I ordered a light roast coffee; instead I was given a dark roast by the cashier. I can see and smell the difference because I am a regular light roast coffee drinker. Told cashier to get me a light roast; cashier proceeded to lie to me that what she gave me WAS light roast! I found the cashier to be stupid; it's too bad the hiring manager did not screen for stupidity.
When I got my cup of iced water, I noticed many dirty things. The barista -- "Abel" -- had things growing between his teeth when he talked to me. Something white came flying at me from his mouth. Not sure what it was but I dodged it like the plague. How gross. Then, when I went to pick up my water, the cup had all kinds of incriminating finger prints on it and the water looked like it was viscous oil with weird oily bubbles on top! I looked at it and told Abel to get me a clean cup, with clean ice and clean water -- this is California, after all, and not some third world country. The barista was annoyed by this. He argued with me; I kept staring at his teeth because he had protein lodged between them or something. God, so gross. Why on earth does a Starbucks employee even want to argue with a customer and when is it ever professional to argue with a customer? (Fire the new-hire trainer and shift supervisors, please!) Before I was done, Abel called me a "bitch" for asking him for a clean cup, clean ice and clean water from his Starbucks store! Or, then again, it might have been the cryptic protein stuck between his teeth that caused him to be such an abusive employee to a customer.
I am not allowed to give negative stars on Yelp, so, the lowest I can go is one star. I think the state health department should do a surprise visit. It might not be a criminal offense to hire teenagers who are lazy and do not care about good customer service (or do not believe in brushing his teeth or knowing the difference between a light roast and a dark roast), but it is a penalty for any place of business to be this unsanitary and dare to serve food and drinks with so much filth around. If Yelp allowed a negative star system, I would give this location of Starbucks a negative 5 stars.
Come on, Mr. Schultz, for all the fancy names of the drinks and cup size and all the inflated cost for pastries and coffees, you can do so much better than to hire such inept, uncaring and dirty employees. This is a multi-million dollar, international brand ... can you not afford to try to make all those lofty ideas and quotes you post on the Internet about what the Starbucks brand represent and core values be very, very slightly true? read more