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Starbucks Coffee
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Category: Coffee & Tea [Edit]
Neighborhood: Capitol Hill1600 E Olive Way
Seattle, WA 98102
(206) 568-5185
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- Hours:
Mon-Sun. 5:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Price Range:
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$$
- Parking:
- Street, Private Lot
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Wi-Fi:
- Paid
12 reviews for Starbucks Coffee
Pastries (B-), Sandwiches (B-), Coffee (B+)
Check it - The Hazelnut Iced Coffee Breve is the single best reason to walk in the store. I also like that this is now the Big Gay Starbucks.
Improvement after all.
1 Previous Review: Show all »
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10/24/2008
Not a fan of big corporate anything, I am impressed with the fact that I can completely rely on… Read more »
Good place to get work done on a weekday. Some coffee shops are noisy with the hussle and bustle of people running in and out, not this location. Everyone is sitting quietly staring at their laptops for an hour or two, with the occasional customer.
The coffee is consistently good. You'd think with it'd being starbucks, this would be the case with all of them. Unfortunately, it is not.
Coffee is good, but I've been going here for over 5 years, due to proximity to my apartment, but after all this time they still don't know what I drink and they do tend to be slow. The few baristas who remembered my drink didn't work there too long. Must have gone on to greener pastures. Not a bad place but the staff never seem very happy. Maybe I should be more understanding, but it's kind of a downer going in there. Coffee is consistently good though. Can't fault that.
Dear Capitol Hill Starbucks,
I love your coffee. I love that you have breakfast options beyond coffee cake (how is that breakfast anyway?). I love that you are on my way to work. However, we must part ways. It's for the best. It's for the sake of my job. I can't count how many times you have made me late for work because you refuse to let more than one of the ten people working there at 7:30 in the morning make coffee. Whether there are two or ten people in line, you're not in any rush. No, no, you have all the time in the world. We're just in different places you see because I actually am in a hurry. After fighting your ridiculous parking lot for a space, my goal is to be in and out in under ten minutes. But that has yet to happen. Best of luck with you and all your slow ass friends who have nowhere to go in the morning.
Have a nice life, Sarah
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Let me make one thing clear - I don't like Starbucks on GP.
Howard Schultz and his poor kid from Brooklyn works hard and makes good story is heart warming and all that, and the benefits they give to FULL TIME employees (I stress that because I hear it's hard to get those hours - very easy to be scheduled for 39 hours a week - 40 not so much) sound great. But when it comes right down to it, Starbucks is evil. The coffee is burnt, I have no idea where they got this idea that a macchiato is a cup full of caramel and cream, the Frappucino is a crack like vice that KILLS, and they have forced out MANY BETTER small shops.
And that SONOFABITCH SOLD MY SONICS. FUCK YOU HO-SCHU!!!!!
Having said that, I go to Starbucks for one of three reasons:
1. Every weekday morning because I MUST have a Reduced Fat Turkey Bacon Breakfast Sandwich (tm).
2. I am out of town and it's going to suck less than something else.
3. I'm with the gay - he loves Starbucks. I don't know...
I review these establishments based on the performance of the staff - since everything else is EXACTLY THE SAME from one store to the next.
This morning some HORRIBLE BITCH behind the counter at this used to be Red Robin and then Boston Market location LIED TO ME and told me that my precious breakfast had been DISCONTINUED. This caused a NEAR NERVOUS BREAKDOWN as it's that time of the month where EVERYTHING REALLY BOTHERS ME.
Barista: Oh, yeah. We discontinued that, it was in the manifest.
ME: WHAT??!!! Then why am I here? Why am I not at Vivace? Wait...There's a MANIFEST? How could they do that? Discontinue the healthy one and keep the sausage, the bacon, the ham??? DO THEY WANT US ALL TO DIE TOMORROW WITH HUGE ASSES???
Barista: Did you still want your quad shot?
ME: I hate you.
