Do you like Starbuck's or have a favorite neigborhood cafe?What's your favorite drink to order??
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Do you like Starbuck's or have a favorite neigborhood cafe?What's your favorite drink to order??
I'm a Peet's drinker.:)
Starbucks. Venti organic latte. (Unless I'm watching my calories, then it's a tall.)
Chai latte....I've concluded that it is a perfect recovery drink. Well, according to me, that is. :rolleyes:
My logic? Chocolate milk is supposed to be a great recovery drink. Milk and sugar with the antioxidant properties of chocolate. By that reasoning, I can justify my chai latte--milk and sugar with the antioxidant properties of tea, not to mention the effects of the spices.
Peets! Large Nonfat Latte please! Starbucks in a pinch. Local barista - I love Orchard Valley in Campbell. Palo Alto Roasting Co is good too.
I have become a coffee addict. It's a bad sign when you crave a latte instead of a LemonDrop:eek:
Peets for me!
Also have many local coffee shops. Jobob introduced a bunch of us to Mission Coffee Roasters and now that's my recovery bev provider after any AC Trail ride.
www.missioncoffeeroasters.com
Pictured below the Peets jersey, on the Peets website as a benefit to Team in Training. :)
Soy chai latte, soy double-shot latte, or plain ol' black brewed coffee.
I don't know that I have a favorite place to get coffee, but I love Chocolati; they sell their own truffles and you just can't beat a coffee and a locally made truffle! MmmmmmmMMmmm!
My local coffee shop is called 10 speed. It's the bestest. The owner, Brian, is a triathlete, rides a Trek Madone and also races cyclocross. They make very good lattes. They always use whole milk. Mmmmmmmmm.
He has old Tour de France photos on the wall, sculptures made out of bike parts and bar stools made with old rims and schwinn saddles.
Peet's!
I dearly miss the Mexican Mochas at Royal Blend in Bend. It isn't the same since De Luca's bought 'em.:(
My fave cafe is Tiger Tiger (for all you lurking perthites-just beside Secret Garden off of Murray street).
Why do I love them so? Claire & the gang make a mean Iced Coffee & flat white..Thier lunches are divine(couscous w veggies...and exotic dishes such as bagels w kangaroo..) as is thier homemade rocky road :o
We don't have Starbucks in Perth and would not go there even if we had one.
C
Not much of a coffee drinker but when I do get a hankerin' I go to Dunkin' Donuts for a Latte Lite (and a sour creme donut)
The best chai in this town is from the Indian restaurant.
I can't take Starbucks hipper than thou attitude.
Why do they make ordering a cup of coffee so complicated?
and why do they need to know my name?
I always make something up. I think I was Frank Zappa last time I was there.
Love my local, it's called Espresso Royale...YUM! I enjoy Starbucks when I'm not near Espresso though.
I bought Silver the Cycles Gladiator poster for mother's day. In 1899, Cycles Gladiator was located at 18 Boulevard Montmartre.
Today, 18 Boulevard Montmartre is STARBUCKS.
That knowledge, along with $3.50 :eek:, will get you a cup of Starbucks:)
Ah, coffee, a substance near and dear to me. Peets is the best around here. Yay, Peets! I just like a good old fashioned cup of coffee. I end up at Starbucks a lot, tho, since it's on my route to work.
Why is it that the sites that sell Starbucks coffee but aren't Starbucks locations (like my work cafeteria) can almost never get it right? They've got a decent quality coffee, why can't they manage to clean their coffee pots correctly, measure the right amount in and not burn the stuff? "Starbucks Proudly Sold Here" seems like a sure recipe for gak.
Word. I haven't found a chai that can compare to the real stuff, except maybe ye olde ren faire turkish coffee house chai, which is different, but damn tasty.Quote:
The best chai in this town is from the Indian restaurant.
Wandering off topic...Mr. Silver, my boy also got me the Cycles Gladiator poster not too long ago - it's framed and hanging in our living room. I LOVE it! That's a great gift for Mom's day. That's very funny that the location is now a Starbucks. Better than Mickey D's, I say.
I try my best to p!ss off the Sbux baristas by never using their cutesy names. They are stupid.Quote:
Originally Posted by zencentury
I was just thinking the other day - why do I give them my name so readily? Next time I'm gonna be Trixie.:D
//Peets asks for names too --- I shall be Francesca there.
