Starbucks

Between point A and B of my daily commute lies this amazing Starbucks. After my morning workout session I head over to this Starbucks drive thru and place my order, 16 Oz iced Americano with soy. There is always a cheerful voice behind the speaker box like they are actually excited to make my drink! I pull up to the window and there is a smiling face waiting for me giving me the total. While they are processing my payment we chat a bit about work, the weekend, the weather etc. It seems as if the baristas here are always happy and excited to make coffee and get to know you. It gives it that charm that most Starbucks are missing. It gives you that feeling of being in Seattle and driving up to a coffee stand and making a genuine connection with a barista. You don’t really get that from chain coffee places especially in SoCal. However, this Starbucks has nailed that feel. That’s saying a lot. I am happy to find a new Starbucks for myself where I get great service and an amazing cup of coffee!!!

I used to come here all the time before work for about two years. I’d chat with the baristas and get my daily fix. One day I happened to go to another location and they offered me the option of signing up for the Starbucks cards. I didn’t even know about it. I was so upset that my Starbucks never once mentioned this when they saw me paying for my coffee and pastry with my debit card every morning. I immediately stopped coming here daily.
Flash forward three years and I stop by this place occasionally since it’s near my home. I’ve come in twice over the last week and the story is the same. I’m the only person in line and there are three baristas behind the bar. Today a mysterious voice said she’d be with me but she never turned around to look at me so I didn’t know which barista said it. I had to wait a few minutes for them to do whatever it is they were doing.
My drinks don’t even taste that good from this location.
Overall there is an unfriendly tone at this location. Like my presence is bothersome. I will do a better job of avoiding this location.

Went thru drive thru today and asked for a peppermint mocha nonfat no whip and a Double-​Smoked Bacon, Cheddar & Egg Sandwich. My mocha had whip and the sandwich was so nasty, the bacon was not cooked, shredded, and the whole sandwich itself had a weird soapy taste. Had to throw it away because it almost made me throw up on myself in the car.

Again, morning people of 11/​20, read the damn cup! It says soy! Not milk! Thanks for selling a cup of coffee I can’t drink now cause it’s making me sick! And let me mention, the staff was all girls in the morning. I ALWAYS have problems with my order when it’s filled with girls. When it’s one of the guys, they never fuck up my drink. Fuck feminism! Some girls are too stupid to even make a drink order!

One of the worst Starbucks I’ve been to. I work nearby so I still go here but I’d rather not. Wait time is always much worse for the amount of customers being served. I wouldn’t mind a wait if the employees were hospitable but they are less than friendly. If you can go elsewhere, I recommend finding another Starbucks.

Sigh, this is my local Starbucks. They are friendly, but the drinks are weak. More than once they tasted like like they could have been made tastier. Too bad!

I can’t start my day without going through this Starbucks! It’s down the street from my house and the location is really nice. It’s in a big shipping center so it’s usually less crowded than other Starbucks in the area. The people here are great. I see the same faces all the time and the service is always fast and friendly. The drinks are made right as well!

I always wonder how anyone can study inside a Starbucks… Is there some kind of special training or tools to hone and get your study on?
Guess what I found out that there is! Here is what one will need to be a Starbucks Study Warrior or SSW:
–an iPad, mini or air… forget the Surface because no one will know what the eff you are flossin in Starbucks unless it is an Apple product.
–any venti drink, that should have enough shots of espresso to last you one study group or session. Drink a tall if you are by yourself.
–hipster, black, oversized frames that is from Paul Frank or whichever designer fad is in. The glasses will definitely get your Starbucks study on.
–Last but definitely not the least, an iPod to listen to or you are pretending to listen to so no one will bother you.
That is it kiddos! Stay tuned for my next review on how to become a gym junkie and look like one without having to do so much working out when all you do is post short videos on social media! Laters!

This is an updated in my other review. So my complaint was how slow they were. I’ve been back a couple times and have been helped way faster! The employees have always been nice! Thank youuuuuuu for speeding things up in the drive thruuuuuu :)

My first Unilocal review! Anyways I’ve been going to this Starbucks regularly (3 – 4 days a week) just to study and love the environment here! Always noticed workers consistently cleaning the customer areas which impresses me comparing to other Starbucks I’ve been to. Never encountered any problems with any of workers here at all and always makes my Iced Caramel Macchiato to perfection! Love the new feature of the new charging mat for phones around the store since there is only about 3 spots to use a socket.
Downside I see to this place would be during peak times 5pm-​8pm, there’s usually trouble finding seats for yourself but the longest you’ll wait for a seat is 5 minutes. Also on rare occasions, I would encounter some weird/​crazy/​awkward people during my visit and just kills my vibe but you see that everywhere. One suggestion I would give to the management of the store is to add some automatic scents or spray to the bathroom since most of the time it smells pretty funky in there.
Overall, great place to grab a drink or study and will be my go to place for studying!

