I came here on a Saturday afternoon just shortly after the grand opening to see what all the hype was about. And boy was it BUSY! The lineup snaked around the front of the store and practically out the door! I also noticed that there were virtually no seats around which was kind of a bummer since I wanted to sit down and try the affogato. Luckily my husband and I managed to eventually score 2 seats by the bar.
While I was waiting in line I was given a paper menu to look at which had the reserve options. A thing to note is the reserve bar still serves the same drinks as the normal starbucks in addition to their reserve menu. We decided to go with the house Affogato and the dark chocolate mocha.
The house Affogato was definitely something I have been waiting to try and it did not disappoint! Only problem was that since it was busy one barista had scooped a bunch of ice cream into several bowls and left it on the counter while the other person made the espresso. So by the time I got my Affogato alot of the ice cream had already melted. Other than that the espresso was so rich and flavorful but not overpowering and blended so smoothly with the rich ice cream. I honestly I could have eaten about 10 of them! The iced dark chocolate mocha was also another winner to me. It was a very rich mocha flavor and just a little bitterness to it. It also came in a very classy modern reusable cup!
I will definitely be back to try the hazelnut Bianco latte which was sold out at the time as it was super popular.