay Eisenschefter (allyzay), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 18:58 (seventeen years ago) link
I've tried all their coffees, because they are (relatively) closest to my house when I want coffee on the weekend and not make it. I've also gone to indie coffee shops and they all suck for various reasons. Still have yet to find a great cup of coffee here. Maybe it's a big city thing, b/c in collegetowns you can always find a good cup of coffee.
― Mr. Que (Mr.Que), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 19:02 (seventeen years ago) link
― Dr. Alicia D. Titsovich (sexyDancer), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 19:07 (seventeen years ago) link
― Mr. Que (Mr.Que), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 19:08 (seventeen years ago) link
― Allyzay Eisenschefter (allyzay), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 19:09 (seventeen years ago) link
― Mr. Que (Mr.Que), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 19:10 (seventeen years ago) link
― Eisbär (llamasfur), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 19:16 (seventeen years ago) link
ALLY I AM ZINGING YOU ON WEIRD MODIFIER ORDER
― nabisco (nabisco), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 19:17 (seventeen years ago) link
"After more than 20 years of espressos, whatever coffee-making skills I'd once had were long gone, vanished from my memory like the lyrics to a George Michael song."
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 19:17 (seventeen years ago) link
― Mr. Que (Mr.Que), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 19:18 (seventeen years ago) link
― Eisbär (llamasfur), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 19:19 (seventeen years ago) link
yes, yes, yes (ever heard of parapelegics?? Don't make fun, nabisco), not covered in mildew.
― Allyzay Eisenschefter (allyzay), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 19:19 (seventeen years ago) link
― mr. Que (Mr.Que), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 19:20 (seventeen years ago) link
― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 19:21 (seventeen years ago) link
My god I'd so go to a Starbucks that had Hanle y behind the counter causing trouble. -- Nick (nickdastoo...), September 7th, 2001.
― Eisbär (llamasfur), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 19:24 (seventeen years ago) link
― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 19:27 (seventeen years ago) link
Agreed. It's certainly better than Deli coffee and for a quick cup of coffee in NYC those are often your only two options.
― C0L1N B... (C0L1N B...), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 19:44 (seventeen years ago) link
― Allyzay Eisenschefter (allyzay), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 19:47 (seventeen years ago) link
back in the pre-starbucks day, i liked dunkin donuts and wawa cafe. NYC dunkin donuts coffee is OK, and they don't have wawas in NYC. :-(
― Eisbär (llamasfur), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 20:00 (seventeen years ago) link
― Allyzay Eisenschefter (allyzay), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 20:03 (seventeen years ago) link
― Eisbär (llamasfur), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 20:05 (seventeen years ago) link
― Eisbär (llamasfur), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 20:06 (seventeen years ago) link
― Allyzay Eisenschefter (allyzay), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 20:06 (seventeen years ago) link
― Allyzay Eisenschefter (allyzay), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 20:07 (seventeen years ago) link
Astoria.
"Only" was an exageration, but unless you're downtown if you want a cup of coffee without having to walk for 20 minutes those are pretty much your only choices. I need instant gratification when it comes to coffee, though, so maybe this is just a case of me being really lazy.
― C0L1N B... (C0L1N B...), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 20:07 (seventeen years ago) link
― C0L1N B... (C0L1N B...), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 20:10 (seventeen years ago) link
― nabisco (nabisco), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 20:14 (seventeen years ago) link
― C0L1N B... (C0L1N B...), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 20:17 (seventeen years ago) link
― Eisbär (llamasfur), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 20:20 (seventeen years ago) link
― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 20:24 (seventeen years ago) link
Haha, on a related note: Blimpie! I don't think I've ever actually eaten anything from a Blimpie, but they have the crappest spots I've ever seen -- they invariably look so old and horrible and low-rent, and half the time there's a nice clean Subway two doors down.
― nabisco (nabisco), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 20:26 (seventeen years ago) link
xpost
― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 20:26 (seventeen years ago) link
― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 20:27 (seventeen years ago) link
― nabisco (nabisco), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 20:28 (seventeen years ago) link
The Blimpie right off of Union Sq. is one of the most depressing places in the city.
― C0L1N B... (C0L1N B...), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 20:29 (seventeen years ago) link
― nabisco (nabisco), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 20:35 (seventeen years ago) link
― C0L1N B... (C0L1N B...), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 20:43 (seventeen years ago) link
Some delis have good coffee - I think you can usually tell by taking a quick peak behind the counter - do you see a grinder? Does their equipment look clean and well-maintained? Can you spot any bags, cans or other evidence of coffee brands you like or don't like?
― A-ron Hubbard (Hurting), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 21:00 (seventeen years ago) link
― horseshoe (horseshoe), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 21:28 (seventeen years ago) link
― A-ron Hubbard (Hurting), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 21:30 (seventeen years ago) link
Yes. SF is pretty consistent everywhere, but quality goes up as you go NW. One of the best cups of coffee I've ever had came from a broken down gas station in the Eastern WA wastelands.
― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 22:27 (seventeen years ago) link
― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 22:36 (seventeen years ago) link
I finally took the plunge this year and started bring a metal thermos to work every day to pick up my morning coffee (not Starbucks btw). Partly out of concern for the environment and partly out of thinking about hot coffee sitting in that plastic lining. Also it stays hotter so I can drink it slower if I want to. I still pour it into a ceramic mug once I get to the office though, since I don't like drinking directly out of a thermos.
― o. nate, Friday, 8 November 2019 01:42 (four years ago) link
They really are a shitty company
Kyle Trainer, a barista at the location, said he believed Starbucks eliminated seating due to homeless individuals and people with mental illnesses around the neighborhood. He added that Starbucks does not adequately train team members to manage stressful situations and that the chain would rather “remove the seating, close the bathroom and not deal with it.
https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/sf-castro-starbucks-seating-removed-17854447.php?IPID=SFGate-HP-CP-Spotlight
― Andy the Grasshopper, Tuesday, 11 April 2023 18:59 (one year ago) link
Just learned a few weeks ago that a Starbucks in my city near the local high school just completely shuts down from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm every weekday rather than dealing with the horror of *gasp* teenagers.
Whatever, but I often have to drop my son off at the high school for sports related activities during that time frame that aren't really long enough for me to turn around and drive all the way back home, so it'd be nice to sit somewhere other than in my car in a parking lot for 45 minutes.
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 11 April 2023 19:07 (one year ago) link
And this whole bullshit about calling the employees 'our partners' - are you giving them profit sharing? Stock options? Dividends? They're not your 'partners,' they're workers
― Andy the Grasshopper, Tuesday, 11 April 2023 19:12 (one year ago) link
So much of the closing or removal of spaces comes just down to labor; that the company completely refuses to adequately staff and train those locations for that time, isn’t it?
I mean, yes, both are connected to larger problems that city officials tend to refuse to deal with other than sending in cops, true.
― Glower, Disruption & Pies (kingfish), Tuesday, 11 April 2023 19:24 (one year ago) link