Never had bad service here. Everyone is always patient, friendly, and courteous. They were patient with my custom order of my frappé and even helped me figure out my Starbucks app.
Some seats on the inside and some on the outside. Drive thru can get pretty packed during rush hours.
Parking is not an issue, but getting out can be.

omg they actually made my day a whole lot better with their perky smiles and positive attitude. Great and Fast service.

I love Starbucks and all but this location sucks! the employees are ehh. I’d write what happened but it’s not even worth it.

let me start out by saying i love starbucks, and thought they could do no wrong. but omg i was mistaken!
this. location. is. horrible. the staff is incompetent and slow. i think MAYBE once they made my drink right. unfortunately i work in the shopping center so i went about 3 – 4 days a week.
first off, no one in that location knows what «light ice» means. i swear they put in double the amount of ice. i maybe got 8oz of drink in my venti, the rest was ice. also, EVERY time i ordered a hot drink, it was at least an inch below the cup line. that’s insane! i didn’t pay $ 5 for an incorrect latte that was shorted a few ounces. even with the cold drinks, barely was ever actually full. my go to drink is the refresher, which they literally pour from a bottle. how hard is it to add the correct amount?
the drive-​thru is very slow. unless there is literally no other customer, expect to wait. sometimes i waited over 20 minutes. not intentionally, but once you’re in you can’t leave.
if you can, go to any other starbucks. unless you want to wait a long time for an incorrectly made drink that has several ounces less than what you paid for.

if i could give this place no stars I would. although when i scrolled down to see all the 1 star recent reviews for this place i thought ”ahhh makes sense”
I frequent this starbucks location often since its convenient but the drive thru staff always seem to have a stick up there asses. Asking for milk and sugar in there already bland coffee warrants a eye roll EVERYTIME. As if they are too good for this job, thats why society has given YOU it, you posses ZERO skills other than serving coffee.
I forgot to get a refill before leaving so i thought no biggie ill run through the drive thru, I only wanted a refill of there Pike brew, even though the acne laden faced drive thru boy served me while i was inside before, he had the audacity to give me a sassy-​ass attitude about not being able to give refills once you leave the store. WTF???

Friendly Service :) make my drinks as requested. Although Drive-​thru can be a bit slow…

2320 S Azusa Ave, West Covina, (by Target shopping center): (626) 964‑5145
Maybe I was asking too much from this Starbucks.
Drive-​thru:
Me: Child’s Hot Cholc, but make it hot.
Starbucks: You have to pay $ extra for «hot» hot cholc.
Me: why?
Starbucks: Because it’s extra employee labor.
ME: Starbucks Manager, can you please explain?

I love this starbucks. Pretty funny how there is a target in the same parking lot with a starbucks inside of it as well.
I don’t really get starbucks mainly because of how pricey it is but I got lucky from Christmas and got a lot of gift certificates for starbucks and plus starbucks emails me their specials.
I also have a membership card with them and I want to get a gold star membership with them. I got an email from starbucks stating if I get an espresso drink I’ll get another bonus star, so I used that as my advantage.
Id always order through a drive thru and after coming back three times within a week I barely noticed on the part where you talk to the person through the speaker, that there is a tv there with the persons face talking to you and it kind of caught me off guard and freaked me out and the lady on the other side laughed haha. Wow… kind of embarrassing, what if a person could be picking their nose or something while ordering hahah.
Anyway I’ve tried two of their iced espresso drinks. A venti caramel macchiato and cinnamon dolce latte. The first time I came I ordered a venti cinnamon latte and tried it after getting it and woahhhh. So strong… but still finished it. I liked how the taste sort of punched me in the face. Came home and later that night I noticed I got three bonus stars and got me happy so the next day I took advantage of their star special again and got the caramel macchiato. And wow… so much better :) I loved it and the third time I ordered a cinnamon dolce latte… which took me awhile to finish the second time… I got 9 stars for ordering three drinks in which I was happy. :)
Anyway, as I said I never got starbucks so many times in a matter of a week, it just happened that I was working on my car for three days straight and needed the eye opener/​energy. Anyway the workers at this starbucks have been friendly to me as well. Will come back

So this is an update.
So yesterday my son, who works at Starbucks but a different store, and I went to this store. Again, when he told the barista he had a partner rewards number and he showed his phone for them to scan the barcode, they STILL had the nerve to ask for an ID. How in the hell would he be able to get a partner reward barcode unless he was an actual employee? He did not have his wallet since I was the one paying, they called the manager. My son was so upset that he was being treated that way, he called his manager at his store to talk to this manager and how they treat other employees. This store is ridiculous.
Starbucks needs to build another store nearby. So glad Target has a Starbucks!!!
Here is a picture of the barista who gave my son, another Starbucks employee, a hard time.

I like this Starbucks the best out of all the ones near me.
Why?
A. there is lots of parking — the one closest to me is super busy, has about 10 parking spaces for the 5 businesses next door & is drive thru. Needless to say, it’s a shit show 95% of the time.
B. there is drive thru that is not a circus
C. the store is big
D. The staff is fast
I go out of my way to come here when I have the time… mainly the weekend.
Bonus for Target being in the same shopping center.