Starbucks

but hate the prices!! I only go to Starbucks when I have a gift card!! Or are purchasing some to give as gifts. They have excellent coffee and items to eat but I think they are expensive. I utilize the drive through at this store, rarely go in. I find the variety to be so much that I have a hard to choosing and don't sample anything. I only buy what I know because I don't want to waste my gift card on something I may not like. Parking is shared with others in the same small strip so can be congested. Again, use the drive through. This restaurant is located at the corner of 13 Mile and Gratiot. Staff seems nice enough, too. more

My grandmother use to say for expensive food items that she just knew she would get sick if she ate the items because the cost itself nauseated her. Well starbucks to me is exactly that Unreasonabley high for a cup of java. One day they were offering free samples so I decided to try and taste it myself. I still would like to know what all the hoopla is all about. I thought it tasted terrible. more

I have never had anything but excellent service from my neighborhood Starbucks. One incident that illustrates the extra effort the staff puts into an order was about 2 months ago. My mother had never been to a Starbucks' before and I wanted to "show off" a little. I was already pretty happy to see her and the morning went really well. We went through the drivethru and my mother wanted plain old joe, whereas I wanted something different than what I usually order. I wanted what's called a "Cappuccino Americano Fredo" in Italian, but was having a hard time trying to match up what I knew of the Italian drink to the Starbucks' menu. The cashier and I bantered back and forth for several minutes when she told me to pull forward. We wet and back and forth, it almost felt like I were selecting something of importance (instead of just coffee.) She patiently explained each similar drink, we settled on one that was really close. Mind you, the drivethru was full behind us. When she gave me both drinks, so said it was on the house - she said it was her fault for not recognizing what I wanted. I felt it was entirely my fault, but hey - who's going to argue with great service?? more