Soy Chai for me please! - I like the spicy ones more than the sweet ones, so far I think my favorite has been Peets, but we don't have too many of those up here.Quote:
Originally Posted by tangentgirl
This place www.seattleteacup.com has an awesome Chai blend and they ship! (its a loose tea with spices, not a liquid concentrate - it is ground quite fine so you need a fine tea strainer and some patience to brew it - pour the water in sloooowly, but it is really quite nice)
I have my favorite most mornings in my own little home town....a skim double latte (extra hot) at Ralph's Pretty Good Cafe.
I will drink starbucks if I have to, but I feel that their espresso tastes burnt!
When I am in Boulder I prefer Penny Lane or Buchanons, I used to be obsessed with Prufrocks before they closed(they had the best coffee and the best homemade soups and sandwiches).
Let's see back In Ft.Lauderdale I loved Brew, during the day it is an urban coffee house-great big leather chairs, funky music playing, local art work. At night it also sells microbrews and wine. Very funky idea. Great coffee
Now that I am in Albuquerque I am finding that I like Satellite's- it is a local chain.
And what do I drink? Usually a triple machiatto for me! if I am feeling naughty I go for a cappucino or a chai
I hate it when they pretend they don't know what small, medium and large mean.Quote:
I try my best to p!ss off the Sbux baristas by never using their cutesy names. They are stupid.
Am I the only one who likes just plain strong black coffee? I'll have a mocha once in a while as a treat but mostly I just love strong black coffee.
There are a lot of us Seattleites who try hard to go to the indie coffee places rather than the megaempire Starbuck's. And I think they DO overroast their coffee so it's fairly bitter.
I have a local, no-name expresso place run by a mother and two daughters that I go to. They're right next door to a skilled nursing place and the espresso stand owners built a garden for the nursing home residents.
My favorite drinks--double short Americano, or double short nonfat mocha with half the usual amount of chocolate.
QUEEN - You're not the only one who loves just a plain black coffee.
I think there are a lot of us who like indie places whether it's for the better less bitter coffee, a sense of culinary adventure or a statement.Quote:
Originally Posted by salsabike
There's that term the "mall'ization of America". Some seem to have a need for the same places logos menu wherever we go "oh look! whew, a Starbucks in Uzbechistanigrad. I thought we'd never find a place to have coffee".
Why travel at all? Why go anywhere if we're just gonna have the same blasted burnt coffee? Try the local bev of choice in Uzbechistanigrad just to say you did. :p :cool:
I love finding the out of the way spot, the cafe that looks intriguing from the outside, local plates on cars in the lot "ooh look, the cops go there. Now we know it's good".
I'm pretty good at spotting these places and rarely have a bad meal. But I've heard this is a good site for that out of the way spot
www.roadfood.com
Knott's taken me to both Chocolatis in Seattle. I'm not saying one shouldn't go to Starbucks but how less special would it be "oh, remember when we went to Starbucks, just like this Starbucks which is just like the one in ...." :p :cool: ;)
Well, in Dallas it's harder to find good espresso drinks. And I can't tell you how many times I've ordered lattes and couldn't drink them, they were so bad. Starbucks may not always be best, but it's consistantly better than average in my experience.
If you get drinks that have sugar and/or flavorings it might not be such a big deal, but all I get are lattes (made with organic milk, when possible) and if the barrista doesn't know what they're doing, you can definitely tell the difference.
I love going to small independent restaurants, cafes, etc. and if there were any viable options around me for lattes I'd jump at the chance to patronize them, but unfortunately I don't have that option.
We definitely like to "do as the Romans do" when we're traveling, and our favorite cup of coffee (just plain coffee) is a brand called Farmer's Brothers, that is mostly available at restaurants and cafes. I can't begin to tell you how many times we've said, "Wow, this is good coffee," and been told it was Farmer's Brothers, whether in a tiny cafe in rural New Mexico or a Greek restaurant in Dallas.
As for Starbucks, I've been to Starbucks in London, and also in Salisbury and Chester (both in England) and each time it was a welcome chance to get a latte. In Salisbury I was actually ill and when we found that little Starbucks right by the gate to the cathedral, a Starbucks with medieval stone interior walls, even! -- I sank into the familiar chair and sipped on that familiar latte and just rested for a very long time. It was nice.
Mind you, that majority of our time in the UK is driving our rental from village to village and eating at pubs and tea rooms and staying in very basic B&Bs. And if there were no Starbucks there, we wouldn't whine about it.
But on the few occasions where we've visited them, we've enjoyed them!
(One of my favorite lattes ever was in a little Italian sandwich shop in London, though.)
