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作者: Caffie 時間: 2007-12-18 15:57 標題: Favourite Drinks at Starbucks (or other coffee shops)

研究吓呢~ includes coffee and tea.

作者: myversa 時間: 2007-12-18 16:03

Iced Cap.

作者: yungfourfour 時間: 2007-12-18 16:09

Ice Mocha Frap. with hazelnut syrup

作者: cola14 時間: 2007-12-18 17:27

blenz matcha latte and dark chocolate mocha

作者: Caffie 時間: 2007-12-18 17:30

winter: gingerbread latte (soy, no whip, no nutmeg), no room long shot white mocha americano
summer: black tea lemonade or passion iced tea (no lemonade, no water, extra sweet), green tea frappuccino (no whip no melon)

作者: hoshi 時間: 2007-12-18 17:42

Blenz Natural Iced Tea (especially Mango)

Blenz FruitChillos

作者: Caffie 時間: 2007-12-18 17:43

Am I the only person here that has never tried Blenz before, not even once...?!

作者: hoshi 時間: 2007-12-18 17:53

我唔飲咖啡, 亦唔太鍾意熱飲, 就咁古怪0既口味而言個人偏向 Blenz.
佢好飲過 Starbucks 可能係製作認真0的.
好似 Natural Iced Tea 咁, 係有 order 佢先沖個茶,
唔似 Starbucks 咁一早沖定有 order 時溝水加冰咁行貨.

作者: Caffie 時間: 2007-12-18 18:04

星巴克啲Iced Tea 既shelf life 都係八個鐘, 為免要客人等咁耐 (black and herbal teas need 5 minutes to steep, 3 min for green tea) 我地晨早3, 4 點開舖嗰時就steep 定2 litres.

作者: its_visa 時間: 2007-12-18 18:18

strawberry n creme frap~~~~~
and those berry lemonade~~~~~

作者: hoshi 時間: 2007-12-18 18:33

原帖由 Caffie 於 2007-12-18 18:04 發表
星巴克啲Iced Tea 既shelf life 都係八個鐘, 為免要客人等咁耐 (black and herbal teas need 5 minutes to steep, 3 min for green tea) 我地晨早3, 4 點開舖嗰時就steep 定2 litres.

我都明白呢個係等候時間 vs. 質素 0既鬥爭.
不過, 我都係寧願揀好飲0的0既.

作者: 布小熊 時間: 2007-12-18 18:48

原帖由 hoshi 於 2007-12-18 05:42 PM 發表
Blenz Natural Iced Tea (especially Mango)
Blenz FruitChillos

I like drinks (Chillos and ice tea) from Blenz too.
Basically I don't drink any coffee drinks from Starbucks. And will only order ice-tea if there is NOTHING else available. Sorry Caffie, nothing against you.

作者: Caffie 時間: 2007-12-18 18:49

原帖由 its_visa 於 2007-12-18 18:18 發表
and those berry lemonade~~~~~

blueberry white iced tea lemonade? it's discontinued... so sad

that was one of my fav drinks too~

作者: Caffie 時間: 2007-12-18 18:51

原帖由 布小熊 於 2007-12-18 18:48 發表

I like drinks (Chillos and ice tea) from Blenz too.
Basically I don't drink any coffee drinks from Starbucks. And will only order ice-tea if there is NOTHING else available. Sorry Caffie, nothing ag ...

做咩同我講sorry? 間野又唔係我開既

作者: dumbo 時間: 2007-12-18 20:23

Blenz - Royal Tea Latte, and ice tea.
Starbucks - black tea latte with lots of honey.

作者: cola14 時間: 2007-12-18 22:36

原帖由 布小熊 於 2007-12-18 18:48 發表

I like drinks (Chillos and ice tea) from Blenz too.
Basically I don't drink any coffee drinks from Starbucks. And will only order ice-tea if there is NOTHING else available. Sorry Caffie, nothing ag ...

if i have choice, i don't drink anything from starbucks either... for chain coffee shop, personally prefer blenz way better lor... probably like hoshi said 可能係製作認真0的 la

作者: 開心人 時間: 2007-12-18 23:01

starbucks greentea frap

作者: tweety 時間: 2007-12-18 23:08 標題: starbuck..

