I go to Starbucks almost every day and have for the last 5 years or so. I don't go there for their great tasting coffee as I don't like the taste of their coffee. Most of my time is split between two Starbucks each about a mile and a half from my house. It is a morning ritual which happens between 5:00 and 7:00.
I use two means of transportation a golf cart and a 1929 chevy two door sedan and on occasion I have walked the distance.
Oh! So why go to Starbucks? I like expresso. Their expresso is drinkable but no where great. If you want good expresso go to a place that still has manual machines.
I go there to start my day and take my little dog to get a treat. She is blind and loves the outing and a treat of pumpkin loaf bread. I buy a slice and that does her for about 5 to 7 days. She just gets a little everyday. I am not aloud to have any.
My drink used to be 2 shots of expresso with a inch of foam on top. I have changed that to 3 shots of expresso and a inch and a half of heavy cream. May be hot or sometimes over ice. They do a good job but some people have trouble with how much a inch and a half is. It usually ends up being half inch which is ok also.
The store is always clean and everyone is very nice and friendly.
Some dislikes with all Starbucks is the employee turnover seems to be high so you may get someone that is not customer orientated. Also they ask your name to put on the drink and almost always they get my name wrong. This aggravates me so I usually just give them my dogs name or a fictitious name I know they will get right.