text: STARBUCKS Part InnBeing a quasiStarbucks junkie pretty much gives me an irrevocable consumer right and reasonable amount of credibility to throw in my worth of opinion Why because that is how much my automatic SB gold card reload is worth every month nnI grew up in the PNW mostly in the Seattle area where Starbucks was born and where locals ironically and deliberately avoid Starbucks and patronize other local and smaller coffee shops where my friends and I frequented Vivace Coffee on Broadway in Capitol Hill I did not turn to Starbucks until after I left the US and was stationed overseas It was one of those things I did whenever I felt homesick and wanted to touch base with the motherland and felt the need to reenforce my being an American Then it grew on me My drink of choice SummerSpring Venti Iced Mocha light whip or FallWinter Extra Hot Venti Mocha no whip nnMy all time favorite Starbucks has to be the one in Rhodes Decadence Greece my review will be forthcoming My least favorite has to be this Starbucks with drive ThurnnStarbucks is Starbucks wherever you go You will get the very same mediocre pricey coffee drink they are famous for but the only way one sets apart from the other is the degree of customer service the ambience and the way the general interior areas conducive to enjoying a cup of joe As expected in any Starbucks you will get the customary greetings albeit superficial The staff is trained and programmed to say and do that accompanied by their banal smiles and trite perkiness Once your order is rung you are nothing but a tall grande or a venti cup of coffee I have spent numerous hours here almost on a daily basis I have come to know some of the regulars and have become oblivious to everything not so good about this place I have to admit however that sometimes it does get under my skin It is like going to a reputable Chinese restaurant where you know and what you only care about is the excellent food and will keep on coming back despite the fact and you being fully aware that good customer service is something that is not and will never be on the menu The only difference is that I come here not for their excellent drinks but because of its proximity to where I live accessibility and it being open conveniencennThis Starbucks is most often than not packed with students during school seasons btwn noon and midnight especially towards the evening who are studying hours on end Some with just an order of one drink and multiple free refills of iced water some bringing with them lunch bags dinner boxes veggies in Ziploc bags bottles of soda pop munchies and snacks in small plastic containers or food ordered from nearby restaurants pizza rice bowls wraps and thermos bottles I have seen some bring their blankets extra sweatshirts and some even show up in their PJs The campers are pretty much the same faces and same group of students just about every day Good luck if you are thinking about coming here during midterms or final exams This Starbucks is the unofficial librarygroup study room of the various Las Vegas academes nnBusier than your typical Starbucks this locations staff or understaff gets so busyoverworked to the point of being overwhelmed that their bathrooms are hardly checked and cleaned And since there are always cramming students camping in the actual lounge is hardly kept cleaned and kept in order More often than not you will have to ask and remind the staff that they are out of tissue paper in the bathroom or out of napkins milk or sugar I can only assume that they do all their organizing and cleaning up when the flow of customers slows down during wee hours I also noticed how fast their staff turnover is It seems like they have new baristasstaff every other month or so unless they rotate their shifts Their wifi connections reliability is mediocre at best There was even a time when it was literally down for over a month The staff knew about it but there were no signs saying that they were having wifi issues and if you asked the staff their response was Yeah we know it was during those times when I did not see any campers and the tables and chairs were for the taking nnDont get me wrong You will get your drink alright but you have to pay special attention or literally stand by the pick up counter or you will never know that your nameorder has been called and your drink has been sitting on the counter Had they ever gotten my drink wrong Yes on more than one occasion Sometimes it did not bother me and did not ask for a replacement and sometimes I did contingent upon my mood or how busy the barista was Besides the staff can be genuinely friendly and chatty when not busy nnThis may be my least favorite Starbucks and yet it is the one place I always choose to go to and go back toover and over again