Starbucks

I’ve always thought the staff is friendly here, but as with all my complaints about stores that have drive-​thrus — why are us people in the store less important than those too lazy to walk into the store? They have 1 person helping the walk-​ins, and 3 servicing the drive-​thru. It drives me bonkers.
Anyway, like I said — the staff has always been great here. There was a woman this morning having a crisis and being ridiculously rude to the barista when she was told they were out of oatmeal. The guy really took it gracefully, but it was totally uncalled for and I felt bad for him/​embarrassed for her.

Very small location and probably not your best bet if you’re looking to sit down and read a paper while enjoying your morning brew. Quick access off the freeway though if you’re driving through town.

We waited 20 min at the drive through window only to be informed that they were out of the drink we ordered. Worst Starbucks ever.

You know, Starbucks. Like all the other ones, but this one’s in a strip mall.

This SB is very consistent and you can depend on a high level of service from all of the barristers.

It is a typical Starbuck. The people were friendly and they made my drink correctly. What more could I ask for?

Stopped here as we were driving through Amarillo, needed some lunch, didn’t want fast food and didn’t have time to really search for something decent. One thing we knew, Starbucks isn’t amazing but it is consistent.
Really wanted one of those Bistro boxes they have at Starbucks but either this one doesn’t do them or just didn’t have them when we were there. So both my husband and I grabbed the tomatoe, pesto, mozerella panini. Pretty tasty and didn’t leave us feeling gross afterwards as we continued driving through Texas.

When you drive across country on I-​40, you may find yourself looking for Starbucks for a decent coffee. Would I rather find some «bitchin’ local place» with «fair-​trade beans», «cool people» and a «chill vibe»? Sure! Do I have time for that crap when I’m trying to reach Wichita Falls before it’s too late to get some good BBQ for dinner? Not so much.
Starbucks generally provides some relatively serviceable drinks, and this location did OK on 2 out of the 3 we ordered. However, when you find a big, fat fly drowned in your beverage about the time you get halfway to Childress (and feel the need to power hurl), it’s too late to drive back and bitch about it.
It makes for a funny story after the fact, but it’s not so amusing as it’s happening, so note to the staff at this location, work on the fly abatement…

If you ever need a friend, beautiful people work here. I do love coming here.

I love Starbucks. Consistent quality wherever I go, even in the South. This location has friendly baristas and outdoor seating.

Starbucks is an oasis in a land that hasn’t heard of «espresso». Clearly it’s just regular old Starbucks, but it’s nice to find the familiar internet, decent music, comfy couch, open minded baristas with which you’ve become familiar. Also, I LOVE it they have soy in a place where you get dirty looks if you ask. The best part however, is when Amarillo is having horrible, chill you to the bone face freezing winter wind storms, you can drive through Starbucks and never get out of your car for your peppermint soy latte fix.

I’m a visitor to the Amarillo area, but I was thrilled to see a Starbucks near our crappy hotel (more on that in a different review, of course). I have a bit of a particular drink that’s probably not on too many baristas’ list of common drinks made. I was greeted on the speaker by a young man who seemed relatively happy to be there (most often the case with Starbucks, as I’ve found), and after explaining my drink, he repeated it back and seemed to have a good grasp on it.
At the window, I was greeted with a smile and a cup of lovely brown goodness that looked just about the right color. A quick taste verified the three Splenda packets within, and we were on the road and happy. Good job by a barista who’d almost certainly never made this drink before.
If you don’t care what the drink is, go ahead to the next review, but if you’re curious: It’s a venti ice brewed coffee with three Splendas and heavy cream (NOT half-​and-​half) up to the first crease at the bottom of the cup. I usually tell new baristas that it should be «substantially brown» when shaken; too white and I’ll send it back. It’s a great drink for diabetics, as there’s almost no sugar (milk and half-​and-​half still have a fair amount of lactose, but heavy cream is almost all milkfat).

Out of the four locations in the area, this one is the best by far. It’s never too packed when I go here to meet up friends or to study. One thing I wish they did change is their business hours. They close at 10pm on the weekdays. I’m not asking for a 24 hour spot cause the traffic is not that great over here but at least stay open until midnight.
Overall, this place I recommend to study at, meet friends up, or just having a cup of joe and chill.

If you want great fair trade coffee (or sugary things that hardly resemble coffee), you’re set.
But if you want a great coffeeshop, go local. For the most part, Starbucks is still a soulless corporation, and too morning commuter-​oriented to be a sweet community hangout. (And NO, don’t go to Roasters, either– see my review.)
For good times, great coffee AND awesome atmosphere, go to Namaste on 10^th St. or The 806 on 6^th St. They have cool stuff like live music, a community library, chess night, local art and live music.

Corporate coffee for the masses– try the great local coffee shop nearby, Roasters.