White Chocolate Mocha Frappuccino

Dulce de Leche Latte

coffee frappuccino with coconut chips in it.. in summer

eggnog latte

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作者: tweety 時間: 2007-12-18 23:12 標題: Blenz

royal tea latte

MatchaChillo

blueberry fruitchillo

maple Latte Macchiato

作者: notgoddy 時間: 2007-12-18 23:18

Mocha Java Frap. from Starbucks. It's a ripoff and fattening, yet yummy.

作者: BarF1 時間: 2007-12-19 00:31

White Choc Mocha; Extra Hot, Half Sweet, No Whip ...
Blenz: Earl Grey tea bag ... keeps me awake ...

作者: MoiRhapsody 時間: 2007-12-19 09:39

Starbuck coffee suck like hell.

作者: its_visa 時間: 2007-12-19 18:01

原帖由 Caffie 於 2007-12-18 18:49 發表

blueberry white iced tea lemonade? it's discontinued... so sad that was one of my fav drinks too~

YEAhhh ! i no~ i miss them........they tasted soooOO good and refreshing!! =(
i think u shud tell starbucks to bring them back! haha (if u still work there) lOL~

作者: 阿邊個邊個 時間: 2007-12-19 19:40

triple grande nonfat half sweet extra hot marble macchiato

作者: 阿邊個邊個 時間: 2007-12-19 19:44

原帖由 Caffie 於 2007-12-18 18:04 發表
星巴克啲Iced Tea 既shelf life 都係八個鐘, 為免要客人等咁耐 (black and herbal teas need 5 minutes to steep, 3 min for green tea) 我地晨早3, 4 點開舖嗰時就steep 定2 litres.

u know caffie, i have never EVER prepare this at my store when i am an opener.... i never had the chance to... =_= all i did was do the AM pastries... the supervisor always prepare tea....

作者: kisstherain 時間: 2007-12-19 19:52

Vanilla soy latte... is the only drink I can finish from Starbucks.

作者: raima 時間: 2007-12-19 22:52

i personally like blenz way better than starbucks. i choose 2nd cup over starbucks. i like the matcha green tea, or dark mocha (both from blenz). and i like ice cap too (from tim hortons). and i really like mcd's hot chocolate.... don't know why...

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作者: 蛋撻 時間: 2007-12-20 00:11

I usually get the non-fat extra hot MMM (marble mocha macchiato), Iced in the summer~
if not... then it's usually non-fat extra hot easy whipped caramel macchiato or non-fat extra hot no whipped half sweet white chocolate mocha.

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作者: LTlovePK 時間: 2007-12-20 05:50

我都唔係Starbucks既fan
我都係prefer Blenz

Blenz既Matcha Latte 正到爆啦, hot or iced both good
味道好真
唔似Starbucks果D好似溶左既Green Tea Ice-Cream

Mocha都係Second Cup最好飲
剛剛好
Blenz略淡Starbucks太厚

作者: 布小熊 時間: 2007-12-20 10:06

btw... if you are used to the names used in starbucks... don't be surprised that you don't get what you expected (or you don't even get the drink) when you order them in Italy.

You cannot order Ice Capuccino because there is NO such thing. (unless it's an american operated hotel lobby... may be) I had such a hard time explaining this to one of my travel companions
- Try ice caffe latte or ice americano and add milk.
And if you order a caffe macchiato, you only get a tiny small cup... cos that's the way it is.
- Try caffe latte and add flavour syrup.
And if you order latte, you will only get hot milk

- Try caffe latte.

作者: Hiro 時間: 2008-1-28 21:27

omg... there are too many... favorites... >.< who told me to work in starbucks wor~
BUT!~ my all time fav is ICED grande green tea lemonade with 5 pumps of classic, extra lemonade and easy ice!

but since its so COLD these days... i am going for... tall in a grande cup 2 pump mocha 2 pump vanilla hot chocolate with whipping cream all the way, chocolate and caramel sauce on top! OR!!!!~~~~ a tall vanilla green tea latte topped with whip! .... YUM~~~~

作者: Hiro 時間: 2008-1-28 21:30

原帖由 開心人 於 2007-12-18 23:01 發表
starbucks greentea frap

but i really think it really depends what starbuck store u are talking about geh.. cuz.. every starbuck shop actually is there own.. little company.. so i guess u cant say starbucks arent serious about the coffee... a lot of the times are the partners that is blamed for geh~~~~

at least i think i make good coffee~

作者: Caffie 時間: 2008-1-28 22:33

原帖由 Hiro 於 2008-1-28 21:27 發表
omg... there are too many... favorites... >.< who told me to work in starbucks wor~

hey~~ which store are you at?