I also prefer independent coffee places. My favorite is the Continental Cafe in West Acton MA. It's low key, a bit of a grungy atmosphere, excellent food, too. Plus, I get to eavesdrop in on conversations, so I get to find out which one of my children's former classmates are in trouble, arrested, etc (just kidding). I get a medium mocha latte with skim milk. mmmmm. I like regular plain black coffee, but I have that everyday. Now that I live in the next town over, I go there because it's like Cheers to me; everybody knows your name. I do go to Main Street cafe in Concord Center, but it is packed with those pesky tourists who are here on a history binge.
I have no problem with Starbucks, although I don't like their coffee as much. Most New Englanders think Dunkin Donuts is a gourmet coffee place. Yuch... I avoid it.
My brother found a Starbucks while he was stationed in Dubai. (and took a picture of it) Kinda like taking coals to Newcastle, I guess, but it was popular with the military guys.
(I get this funny image in my head of these Arabica beans leaving port in Dubai, shipping to the east coast of the US, then to the west coast, getting roasted, then shipping BACK to Dubai to be served. very efficient?)
The closest nearby town has 5 Starbucks and I believe the population is around 7,000. Do we really need that many Starbucks?!?! They are the best coffee place in town though. Grande Non-fat Carmel Macchiato or Venti Iced Passion Tea w/ 2 Splendas (ugh) for me!
You have so many because they skipped other places FOREVER! We got the first one here (town of around 150,000) two years ago, by the end of summer we'll be up to three shops.Quote:
Originally Posted by sara
I'm strictly a black and flavored coffee bean girl. Nearest Starbucks is 140 miles.
I grind my coffee fresh before making a pot. I buy 8:00 Coffee brand in colombian and vanilla/hazelnut flavored beans. It is very good and much cheaper than other well-known brands.
Have never experienced Starbucks coffee (live in the country), but love the smell of coffee beans. Unfortunately, I am a coffee novice (don't go out much) and don't know what to ask for when I do go out. Often I am disappointed. Isn't it amazing that you can make a coffee, using identical ingredients and proportions, and one day it tastes fantastic, the other mediocre - why?
My name is SheFly, and I am addicted to coffee. Specifically Starbucks - I even grind and brew my own at home...
YUCK! Only drink DD in an ABSOLUTE pinch... Although I did start out drinking coffee at DD. I compare their coffee to the Tim Horton's phenomenon in Canada - terrible coffee, but people will line up for miles to get a cup.Quote:
Originally Posted by Robyn Maislin
I've gotten so bad, that I will drink about 60 oz of coffee in a day...
MMM - COFFEE!
SheFly
My favorite is a local, independant - Cafe Luna, where the owner has water dishes out for your dog. Starbucks has made a point of opening shops across the street from local shops when they first came to town, but New Orleanians are very loyal to local and this out-compete-the-local idea bounced. Several Starbucks have not reopened post-Katrina. There's a BIG stink right now about them trying to open a shop on Jackson Square in the French Quarter in an empty restaurant space. We'd rather have another restaurant. If you want coffee, go down the square to Cafe' du Monde for a cafe au lait and beignets.
So at Cafe Luna, I'll have a non-fat latte, BIG, please.
When I was a firefighter I drank 3-4 pots a day of coffee, it was sooooooo good! Then my doc told me the reason I was having heart palpitations was too much caffeine, now I only drink 2-3 cups a day. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by SheFly
As I type --
I am sitting outside Starbucks at a table, watching the rain drizzle down.
This was my first ride in the semi-rain (it's not raining hard) and I loved it.
I have a for-here tall organic latte beside me, and life is good.
(To me there is nothing better than a for-here latte -- in a cup with foam atop. I think the tall lattes have the best flavor, but find I'm too cheap to buy two talls when a venti is cheaper and theoretically should be the same thing. But it isn't. Don't ask me why.)
We have a little cafe called "cuppa de oro". And they have great coffee, but my favorite is a Ice tea drink called "Green Dragon". It is Green tea with a touch of Soy milk , honey, and mint. Over ice of coarse. It is so yummy. I like to get one on monday during our farmers market that happens right in front of the coffee shop. They also have really yummy bagel sandwiches. I think I need to go!
Yea that was my problem too! Had to cut waaaaaaay back. Now I only have a mug in the mornng and sometimes one in the afternoon.Quote:
Originally Posted by Queen
Hi SheFly :p :D :cool: :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by SheFly
Pssst.... Costco coffee is Starbucks, and a big huge bag is pretty cheap!
Knot-fellow-caf-fiend
Peets coffee from the Bay Area, California. That's the best! Starbucks is everywhere and very dependable, but I still love Peets
YUMMY - Got to have it. especially when I'm camping
Just finished a bag this morning, and have to dump the next bag into the coffee canister.... AHHH - [cheap] Starbucks coffee! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by KnottedYet
SheFly