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| - Yesterday I reviewed Donut Mania which is a mom & pop shop specializing in pastry donuts. This review touched on the fact that I would compliment the Donut Mania experience by bringing them a few doors down to the new Starbuck's where I would take breaks with a Starbuck's coffee. On the flip side of my Donut Mania experience, I am reviewing the very Starbuck's in the shadow of Donut Mania.
Donut Mania is not the only mania in town. Starbuck's Mania has been conquering Las Vegas and the World one coffee shop at a time. After the worst of the Recession, the Starbuck's building boom has resumed. One of the newest locations to replace Henderson desert is this very one in the Green Valley at Horizon Ridge Parkways Target-anchored Shopping Center.
This Starbuck's is at the southernmost point of Green Valley Parkway near the McCullough Mountains foothills. Before I head to the mountains I have stopped here. That's been before hiking in the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area and nearby walking trails. Well aware that I will be burning calories, when I was in the mood for pastries I'd pass over the Starbuck's pastries and head into Donut Mania to pick up a couple of out-of this-world pastry donuts. The way I see it, this Starbuck's is also a first-rate donut stop.
Just like the surrounding area, there is this upbeat environment of newness. As I write this, construction workers are building new homes near the parking lot. Fitting into the environment of newness, this is a contemporary coffee shop that offers a commodious cafe with a variety of tables inside and outside with the addition of a drive-thru. The drive thru is well laid out avoiding the cluster of stopped cars that could spoil the Starbuck's experience (Eastern at Russell and Durango at Farm Road come to mind).
Representing this Starbuck's are batistas on top of their game. Every time that I have been here the batistas have been fast and friendly.
In conclusion, not every Starbuck's is the same. If I were to review every Starbuck's in the world, no review would be identical. With every Starbuck's being different, I consider this the Donut Mania and a Sloan Canyon Gateway Starbuck's. The major difference between Starbuck's and a donut is that a coffee is zero calories whereas a donut is I don't want to know how many calories. The reality is that I don't always plan on returning with Donuts next to my coffee. Donuts or no donuts with my coffee, I plan to be back. In the future I might replace it with the Target Starbuck's combine it with other places in the shopping center and nearby community.
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