This branch of Starbucks, the one next to the ridiculous giant thimble sculpture, is one of the precious few cafes in Toronto open past 6:00pm. In fact it's open until 11:00pm weekdays and 10:00pm on weekends. That sounds backwards to me but I'm not complaining. Free wi-fi for everybody now (just agree to their terms and navigate past their advertisement page and you're on the web). This branch is clearly geared more towards take-out than drink-in, but there are a few tables around and there are plugs next to each one. The coffee is rather horrible as per Starbuck's policy, the chairs are made extra uncomfortable and the place kept extra cold to dissuade people from staying long, but that won't stop me from becoming a regular here.
I even discovered that they have lactose-free milk here. Not soy milk but normal milk that's lactose free. That's great for me since their coffee is too putrid to drink black but I don't like soy milk. I've never seen that before and it's a huge plus for me. Of course not as good as just serving good coffee but we all know that's not an option. This fact will forever keep a Starbucks from achieving 5 stars...that is assuming they don't ever start serving decent coffee.