Once I returned to my desk and inhaled a Luna Bar, things started to even out and I did a little research. The sandwich is NOT DISCONTINUED. There was just a little problem with the manufacturer. They will be discontinued with the rest of them at the end of the year.
*PHEW*
One star for this one and the ding bat who made me bat shit for no good reason.
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I imagine driving my car right through the windows of this Starbucks every time I am turning onto whatever the street is from Olive.
Not because I hate Starbucks. Because... honestly I have no idea. I just imagine it. "I could totally hit my gas pedal right now and just zoom right through that window!"
Maybe because the independent coffee shop down the street is gone. What was it called? Coffee Messiah? Something like that. Why is it gone? Well, I'm sure a wee bit had to do with how scary that place was and how inviting Starbucks is in its familiarity.
So... last time I was in this Starbucks, lo and behold they had *drum roll* Coffee! I had an espresso. And I remembered why I always order mocha.
The whip cream of course!
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It's Starbucks. What is there to say that you haven't heard about the thousands of other ones. It's like reviewing air. We all know what air is like. If you like it, you like it. If you want gourmet and well crafted, you don't go here. Like air, you'd go to an oxygen bar. BTW, where did all the O2 bars go?
Fuck, this yelp review doesn't make sense. Then again, why you're looking up a yelp review on Starbucks doesn't make sense.
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Being in the heart of Capitol Hill it's no wonder this review will have a slight gay boy slant but don't let that get you down if it's not your bag. This is one of the largest Starbucks I've found with plenty of tables and couches to lounge around in. The staff rotates fairly often so I'm not sure if this is a main training location or what but they are always nice, friendly and usually funky (in the good way).
My pals and I call this location "Starbar" as it's a nice place to casually mingle with all the guys you usually only see in the darkness of nightclubs. There are lots of mobile workers that spend their afternoons pounding away on keyboards and staring into glowing screens (unfortunately I'm one of them). Also big on the list are casual meetings and real estate conversations as it seems to be a popular realtor stop on the neighborhood tour.
The only downside is parking can be a bear and NEVER park in their lot and walk somewhere else. I've personally seen many-a-car towed from there. The screaming fits and tantrums by the towed car owners are more than enough reason to make a trip into this Starbucks!
Feel free to drop off a venti, non-fat, 8 pump, no water chai at my table anytime.
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First let me say HI DREW!!! Lol anyways I love this Starbucks I stop by 2 sometimes 3 times a day and they know my drinks so its pretty nice that I don't need to say anything and they know what I get its nice to be membered
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I am typically not a Starbucks fan, but the proximity to my apartment and the friendly barristas at this store is an exception. The place is large and comfortable, with plenty of cushy single-seats or large tables for important discussions. Sadly, their music purchasing system has disappered, but I get the feeling that with the traffic and location, this store is a bit of a test-bed for both new ideas and new staff.
That said, the regular staff that I've seen for months are all friendly, and are actually happy in the early morning (which I'm not). They get a lot of customers, but typically move through the lines pretty fast without that 'coffee-nazi' attitutude busy places often have. And they are happy to let you work away on a laptop for long periods of time without questions. A great place to do out-of-home/out-of-office work, along with the other half-dozen regulars on computers at any given time.
Like the previous review mentioned, this is a great place to overhear interesting conversations. I've gained insights ranging from the real estate market to the process a therapist uses to bring a shut-in out into social areas. I've even witnessed a quiet arguement between a building contractor and developer which quickly escalated into the most hushed volley of personal insults I've ever seen. THAT is entertainment you can't put a price on.
The coffee: meh.... Personal taste I guess.
I've only been to this Starbucks a few times, but had a good experience each time. I absolutely love the atmosphere and feeling. I would be a regular but I don't go to Capital Hill that much. But for all the Starbucks in Seattle, this one's my fav.
four stars for making my daily whole milk, no water, no foam chai. fifth star because they knew me and my drink in less than two weeks.
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