Starbucks
“The feel of the place is airy and light, the line moves pretty well, and traffic flows in and out pretty easily.”
“Show them your ID at the register when taking your order and they'll apply it without hesitation.”
“Anywho…this place is always packed..especially with John Jay College, Fordham, NYIT and the hospital around it…you can hardly find a seat…”
Starbucks
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Working: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Inexpensive
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In the Columbus Circle area, this is PROBABLY the best Starbucks that's around.
It gets a little crowded in the morning with the line going to the door, but they're trying to get better with that with having people take your orders way in advance so the line stays moving.
If you happen to be a student, you get a discount. Show them your ID at the register when taking your order and they'll apply it without hesitation. By doing so, two or three other students in line who have not been using their ID for a discount will take note and you will probably make a friend.
The coffee is consistent and is the same every morning / afternoon / night. The service is pretty good – they've gotten a lot better over the couple of years that I have been coming here.
This is a small spot, but they do make an effort to have ample seating for everyone. There are a lot of stools to sit on against the windows, and then there's one large table near the entrance where they place additional seats. Even then, it can be a little difficult grabbing a seat on some days.
I'm not a huge Starbucks guy, but once in a while I'll stop by. Every time I go here the staff is so friendly and my coffee is always prepared correctly. Its always clean too. Its a bit small so it can get crowded very quick.
I went to Starbucks this morning on a hunt to satisfy a caffeine craving. I decided to go with an iced coffee specifically pike place roast! The lady at the counter was very RUDE and stated that they dont have that. She than began yelling to two of her coworkers after I told her I would take the alternative. She then told me to "scan" my starbucks card and literally began walking away doing something else(not preparing my drink). The guy making the drinks questioned me what I ordered, after the lady who took my order yelled my order to him. Staff obviously has issues with eachother and lack commuincation skills are strongly evident. The woman taking my order began mumbling and yelling at another employee that was leaving ….
Staff is very disorganzied, rude and unhelpful.
Being a huge fan of starbucks, this starbucks is below average for a typical NYC Starbucks.
If you have the opportunity, go to a different location. If you work at the hospital and its the closest one I guess you must endure the sub par coffe and horrific service that is if your desperate.
"The whole purpose of places like Starbucks is for people with no decision-making ability whatsoever to make six decisions just to buy one cup of coffee. Short, tall, light, dark, caf, decaf, low-fat, non-fat, etc. So people who don't know what the hell they're doing or who on earth they are can, for only $2.95, get not just a cup of coffee but an absolutely defining sense of self: Tall! Decaf! Cappuccino!" — Joe Fox (Tom Hanks) 1998 "You've Got Mail"
Friday night immediately following an extraordinary live cultural art performance at nearby Lincoln Center, as the Power of One, full blast of hunger pangs but not in great enthausiam for a full meal from my exposure under the summer's blazing hot sun. My travels came to a screeching halt to be physically drained and in dire need to be rehydrated. Starbucks salve my body for a cool down with a good fully functioning air conditioning unit, Tall ice Green Tea at $1.75 and fruit salad deluxe at $3.55 footing the bill at $5.30 (with the infamous abject economic NYC sales tax).
Staff is appears newbies in taking orders as I had to repeat my request three times for one measly small (excuse me, Starbucks' version of "tall") ice Green Tea. Cashier did not request for my name to be inscribed on the cup when picking-up my drink order. There are ample tables including an island table in the center. Line appears to be moving moderate at 8:43pm on a Friday night. One unisex facility exist, but no comment as I did not utilize it.