my favourite iced tea combination at the moment is iced grande 6 pumps classic no water easy ice shaken passion tea! second favourite is iced grande 3 pump almond easy ice black tea lemonade

作者: celeron_266 時間: 2008-1-28 22:41

vanilla latte
caramel macchiato

作者: puZZle 時間: 2008-1-28 23:02

原帖由 hoshi 於 2007-12-18 17:42 發表
Blenz Natural Iced Tea (especially Mango)
Blenz FruitChillos

MANGO FRUITCHILLO!

作者: fibbi 時間: 2008-1-28 23:22

原帖由 LTlovePK 於 2007-12-20 05:50 發表
我都唔係Starbucks既fan
我都係prefer Blenz

Blenz既Matcha Latte 正到爆啦, hot or iced both good
味道好真
唔似Starbucks果D好似溶左既Green Tea Ice-Cream

Mocha都係Second Cup最好飲
剛剛好
Blenz略淡Starbuc ...

2nd that!
I LOVE BLENZ Match Latte! From real matcha!
Starbucks uses pre-mix green tea powder and tastes

Too bad there is no blenz around my workplace so I'm "force" to have green tea latte from starbucks lor..
But one thing I want to mention, starbucks (at least the iron wood one) service is extremely good...the staff is so friendly! They don't mind to exchange even I made a wrong order. Not even black face to me... that's real "service"...

For mocha, in blenz I can choose which type of chocolate bits I like to make the mocha! That's so nice!

作者: chocoWinCY 時間: 2008-1-29 20:40

Starbucks:
if i want something sweeter: Mocha with 1 pump of hazel nut syrup
if i dun want much sweetness: Hazelnut latte

Blenz:
Dark chocolate mocha

作者: Hyde 時間: 2008-1-29 20:51

Mocha and black tea lemonade

作者: 草莓妹妹 時間: 2008-1-31 12:53

Strawberry n Creme Frappuccino
Chocolate Mocha
Ice Chocolate Milk

作者: Lavshuca 時間: 2008-1-31 22:39

I like the simple Ice Tall Hazelnut Latte~~ or HOT version~~ yum~

作者: chihiro 時間: 2008-2-2 11:43

Starbucks
tea: london fog (earl grey tea misto with vanilla)
coffee: peppermint mocha

Blenz:
Matcha Latte

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作者: sonson411 時間: 2008-2-2 12:26

green-tea frappacino with bubble...

作者: Caffie 時間: 2008-2-3 15:32

原帖由 chihiro 於 2008-2-2 11:43 發表
Starbucks
tea: london fog (earl grey tea misto with vanilla)

ooo... this one is the only starbucks drink I can make at home

作者: chihiro 時間: 2008-2-4 23:36

原帖由 Caffie 於 2008-2-3 15:32 發表

ooo... this one is the only starbucks drink I can make at home

caffie, can you tell me how to make? i really really like the taste of this~

作者: Caffie 時間: 2008-2-5 14:58

原帖由 chihiro 於 2008-2-4 23:36 發表

caffie, can you tell me how to make? i really really like the taste of this~

Hahah~ revealing Starbucks recipes on LYK~

1) Go to Starbucks and buy a box of Earl Grey Tea (or Awake Tea if ya like, or Chai Tea if you also like the "Montreal Fog") It's $6.95 per box, 25 bags in each. Or you can buy it from me.

2) If you're really picky about the taste, buy a bottle of Starbucks Vanilla Syrup too! Its retail price is $9.95. You can get it online or in stores (sometimes they hide it in the back, I've only seen them put it out once @ aberdeen) Again, you can buy that from me. If you really don't care about the vanilla taste then you can add your own sweetener.

3) Steep one or two teabag(s) (depends how 濃 you want the taste of the tea to be) with hot water half way up the cup, add desired amount of syrup then hot milk up to the top. DONE~

作者: b06 時間: 2008-2-6 23:20

There used to be black tea latte which I really like. I don't see that anymore now...anyone knows which starbucks in town still sell it?

作者: 阿邊個邊個 時間: 2008-2-7 00:37

Starbucks stopped selling them because they weren't popular with customers....

