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I was at Office Max and needed a pick-me-up, and this place is right next door, within The Great Indoors. Convenience is a plus.
I was wavering on how many stars to give this one. I'm not a fan of the superautomatic machines, and I wasn't real impressed by the coffee itself, so I was thinking 1 or 2 stars for that...but, on the other hand, for what it is, it's decent. Pretty comparable to Starbucks, really, but kinda lacking the burnt taste that sbux espresso has, so that's nice. Don't get me wrong--I will always have a special place in my heart for the siren; after all, I gave her five years of my life (and experienced the dreaded machine change-over), and I loved most of my time there, but, like I said, I'm just not a fan of the superautomatics.
The latte did the trick and satisfied my coffee-drink craving, so I can't knock that, but it just tasted weak to me and didn't knock my socks off or anything (I got my typical iced latte and took home some honey to drizzle over it).The taste itself was not bad, just weak. I expect 'weak' when I get an automatic latte, though.
The service was fine. I was the only customer at that moment, and I was greeted right away before I got to the counter. They were kind enough to offer to put the honey in for me, although I just took the packets home with me. Service is a plus.
All-in-all, it's not a bad place, and they had a few cute retail items from what I could see. If I'm at Office Max and need a coffee really really badly *right now,* I might go again, but I don't think there'll be a need for it. If I need some coffee, and I didn't bring my own from home or I'm not close enough to a stand-alone shop that I favor, then I'll stick with Starbucks, for nostalgia's sake :)
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