Starbucks

This one sucks, expect crap lousy service at the pace of a fat kid on a treadmill. Might as well have thrown together my own drink in a cup and called it a day, rather than pay for it and taste like a barrel of cocks. I came here a couple times before and every time was the same… I do not recommend this starbucks at all

Why review another Starbucks? Well, for 2 simple reasons:
1. This store is unique for being a PLUSH one and for being located inside an ER Hospital building, which itself looks like a deluxe hotel! :-)
2. Unilocal urges me to do a review, possibly because I have posted a few pics and a tip.
— Go enjoy! It’s a beautiful, full service store with one exception that it does NOT redeem your earned rewards, although you can still earn stars for your purchases.
DETAILS you can skip:
While visiting a friend in Reno, he suggested that we should come to this Starbucks. I was totally surprised that he brought me to an ER Hospital building, though, which by any standard looks like a luxury hotel with large atriums, waiting lounges with artistic sculptures, flowers; patios overlooking beautiful gardens! I thought my friend was probably going there to visit a friend in the ER. But no, he promptly brought me to this very stylish Starbucks, which had a very plush interior décor and a comfy outside seating area in a lobby overlooking the charming garden! Now, I understood that my friend brought me here to show off their ER hospital and this Starbucks!
So, we got in the long line for our brew and pastry. The baristas were friendly and helpful. They moved the line rather quickly with 2 cash registers open. We happily enjoyed the goodies in its charming «lounge» area. :-)
I liked this place so much that I went back there the next 2 days for more. I liked its seating area in the lobby, too, at a table by the large picture window overlooking the small garden below.
However, despite its appearance of a genuine, big Starbucks Store, it is only a LICENSED one by the Starbucks franchise. That means it CANNOT redeem your earned Starbucks rewards, nor give Gold Card members free refills, although you can still earn stars for your purchases. :-(
Oh yes, they have FREE parking in a parking structure across the Tahoe Tower Wing. :-)
July 2015

Usually the only time I end up at a Starbucks is when trapped at an airport terminal for a morning flight. Luckily, I don’t fly often so years can pass between Starbucks experiences.
$ 3.95 for the largest size cold-​steeped coffee is ridiculous, being that at least half the volume is comprised of ice. Watered-​down medium brew at 40% mark-​up over the same stuff they serve hot.
On this occasion I had been up for over 24 hours awaiting the arrival of my first grandchild. With any luck I won’t have to avail myself of week-​ass cold brew and harshly hot «fresh» brew until the next grandchild comes along.