作者: Hiro 時間: 2008-2-7 02:25

原帖由 Caffie 於 2008-1-28 22:33 發表

hey~~ which store are you at?

my favourite iced tea combination at the moment is iced grande 6 pumps classic no water easy ice shaken passion tea! second favourite is iced grande 3 pump almond e ...

i work in caufeild.... its like west van... almost all the way to horseshoe bay~~ >.<
very far~

作者: Hiro 時間: 2008-2-7 02:27

原帖由 Caffie 於 2008-2-5 14:58 發表

Hahah~ revealing Starbucks recipes on LYK~

1) Go to Starbucks and buy a box of Earl Grey Tea (or Awake Tea if ya like, or Chai Tea if you also like the "Montreal Fog") It's $6.95 per box, 25 bags in ...

the vanilla syrup is always on sale.. even if they dont show it~ just ask them that u want to buy a bottle they will get if for you~!

作者: Hiro 時間: 2008-2-7 02:28

原帖由 阿邊個邊個 於 2008-2-7 00:37 發表
Starbucks stopped selling them because they weren't popular with customers....

well.. its basically milk tea.... rite... so... its like.. an awake tea misto with sugar in it... if you want it extra strong then ask for 2 teabags in a grande cup... grandes comes with 2 bags~

作者: Hiro 時間: 2008-2-7 02:30

原帖由 fibbi 於 2008-1-28 23:22 發表

2nd that!
I LOVE BLENZ Match Latte! From real matcha!
Starbucks uses pre-mix green tea powder and tastes
Too bad there is no blenz around my workplace so I'm "force" to have green tea latte fro ...

I NO WAT YOU MEAN~~~ cuz starbucks adds melon syrup in the green tea latte...

if you ask for using vanilla syrup instead of melon syrup it taste SOOO much better! basically your green tea ice cream kinda taste.. or you can always ask for.. no syrup... or half sweet if the vanilla is still too strong for you~~~ XD

作者: Lavshuca 時間: 2008-2-7 10:46

原帖由 Hiro 於 2008-2-7 02:30 發表

I NO WAT YOU MEAN~~~ cuz starbucks adds melon syrup in the green tea latte...
if you ask for using vanilla syrup instead of melon syrup it taste SOOO much better! basically your green tea i ...

'no syrup, soy, green tea latte' at starbucks is very good ^^...i dont like the melon syrup either~~but they charge you a bit more for soymilk

作者: icing 時間: 2008-2-7 13:43

Americano

作者: Caffie 時間: 2008-2-7 13:45

^
That's exactly how I like my green tea latte! the melon syrup is just... YUCK~
Soy tastes very good with matcha~ and gingerbread too

作者: Caffie 時間: 2008-2-7 13:48

原帖由 b06 於 2008-2-6 23:20 發表
There used to be black tea latte which I really like. I don't see that anymore now...anyone knows which starbucks in town still sell it?

We still have the black tea and red tea concentrate syrup in the airport stores~ but the drink isn't in the menu. I think that stuff tastes very similar to HK style milk tea, except that the tea isn't freshly brewed.

Haha, I like to drink my Awake tea misto with two tea bags in a tall cup... two in a grande is standard... maybe I should try three bags in a grande!! I love the strong flavour of the tea!! (I don't understand how people can drink tea mistos with only one tea bag in a venti -_- )

Ohh and I'll ALWAYS choose to drink an americano instead of brewed coffee. Tastes way better! But for me I'd add an extra shot, long pour if it's available in the machine cuz the original is tooooo watery.

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作者: 阿邊個邊個 時間: 2008-2-8 23:01

原帖由 Caffie 於 2008-2-7 13:48 發表

We still have the black tea and red tea concentrate syrup in the airport stores~ but the drink isn't in the menu. I think that stuff tastes very similar to HK style milk tea, except that the tea isn' ...

i ALWAYS have grande americano if i have to work REALLY EARLY (say 5:30am), it just works all the time for me...

i know what you guys mean...i just dun understand why ppl like green tea latte with melon syrup... it smells like cough syrup... alot of my customers order tall or grande soy no melon Green tea latte...

i wonder Hiro or Caffie had tried the SFM... it looks like a thinner to me!! and th smell... smells like gasoline...(at least that's what i think...) i apologize in advance if i made some ppl upset...

