Starbucks

This starbucks has a really strange layout — it is almost like a hallway with not a lot of room to move around. The drinks are standard for a starbucks and the staff is usually very friendly, but there just isn’t much space to sit down and the building sits in a location where you almost always are in direct sunlight. Definitely not my favorite starbucks to pick up something at.

I love Starbucks anytime, but especially in the fall when they come out with the pumpkin spice latte and pumpkin scones. Today, I got my usual pumpkin spice latte and was planning on getting a slice of lemon pound cake because I can’t go there and not get it. When I got up to the menu screen I saw they had pumpkin scones and this apple pound cake that I can’t remember exactly what they call it. I wanted to try the apple pound cake and I’m so glad I did! When they handed me the bag, it was warm. That just made my day! After a long day at work it was nice to go home and drink my pumpkin spice latte along with my warm apple pound cake. It was so delicious! I want to get it again but first I have to try the pumpkin scone. Can’t wait to go back. And of course, the workers there are always so friendly and speedy with my order.

For a Starbucks, I am pretty happy with this place. I am not sure how someone isn’t surprised by their prices, but that is neither here nor there to me. They do have them listed. Pick accordingly.
I don’t really go here that often, but it is close to where I live and sometimes, you just want a Frappuchino for dinner on a hot day. In any case, all of the staff here has always been friendly, courteous, and prompt. My order has never been wrong, is tasty, and hits the spot. They also have a quick drive-​thru for those extra lazy times. I like that they do have all their specialty pastries on display so you can see what you are picking. It is not very big so don’t go expecting to take a large group and sit at a table to kvetch. Seeing as they are open until 11:30 most nights, I might consider it in the summer to take advantage of their A/​C with a book.

Went there for the 1^st time with the expectation that it may be somewhat pricey. Walking in there were no other customers around, 6 staff members were behind the counter. I purchased a Lg. (or Vente I think, what ever you call it in Starbucks land) Hot Chocolate and one Caramel Pecan sticky bun. Well it came to $ 7.00! Holy S$!T! They gave me the sticky bun in a bag (not even on a plate), I had to go back up and ask for utensils There was nothing special about the sticky bun, actually is was small in size to other one I had at different establishments. Same with the Hot Chocolate, nothing that really blew me away, except for the prices!
I can honestly say Starbucks will NOT be getting me back as a repeat customer anytime soon. I would rather go to Tim Hortons or Dunkin and get so much for my money!

This particular Starbucks I don’t mind, usually you can get in and out without the wait (even during your typical rush hour traffic) Starbucks has another in store sight located down the road at target.
Quick and efficient, I hate waiting and lines!

Don’t have much to say about the drive thru but I will say that this location has far less seating than any other stores I’ve been to. Perhaps it’s the odd configuration?
Every person is outfitted with a headset to work the drive thru, if needed, and it seems strange to me anyway. The staff is personable and attentive while working quickly to get the customers their drink. Nothing special but it is one of the few locations in this particular region.

I can only speak for the drive-​thru at this location but more often than not the service is great. Friendly staff, fast service and the drinks usually taste just as they should.
I will say however, that there are times that my drink seems to have a lot more ice than or more milk than it should but they’re usually decent here.

One starbucks is another starbucks generally, this one is a nice size, typical chairs and set up.
My down to his one is that the drinks are not as hot as most. I realize you can order different temp’s but I have never done that and here they are always on the cooler side of hot. Otherwise nice as most starbucks.

This review is for every Starbucks in the country and beyond, even though this particular location is the one that I go to before I get back on the 400 headed southbound to the only region ON THE #$%^ING PLANET that doesn’t have one (Olean/​Southern Tier).
[Technically, you can get Starbucks drinks at Café LaVerna on the St. Bonaventure Campus, but their hours are too erratic and based largely on college-​student sleeping habits/​vacation schedules AND you can get some at Holiday Valley in Ellicotville, but you have to struggle through the image-​obsessed Buffalo and Southern Ontario ski crowd so determined to showcase their hip Northface outerwear.]
I realize that contrived-​esoteric, enlightened chain-​despising, snob/​sophisticate, pretentious Unilocaler protocol dictates that I’m supposed to hate this place. But I defy you to find me a better White Chocolate Mocha (if you can, I’m all ears)!!!
My he-​man friends mock me for drinking this stuff. I tell them that the White Chocolate Mocha is the coffee equivalent of getting a mixed drink occasionally as an alternative to beer. Sure, if I want a diner-​style coffee, I prefer something hot, strong, and black (insert joke here). But sometimes a large (okay, Venti) Starbucks White Chocolate Mocha (usually later in the day as opposed to breakfast) hits the spot like a pinkie drink in a bar or at a restaurant might.
Perhaps I doth protest too much. Maybe my manhood SHOULD be called into question. And maybe Starbucks IS taking over the world (I found them to be a welcome sip of home while I was in Japan). And maybe I should’ve just reviewed the original at Pike’s Market in Seattle (which I HAVE visited). And maybe $ 5 for a latte is a bit pretentious. And maybe putting out the tip jar is a bold move. And maybe the place is frequently full of nauseatingly self-​absorbed twenty-​somethings.
Or maybe I’m just overthinking this. You know what? I say this is a damn good drink with apologies to nobody. Now where did I put that book on interior decorating I was reading?