Sunshine Espresso

Baristas here are always super friendly and quick! Only knocking it down to three stars because I’ve gotten a couple fluke Americanos that are way too watered down but 90% of the time this place makes the best coffee, overall always better than Starbucks

I was quite disappointed and somewhat satisfied depending on the product (hence two rather than one star). I ordered the following
24oz Mocha — I was informed that Hershey’s is the standard chocolate but that dark chocolate is available. I requested this — but I do not think that got passed into the product. The Hemp Mocha I had bore no resemblance to a Mocha — nearly no chocolate taste… The hemp milk seemed to taste a little weird — and I wondered how fresh it was. I threw this out.
32oz Cold Mocha — This tasted reasonable good — though the chocolate was was somewhat light — I am uncertain whether the dark was used or not.
12oz Americano — I always check a stand’s Americano — because the taste is not hidden under the sugar. This was decent, a little bland and watery feeling, but not bitter at least. I ended up throwing this into the Cold Mocha.
Would I go back? Perhaps to see if I had an unusual experience — but I would communicate my issues during the ordering process to avoid a repeat.

I go here everyday I love this place the girls make amazing coffee and are always super sweet

I love this coffee spot! They are amazing when it comes to service & quality of coffee! They always have a smile & a kind word no matter how busy they are!

I absolutely love these ladies. They are so friendly. I love the convenience of having them so close to me. I can walk up or do the drive through if I’m going to work. Tiffany is phenomenal and so sweet! She is one of the only ladies who gets my coffee just right. Another gal did a great job as well but I didn’t catch her name. OH and they have muffins, sounds silly but I love muffins with my coffee. Their stamp card rewards are so great, I’ve already earned a free coffee! So either I drink too much or they are just my favorite place to go and bit adds up fast.
Support your local baristas! Great smiles are better than bikinis! ;)

BEST place to get coffee period. I have been coming here since 2007, and they have consistently make my day every morning. They will get your drink down to the fine details and make it better than you could of imagined. * Tiffany is the sweetest thing ever!

Always friendly and my favorite coffee. I only wish they could come take orders when the line is long.

These ladies are great. They make the coffee with care, and it never tastes bitter. All in all, this is a quality coffee cart. No gimmicks or bathing suits… just good coffee and service.

Updating my past review. The staff made good for my bad drink. The barista is very kind and my drinks have been excellent ever since. I’m now a regular and love this place. The customer service is outstanding and the coffee drinks are fantastic.

Upgrading to five stars. They really are the friendliest baristas in this whole burb.
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On gym mornings, I attribute at least three extra treadmill/​orbital miles to my daily 5:45 am doppios (that, and inferior pop music with a high beats-​per-​minute count). They have a little sign saying, «Support your neighborhood clothed baristas,» so I do. This is made easier because they’re all genuinely nice people. One thing I have learned over the years is that if a person is good-​humored at 5:45am, well, they’re better people than me.
I’ve been pretty satisfied with their coffee, but had mixed results with their breakfast sandwiches. On one visit, two of the three were cold in the middle, which is a rude discovery for an egg and sausage product. I did call them to let them know they needed to heat them for a few extra seconds and the girl I spoke with apologized and said the other girl might have put two in at once, which causes that problem.
Meanwhile, I’ll stick with the coffee. On certain mornings, before certain (civilized) hours, they give you a third shot for free. Apoplexy, shmapoplexy… if it’s free, I’ll take it! Those are usually REALLY good treadmill days.

Best coffee in the «north end» and it’s a drive-​thru stand. Thank goodness it’s a 2-​minute drive from my house. I’m always on the go and it’s pretty much a lifesaver. I’d choose this over coffee chains. Someone should make a café out of this stand. I’m waiting for that moment.

Pretty average latte with average service. I’m just glad its there with its drivethrough so I don’t have to go in other places in the neigborhood and wait.

I’ve been a Shoreline resident for a little over 4 years now, and have been frequenting this place for the last 2 years. I love this place, it’s near my residence, so not only is it extremely convenient, I’m just happy I actually like it, because I believe any other coffee stand is fairly far away. I’ve always liked everyone who works here, and 90% of the time they make my hot chocolates with *just* the right amount of syrup, and their Italian sodas are top notch!
You’d think all drive up/​walk up coffee/​espresso stands would be all the same, but this one is special, and I’ve been into these places since 1991. They’re always chatting with a lot of my neighbors who walk up, and the conversations are genuine, not forced or awkward… they really care about their customers… I usually drive up. I recommend this place if you happen to be in Shoreline crossing 177^th and 15^th Ave NE!
Sometimes people complain about establishments with employees with attitude, I have VERY rarely encountered this behavior, perhaps because I’m a happy, upbeat person… the majority of the time it”s your approach, fyi you get what you give. Just some food (or coffee) for thought.

Gave them more chances. Same problem with the same clerk — no change in attitude. Everyone else however, is fine.

We stopped there today after getting breakfast at Leena’s. The two car order at first window, pick up at second system kind of reminded me of McDonald’s and I sort of assumed that there would be no connection with the barista. I was so wrong. The girl who took our order was totally friendly, especially after we commented on the sign on her tip jar that said «Contribute to the Clothed Baristas Fund. No pasties, Just Pastries» which I totally adored as I own a clothed stand and hate the jerks who keep asking my 19 year old baristas to flash them… but I digress.
I ordered my usual 24 oz iced americano w/​SF Vanilla and an inch of soy and I have to say it was really good. I believe they may use French vanilla as the default vanilla flavor but that’s okay with me. I will definitely be back when next in that area.