Starbucks

I love this Starbucks. It’s right across from where I work, I’m there practically every morning for my latte. Staff knows my order by heart.

I’m often in this area for work or tutoring and this Starbucks just happens to be on my way so I often stop for some caffeine courage. It has a very friendly staff and good chairs.
The downside is it is often very busy and its hard to find a place to sit down.
Also my pet peeve of people not paying and just sitting here seems to happen often, especially in the seats near the washroom, where the staff can’t see!

I’m here at least once a week because I’m in the area for work. At around noon, it’s always packed with high school students, locals, and people who work in the area — seating can be hard to find at times, but I luck out and usually find a place to sit. Service can be a hit or miss — my most recent visit was a miss as the Barista on cash was extremely rude. But then the week prior, the person on cash was super friendly. I’ll never figure it out. As for the beverages and food — it’s the same Starbucks stuff I can find at every single location in the city. I will keep coming here as long as I’m in the area for work.
Good for: coffee (obvi!), getting work done

Every Sunday, I see exactly the same people. These faces are some of my most committed recurrences, and I couldn’t put a name to any of them.
This Starbucks location has the friendliest staff I have encountered of any Starbucks. This could be that they know my face, and I am somehow given the ‘regulars’ treatment. I hope not, because I don’t know anyone here. I barely make any eye contact with the people I recognize from my Church buying coffee here. This location caters mainly to the residents of Deer Park.
On Sunday mornings, if I manage to get a seat by the window, I would stare out into the streets and watch the unending black yoga pants and neon coloured shirt locals jog down Yonge Street, breathing in all that car exhaust.
There are almost always one or two panhandlers directly outside, or closer to the Tim Horton’s directly next door. There is a small area to secure your dog’s leash out front while you buy your coffee.
Coffee here tastes much like coffee anywhere.
The cleanliness here varies from pretty clean, to not very clean. I would like it if they’d clean it more often. It’s very boring, not much can be said.
One thing good about this place is that you won’t find beanie wearing people who live off of free WIFI, considering its Deer Park, and everyone here can afford such things on their own.
I don’t foresee myself shaking hands and shooting smiles at familiar faces here any time soon.

What? I’m the first to review this coziest of Starbucks? Well, this is definitely MY Starbucks. It’s never too busy in here; I can always claim the comfy chairs by the large windows and they have great service. There’s a larger Starbucks two blocks north that seems to attract most of the students and professionals that work in the area. This one has regulars (older and younger couples, a handful of students, friends catching up). People tend to linger rather than demanding an espresso and rushing on their way. I have often heard the baristas joking with senile old men that come here everyday.
I wouldn’t trade this Starbucks for the world. It definitely seems like a bit of a secret compared to the crazed one two blocks north. It feels like my neighbourhood café rather than a global chain.