作者: Caffie 時間: 2008-2-9 01:51

SFM.......... OMG..... on the day my store first had it... my coworker was like, "hey try this out.." I took a sip.. SOO gross!! the aftertaste is terrible! I can't imagine putting that into my drink.. and it freakin looks like exxon valdez in a syrup bottle @_@

And 5:30am isn't early~ lol..sometimes my shift starts at 3:15am.. I need a double short 2/3 full americano!!

作者: 阿邊個邊個 時間: 2008-2-9 17:06

Caffie have u tried the new honey syrup? it is soooooo THIN (alot less viscous) once u compare to the honey on the self-serve condiments bar.... i wonder why we have honey syrup......

5:30am is early for me cuz i can't sleep until 12 midnight, so after a 4 hours of sleep yeah i get sleepy at work.... grande two pump white mocha americano misto does the work for me....

作者: Caffie 時間: 2008-2-10 17:24

Honey syrup? I've never seen/heard of such thing! =O

作者: b06 時間: 2008-2-11 19:35

原帖由 Caffie 於 2008-2-7 13:48 發表

We still have the black tea and red tea concentrate syrup in the airport stores~ but the drink isn't in the menu. I think that stuff tastes very similar to HK style milk tea, except that the tea isn' ...

You nailed it! I like it because it tastes like HK style milk tea!! Yeah, why pay $5 to get a milk tea when you can get one for only $2. But where I work it's hard to get a hold of decent HK restaurant.

Thanks for letting me know about the airport store, btw.

作者: tsumorichisato 時間: 2008-2-29 16:59

I don't think black tea latter tastes the same as HK style milk tea though. It tastes like royal milk tea that I always had in Japan. In fact, Blenz has Royal Tea Latte which is super authentic and good!!!!!

My favourite drinks are

starbucks-wise is acutally earl grey tea misto (i don't have the steamer at home, I only like it with steam milk and foam)

Blenz - obviously royal tea latte

I even bought the loose tea leaves back home but I can't make the same taste!!!!! I like their matcha frapp too!!

Second-cup - Vanilla bean Latte and steam apple cider (they put a whole cinnamon stick in your drink)

Artigiano - Iced latte

Artigia

作者: Caffie 時間: 2008-3-1 14:32

原帖由 Caffie 於 2008-2-10 17:24 發表
Honey syrup? I've never seen/heard of such thing! =O

Honey latte and other Honey drinks are finally out (Feb 26). I tried a double tall nonfat no whip honey latte on the first day our store got the syrup. It tastes toooo plain to me. You could just add the actual honey from the condiment bar into your latte and it tastes the same. Anyone here try it yet?

作者: whitecho 時間: 2008-3-1 15:06

Tall Mild + 2 bags of raw sugar + some half and half

作者: Caffie 時間: 2008-3-1 16:45

原帖由 whitecho 於 2008-3-1 15:06 發表
Tall Mild + 2 bags of raw sugar + some half and half

That's it? Lol... I mean, that's just plain coffee =/

作者: onecactus 時間: 2008-3-4 10:36

Americano Misto with Soy (sometimes with Hazelnut or Vanilla syrup - 1 pump)

作者: its_visa 時間: 2008-3-6 20:39

Is Caramel Mocchiato / the new honey latte good?!?!

im too scared to try the honey latte! haha...

作者: Caffie 時間: 2008-3-7 14:37

Caramel Macchiato (中文名焦糖瑪琦朵) is one of the most popular drinks on the Starbucks menu. It is basically like a vanilla latte with caramel on top. I like it better than the honey latte because the honey smells kinda weird to me......

作者: its_visa 時間: 2008-3-10 16:24

Tried the Caramel Macchiato finally!
It wasn't all that surprising, but it was for sure awakening for a morning drink before work!!! haha..

作者: Caffie 時間: 2008-3-10 17:08

Lol, try the honey latte and tell us how you like it! =P

Does anyone have a favourite blend of coffee? Mine is gold coast and cafe estima. (I don't like to drink mild or medium blends)

作者: Guy 時間: 2008-3-16 08:13

Caffie FYI

I like cone dripped pike place blend @ starbucks LTO

Tall in a venti up-side down almond caramel drizzle on the wall affargado vanilla bean frappucino blended creme!!!!

caffie .. Tried the revised cookie n cream at sbux yet?

