February 25, 2006

posted by Dan Filler

Here's some Starbuck's cultural commentary:

To feed my Pacific NW-bred addiction, I used to carry two good thermoses and a well-insulated cup for any fair-sized road trip, especially out west (I used to travel trans-nationally a few times a year, plus shorter - though still long - trips). THis is so that I could stock up on good coffee at a few known places en route (Coal Creek coffee co. in Laramie, WY and some little place that roasted their own beans in Lincoln, NE were my favorite finds). I had had to search out those places by divining rod, more or less.

But now I can find a very good cup of coffee most anywhere: look for the exurbs of any medium-sized city and you'll at least find a Barnes-and-Noble Starbuck's, and generally a stand-alone. And like you noted, the independent cafes have grown to meet the society's greater demand for and higher expectations of coffee. So there are more Coal Creeks to be found out there as well. But the biggest benefit are the Starbucks at the various midwestern turnpike plazas. Thank goodness they got the truckers addicted to a stronger, better brew.

And that's not even getting to the fact that I can now buy not only Starbuck's, but locally produced high-quality coffee at the grocery store in my small, when I visit the family in my small southern hometown. JFG from the A&P had been the previous staple.

The "Short" also works for cappucino:

See this Slate article: http://www.slate.com/id/2133754/?nav=ais

I've been ordering mistos at Starbucks for over ten years, in cities large and small, all over the country. I've never seen them on the menu, and I've never encountered a Starbucks employee who didn't know what they were. (I'd say they're more like 3/4 coffee, 1/4 milk, whereas a cafe au lait is half and half.)

Having worked at a Starbucks for 4 years, I would just like to make one comment: Yes, you can order off menu, but please don't correct or argue with the baristas when they convert your order into the Starbucks lingo. Even though they couldn't care less what the drink is called, they have to use the official, market-tested Starbucks lingo.

They will make you a Whopper with Cheese if you ask.

I only wonder what the official Starbucks term for Whopper with Cheese would be. A Venti Grasso?

In case any of you are cheap and like to drink Iced Lattes (which is essentially espresso and milk over ice) you might want to consider ordering a dopio on ice which is two shots of espresso on ice. Then add your own milk at the milke station in Starbucks and you just saved almost 2 dollars everytime you visit Starbucks which if you are my wife is multiple times a day.

Cafe au lait is NOT made with steamed milk. It is made with scalded milk. Huge difference.

If anyone has worked at Starbucks before..plz email me and would make a good deal for some info ...thanxs!!

I would like menu Starbucs in french and English if possible! THANK YOU!

Hi All,

We love your Coffee was the best coffee in the world

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They have a latte drink called "white elephant" is like a venti-venti drink or a big gulp from 7-11, its a cold frappicino drink that eventually becomes hot. It's a "wow" and it works in every Starbucks, even in Europe!

I love my coffee, I go daily and my local starbucks guys even know my drink now. I'm a Quad, Venti, 3 pump toffee nut, non fat, no whip at 130 degrees...

Are there any special names for the drinks made with soy milk? Do ALL Starbucks carry soy milk? The 2 I go to do, but haven't asked out of town.

Peet's Coffee is much better than Starbucks!

You can also order a Tuxedo Mocha at Starbucks -- half mocha, half white chocolate mocha. They're AWESOME.

You can order a Caramel Appaccino which is basically a caramel capaccino with a hint of of apple. If you have ever had a caramel apple, yeah, it's kinda like that.

I've worked at a Starbucks in Canada, and was surprised to hear how 'hush hush' the short cup is in the states. People ask for it fairly regularly up here and it's listed on menus and clearly visible on the counter.

The soy dilemna, all you ask for is 'Tall Soy Latte' and bada bing, its made with soy. Nothing else needed.

There's no real 'secret' stuff at Starbucks, just so many combinations it cant be kept track of.

My favourite was a Toffee Nut Cappuchino, perfectly roasty.

Last summer, I vacationed in Riverside, CA and went to a Starbucks with my cousin. She introduced me to the best drink ever. Leche de Cocoa. It was awesome. You can get it hot or cold. It was very nostalgic.

who "vacations" in River-tucky, CA??

You can also order a Tuxedo Mocha at Starbucks -- half mocha, half white chocolate mocha. They're AWESOME.

Posted by: Arlo at February 15, 2007 04:03 PM
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It's Called a Zebra or a Black and White. i work at a Starbucks in Target.

Some more awesome drinks to try-

Passion Tea Lemonaid amde with apple juice instead of Lemonaide.

Mocha with Ras. a.k.a. the "Truffle" as a frappe or hot!

Vanillia Bean with Java chips - "Cookies n Cream"

Favorite Frappe with Whip blended in it- makes it more ricker and creamier...just dont double blend it!

Also i know a lot of people ask what a black/red eye is- All it is is the The Coffee of the Day/Drip of your choice with either 1 shot or 2 shots, just to enhance the flavor.

I made one up by myself which my customers like and thats the Dalmation, which is White Chocolate and Java Chips, and i love it!

