Starbucks

I’m not a fan of this Starbucks and I’m pretty easy to please as a starbux enthusiast.
Once I saw a barista there take out a opened carton of half and half and go to pour it in the thermos and huge chunks of rotten milk came out. Yuck, but OK fixable situation right? Wrong! The barista looked at the thermos, paused, and walked away to do something else. Then the other barista noticed the thermos, realized it wasn’t full and added a fresh carton of half and half to the grossness.
I have no idea why the first barista wouldn’t fix her mess or at least communicate to the other barista.
If they’re not throwing their old half and half out what about the milk in my coffee?
Now I can never order drinks at this Starbucks again. My sister said that the Safeway Starbucks aren’t really regulated by Starbucks and the employees don’t have to go through as much food safety training. I dunno if that’s true but I believe her.
Just walk around the corner to the real Starbucks over by Noah’s.

I knew there was a Starbucks inside Safeway but I never had the chance to go inside and purchase my coffee there. It’s a small place but at least I know I will get in and out within 10 minutes. From ordering my drink to waiting for it to be done it just takes 10 minutes or less. But sometimes it CAN be slow because I came here twice and both of those times were just 1 barista taking the order and making the drinks. It’s sad to see just 1 person doing everything but I understand that not everyone always go inside Safeway just for Starbucks coffee. It was a good experience there except sometimes I would feel my Caramel Frap is watered down and not blended enough with ice. It’s good to stop by a place where there’s a short line and the wait time isn’t ridiculously unreasonable. I would give it 5 stars but I want to leave some room for improvement.

I know you’re thinking this is just a Starbucks kiosk within a Safeway. How can it possibly get 5 stars? I’ll tell you why. Her name is Tricia. The coolest barista you’ll ever meet. She is super friendly and genuine. Coming from someone that isn’t too concerned with customer service vs. the quality of the product, that’s a major compliment. Even though I now have a Nespresso machine, I’ll still stop in here for a visit. She’s always offering to whip up custom drinks that aren’t even on the menu. She’ll even make you a sample of a drink if you’re curious about it. My personal favorite is when she «forgets» to charge extra for soy. I wish the regular Starbucks store baristas had her level of customer service skills. I actually only pick up a coffee if she is working here while I’m grocery shopping. Otherwise I just grab a few groceries and go.