作者: Caffie 時間: 2008-3-16 15:21

Revised cookies n cream..... hmmm... I dunno.. I tried blending this once:
creme base to the first line (grande), 2 scoops vanilla bean, 1 pump WM, 3 scoops chips.. it was soo sweet but yummy =) what is your cookies n cream like??

and I don't get your drink... this is what it seems like to me: caramel drizzle all around the inside of the cup, pour the tall almond flavoured VBF in a cold venti cup then a shot of espresso on top with more caramel drizzle? why tall in a venti?

ooo when we're bored in store we like to blend things... (I like blended strawberry passion tea, blended tangerine soy with mocha drizzle on top, blended strawberry soy) it's fun but we sometimes get stomachaches =P ever tried blending pastry crumbs?? =D

作者: Guy 時間: 2008-3-16 22:06

if you add 1p MO that was the old one cookie n cream
lazy ppl revised it ...just WM-CHIPS-MOdrizzle-SF.....

you 90% got it right..
the word up-side down means you have the drink upside down ..
so whip will be at the bottom. and therefore venti cup is needed

wht you stillhave tangerine?
should be exprired this month

my special drink at my store is "hk yin-yeung" and "After-eight"

yin-yeung discontinued now.. so ...we are thinking some unique ones

作者: siuming 時間: 2008-3-16 22:46

mocha frap
white chocolate mocha

作者: Caffie 時間: 2008-3-17 16:19

原帖由 Guy 於 2008-3-16 22:06 發表
if you add 1p MO that was the old one cookie n cream
lazy ppl revised it ...just WM-CHIPS-MOdrizzle-SF.....

you 90% got it right..
the word up-side down means you have the drink upside down ..
so ...

noo tangerine was gone a long time ago... the last one we got expired in around october I think.

how to make yin yeung and after eight? =O

作者: Guy 時間: 2008-3-18 15:59

yin yeung => secret

after eight .... ask Alain from US dep store he should be remember =D

作者: Caffie 時間: 2008-3-18 20:13

原帖由 Guy 於 2008-3-18 15:59 發表
yin yeung => secret

after eight .... ask Alain from US dep store he should be remember =D

Alain got moved to Int'l now la... I'm usually open with him on Tuesdays, it's sooo boring in the morning that I read in store. (He knows some Chinese words and try to read my book lol)

作者: Guy 時間: 2008-3-19 22:16

原帖由 Caffie 於 2008-3-18 20:13 發表

Alain got moved to Int'l now la... I'm usually open with him on Tuesdays, it's sooo boring in the morning that I read in store. (He knows some Chinese words and try to read my book lol)

talk PM lah....off topic now

作者: Caffie 時間: 2008-3-25 17:21

Guy... I asked Alain this morning about After Eight la... he has absolutely no idea what I am talking about!!! Are you sure he knows? Wanna tell me about this drink so I can ask again? =P (btw he said that he learned a lot of chinese from you)

作者: peter236 時間: 2008-3-26 14:09

Where can I find Alain?

作者: Caffie 時間: 2008-3-26 20:38

原帖由 peter236 於 2008-3-26 14:09 發表
Where can I find Alain?

Everyday except for Thursday and Friday from 3:45am to 12:15pm in West Chevron Starbucks in YVR (it's inside D gate) Why you know him?

作者: Guy 時間: 2008-3-27 21:32

that is a nice shift....~!

作者: nikisteffy 時間: 2008-3-27 22:16 標題: 回復 10# 的帖子

My favorite drink at Starbucks is Non-fat Caramel Macchiato. Yum Yum

作者: tcwg 時間: 2008-3-28 01:03

non fat caramel macchiato
ice soy no melon green tea latte
1/2 swt black tea lemonade
vanilla soy latte

starbucks is too mcdonald style.. mass produced.
their machine is also automatic.. it doesn't bring out that espresso taste
emphasize too much on "legendary service"..
... Take 5 is better!

作者: Caffie 時間: 2008-3-28 13:36

原帖由 Guy 於 2008-3-27 21:32 發表
that is a nice shift....~!

It sure is!

He says that he loves that shift and doesn't like to work any later than that.

作者: Guy 時間: 2008-4-1 01:09

starbucks is too mcdonald style.. mass produced.
their machine is also automatic.. it doesn't b ...

yes...great you've realized that.
The automatic machine is to bring out the consistency on every drink.(less mistakes to be made)

but then on the other hand..,
the newer starbucks baristas knew nothing on espresso...(tamping, water flow volume, filter, rinsing for every use, or even how much grinds put into the hammer) knew nothing at all, only knows the time and grind adjust.