Any comments? send them to Kateths@gmail.com

hey try the Zebra its white chocolate and dark chocolate hot or cold! its good!

has any1 heardof a gummie bear juice. its a passion ice tea with half the sweetener melon amd half of it rassberry. for example you could get a grande passion iced tea sweetened with 2 pumps melon ad 2 pumps rassberry. it tastes like melted gummie bears over ice. it is pretty good.

What about the lite frappachinos? Can you get anything different thats not on the menu?

What about the lite frappachinos? Can you get anything different thats not on the menu?

At starbucks their is a drink that's not on the menu that we call a Captain Crunch. It's a strawberry n creme with three shots toffee nut and 2 to 3 scoops of chocolate chips. It taste just like the berries in the cereal.

other lesser known beverages are the Red Eye and Black Eye. The Red Eye is a cup of coffee (your choice of size) with one shot of espresso added in. The Black Eye is with two shots of espresso. Good Morning!!!

Hey! You can get ANY hot drink in a short size. (at least at the starbucks around the bay area)

Hey! You can get ANY hot drink in a short size. (at least at the starbucks around the bay area)

Hey! You can get ANY hot drink in a short size. (at least at the starbucks around the bay area)

Anyone who actually orders their coffee at a certain temperature needs a hobby. George Carlin puts it perfectly:

"The more complicated the Starbucks order, the bigger the asshole."

Just an FYI, the barisatas will mock you when you leave with your 1/2 decaf-2 pump-extra shot-1/4 pack of Splenda-no whip-soy-132 degree-sugar free mocha.

Try a drink called the "Chai Bomb" . Their Chai with a shot of espresso.

One of the best drink ever. Marble Mocha Macchiato: white chocolate, milk chocolate, esspresso, milk

They have a latte drink called "white elephant" is like a venti-venti drink or a big gulp from 7-11, its a cold frappicino drink that eventually becomes hot. It's a "wow" and it works in every Starbucks, even in Europe!

Posted by: Kerry Johns at October 6, 2006 01:36 PM
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i tried ordering the white elephant at to different starbucks in my area and both dont know what it is do u know what makes up a white elephant

okay is there any other drinks beside the zebra ? i keepm getting the same drink i want something different i usually get the passion tea lemonade or the white chocolate mocha with 5 shots and soymilk i get that hot or iced.. so yeah anysuggestions?

Does anyone know what is in a "snickers"?

YOUR COFFEE IS OVER PRICED AND BITTER....IT........SUCKS...SUCKS....SUCKS

YOUR COFFEE IS OVER PRICED AND BITTER....IT........SUCKS...SUCKS....SUCKS

when i'm not in the mood for coffee, i order a strawberry apple juice frapp, with 2 shots of rasberry. it is so good, very refreshing! i call it R(asberry)A(apple)S(trawberry) medley.

venti passion tea lemonade with 2 pumps melon, 2 pumps rasp, 2 pumps orange is awesome (but be wary of the baristas making fun of you behind your back unless you actually work at starbucks =)

A sexy april. Cofee with chocolate lemonade and raspberry syrup.

I had this one drink it was called "winter wonderland" not a lot of people know it and i dunno what's in it but it looked like a mix of caramel, vanilla bean, and peppermint. but there's more in the drink.

7 pump triple venti mocha with whole milk and extra whip...yummmm

a better name for a "chai bomb" is a "dirty chai". and a better name for it than that is a "dirty hippie"

Hey I was wondering if you knew a starbucks drink called Chuck Norris? it has like white mocha, tofee nut, & hazel nut.

Some yummy and cheap drinks:

Iced coffee with white mocha - delicious! Whipped cream on top for extra yum.

Iced doppio with 1 pump hazelnut or 2 pumps honey syrup...add splash of half n half at the counter...mmm

Some yummy and cheap drinks:

Iced coffee with white mocha - delicious! Whipped cream on top for extra yum.

Iced doppio with 1 pump hazelnut or 2 pumps honey syrup...add splash of half n half at the counter...mmm

PS I used to work at sbux and there is no such thing as a white elephant. Most of the other names listed don't make any sense...just order what you want and they will make it - so don't order a 'zebra,' just ask for a mocha with a mix of white and regular syrups...

um i work at starbucks too and everyone knows what a zebra/tux/mocha white mocha is
but you're right, there is no such thing as a white elephant

I'm boring as far as drinks go: black coffee. But I have really grown to love the Starbucks brew. Plus I will honestly say that I've never run into a rude barista, and quite frankly, I love it that they're corporate!

ok order this it is the latest to the secret menu it is a snickers frapp. Ask for it it is the best.

ok order this it is the latest to the secret menu it is a snickers frapp. Ask for it it is the best.

Starbucks is a bloodsucking entity, which destroys small, independent coffee retailers, with its shareholder-driven, global business approach.

What chance has a small retailer have against Starbucks, if one were to set up across the road, in any city in the world?

Given that it is the small shops and cafes that truly make the personality of a city (take Paris for example), we should try and protect the endeavors of small business, not crush it with the might and pillage of a tsunami, which is what Starbucks and its ilk really is.

Starbucks' owner is also a major financier of the Israeli military machine.

Adam