Starbucks

I have had some disappointing experiences at various Starbucks, but today takes the cake.
After standing in line for a bit, the GF and I place our order. We move to the end of the counter awaiting our hot coffee on a cold windy day. Drinks in hand we move to the side bar for sugar. No sugar! No sugar!
No white sugar, no sugar in the raw. No Sugar at all! A woman was restocking the counter. I ask, «Where is the sugar?» «We are out. We are supposed to get a big order tonight. We have been out.»
Can’t anyone in this place figure out that a trip to the grocery store is in order?
Does no one have the authority to think, act or get permission?
WTF?

Am I in the twilight zone? What’s going on in this location? I stood for at least 4 min at the register waiting to order while the cashier was staring down at her phone in front of the cash register, I guess Instagram was bumpin with some intense pics this afternoon! After she barely acknowledged me and asked what I wanted she didn’t even tell me my total, just said «swipe your phone there“pointing to the scanner (I guess she only pays attention to phones not humans) The «barista «who made my drink was a cherry on top. His personality was that of a rock and put my drink on the counter with a straw without a sound or eye contact.

my fav starbucks so far in state, lovely and friendly staff, best coffee. Can’t ask for more

I usually try to avoid Starbucks in favor of a smaller chain or local café, but I was in Seven Corners wanting a drink and to sit outside in the nice weather to read.
I ordered the peach green tea lemonade. It was tasty, but a little too sweet for my preferences.
It was night and there was a large gathering of men outside of the café, so I sat inside instead, not going outside until they left. It seemed like a regular hangout for people.

Favorite in the area! Couldn’t ask for a better or more friendly group of Partners in one place!

My favorite Starbucks in the area ^_​^ love the baristas and the consistently good coffee. Plus it’s connected to Barnes and Noble, but they are not a B&N café so your rewards card won’t work, only Starbucks cards.

It’s great that it’s right next to the BN, where you can take your drink/​food into BN. Bummer that the Starbucks isn’t INSIDE BN, so you can’t bring unpurchased BN merchandise from BN into Starbucks.
1. There is very little seating. There was like 1 4-​persons table, 3 – 4 2-​persons tables, a few window seats and some outdoor seating. Most of the time, these seats are full. You would have to hover over someone about to leave to get a seat.
2. They forgot 1 of the 3 things we ordered.
3. Going back to being next to BN. What’s the point of having it connected to BN (besides the MINOR convenience of not having to step outside to go between the BN and Starbucks) if you can’t freely go between both without having purchased your merchandise at BN. Oh well.
They do serve Teavana tea, which is great!
Too small and cramped.

Love having a close Starbucks to my office, its a long day and some 2pm espresso can really be just what you need! Love the staff here always very friendly and always get me in and out quickly

I believe from all the Starbucks I’ve been to this location has the best staff. they’re super friendly and they’re quick to make your order. I also like that they have a Barnes and noble next door. The only thing i do not like is the group of men who sit outside EVERYDAY smoking and they creep me out. If it wasn’t for that I’d give 5 Stars!

The way I look at it a Starbucks is a Starbucks is a Starbucks… You know what you’re getting, and it’s gonna pretty much come out the same at any of the 1,962 locations in the DC metro area. Where one Starbucks separates itself from another is location, atmosphere, clientele, and service.
This Starbucks location is great, connected to a Barnes and Noble, just off of Rt 50. The atmosphere and décor is nothing special, in fact it could use an update. The clientele is mainly commuters and B&N patrons, so it is pretty varied. The service is normally pretty good, but they can be slow at times, especially during the morning rush.

The best part about this location is that it is still connected to Barnes & Nobles next door. You can buy your coffee and pick up a book next door. I visited after lunch nearby and sat down to enjoy the newly purchased book. It was pretty crowded on Sunday afternoon.
The servers were friendly and the barista was working hard to get my cup of grand americano with extra shot ready. The space on seating is very limited. There are couple of window seats and small around tables.
It’s just starbucks. nothing great or nothing awful. I got my caffeine fill and that’s all it needed.

Five out of six times I have seen a group of elderly Vietnamese men having a lengthy conversation in Vietnamese and smoking. This is can be a fun place to visit if you enjoy listening to the sound of Vietnamese and the aroma of tobacco burning. Customers often pay cash hence a big diesel armored truck that I observed to be idling at the store front on multiple occasions. What I like is that this store is close to a Barnes and Nobles store so this is a convenient snack pick up location if ever reading a Harry Potter book in one sitting. This is much closer than walking up the hill to other seven corner drink vendors. Unfortunately, I think the foot traffic at this coffee shop has been further diminished by the closing of a nearby furniture store so the popularity is not as active as it used to be.
I would go inside if I am thirsty because the ambience is nicer inside than on the outside with smoke and exahust from a nearby armored truck idling outside. Note the guard inside the truck looks somewhat nervous so I think only the most hard core customers can overlook the low rumbling sound of a diesel engine.

Getting the free gold card refill here at 11am on May 18 was like pulling teeth.
I rarely get to use this «benefit,» because I’m always on the go. So far I’ve tried to get free refill twice at two different Starbucks, and both times they made me feel like I was stealing.
Starbucks needs to do a better job communicating their policies to the employees. Or, maybe, it’s part of their corporate strategy — lure customers with free refills, but humiliate the folks when they ask for refills, so that they don’t actually have to grant them.
If this is indeed their corporate strategy, it worked on me. Yesterday, when I was in a position to get a refill, but was with someone else, I decided not to ask for one to avoid an embarrassing argument in front of my friend.
I’m getting fed up with the exploits of this corporate giant, and thinking about boycotting them if such treatment continues. I don’t even know why I continue to go back… Some sort of loyalty left from the old days? Or some weird Stockholm-​style attachment?

Great place. I usually order a short of dark plus a sausage sandwich in the morning. And I go there quite often. During the day, you also have the advantage of having Barnes and Noble bookstore right next door. Highly recommended.

I feel like this Starbucks is always crowded! It’s physically connected to Barnes & Noble, and is in the heart of 7 Corners, which makes it a very popular destination for many customers. The one time I ordered my peppermint mocha with non-​fat, I ended up with a mocha. That about sums up my opinion of this joint.

This place is pretty good, when I can’t make it to a local coffee shop I go here. The staff is very friendly also.

After the extremely crappy lunch I experienced at Eden Center — I wanted more caffeine — so I crossed over U.S. 50 to Seven Corners Center and the Starbucks.
This is one of the smallest Starbucks I’ve ever been in — very little in the way of seating — it is physically connected to the Barnes & Noble next door — and there is a little more seating inside the B&N for coffee drinkers — but still overall not much.
When it was my turn to order — I asked the girl at the register what the two coffee selections were — Pike Place and a Sumatran coffee. I chose the Sumatran as she advised it was a bolder, stronger coffee. Just what I needed. However, they were brewing fresh coffee — so I’d have to wait for a few minutes.
SCORE! She gave me my coffee for free since I had to wait. A very nice gesture.
Excellent cup of coffee!