All they knew is press the button and time the shots.

I missed the old days when making espresso was a profession. =(

作者: tcwg 時間: 2008-4-1 01:45

Starbucks' new promotion.. is reintroducing espresso shots.
baristas are require to pull only double shots and not single shots into glass shots.
only when solo and dobio that we are allowed to pull it directly into the cups..
which i find pathetic.... they just have no new ideas because their stocks are goin wayyyyy down... and the dec in sales...

they need to bring back the old red machines..

on a side note... starbucks just bought the coffee machine company.
apparent it brews coffee one cup at a time . quite complicated and not starbucks style
they are testing 3 in seattle starbucks and 3 in boston starbucks. http://cloverequipment.com/whyclover/why_clover.aspx

haha btw.. i work for starbucks.

作者: Caffie 時間: 2008-4-1 12:57

I hate it when partners cheat on not using the shot glasses for drinks like americanos. They say, "who cares! we're so busy... and it's the same thing! not using the glasses save much more time" Geez, I can't believe how many bad espresso shots I see the machine pull when using the shot glass.

作者: Guy 時間: 2008-4-1 14:42

原帖由 tcwg 於 2008-4-1 01:45 發表
Starbucks' new promotion.. is reintroducing espresso shots.
baristas are require to pull only double shots and not single shots into glass shots.
only when solo and dobio that we are allowed to pull ...

That machine.. wont happen...way too slow ...you mig have to way 3 min for a short line up for a coffee...

but you are right
next week, we do changing our brewer setting into smaller portion to make it much more aroma and fresh...

yes caffie.. 30 min..not 1 hr anymore... means more work for you....=]

and caffie ....shot glass or not, the only thing matters is the pour come out at the right amount...but you do need a key to adjust that....

作者: tcwg 時間: 2008-4-2 02:22

yeah.. the clover wont' help at alll
but howard schaults is like emphasizing on the quality.
he just doesn't get y there is a dec in sales
- mocha is a powder..
all the other chains use real chocolate
-premix of everything

and starbucks is actually not overpriced btw.. i buy way more expensive espresso drinks at SFU and GRIND and BLENZ.

we emphasize too much on speed and on the way.. they neglected the quality.. now they are trying to save their asses.. and making us barista suffer...

30 minute hold time... haha that will be funny
watching the morning people at the store..
i guess deployment maps need to change toop
put a person constantly brewing coffee.. and expediting.

作者: Caffie 時間: 2008-4-2 07:07

原帖由 tcwg 於 2008-4-2 02:22 發表
30 minute hold time... haha that will be funny
watching the morning people at the store..
i guess deployment maps need to change toop
put a person constantly brewing coffee.. and expediting.

Yup... funny. We have 5 shuttles of coffee in the morning. I can imagine myself getting interrupted while trying to help a customer every 5 minutes or so just to brew coffee

Ah, can't wait for Apr 8 to come.

And scooping the grinds into filters instead of pouring the package in, that only helps if a store is not busy (dead at a certain time of the day) so you can brew half batches and not waste a lot of coffee.

作者: Guy 時間: 2008-4-2 12:56

原帖由 Caffie 於 2008-4-2 07:07 發表

Yup... funny. We have 5 shuttles of coffee in the morning. I can imagine myself getting interrupted while trying to help a customer every 5 minutes or so just to brew coffee Ah, can't wait for Apr ...

if i can do it, so do you lah.
but there is a trick where you can cheat to keep things faster.. i m not sure if that works for you.

and if you cant really cant handle it.. slow down you beat

作者: Caffie 時間: 2008-4-2 14:21

So what's the trick? It's do-able in DTB, but definitely not in US. We're talking about mornings here. 5-10am

作者: tcwg 時間: 2008-4-3 01:36

but honestly it really depends who u are working with
some people ignore the timers.. let the coffee sit more than it should be

just like the decaf......... no one changes it... unless... keeners.. lol...

have u guys ever used "universial" coffee during the last hour of closing?
universial - meaning everything... haha
at our store... it is decaf... we leave one shuttle open .. when people need regular drip coffee we give the decaf... when people need decaf we give decaf..

lol.. we are lazy... well the closers are... but we really can't help it because the mornign people make a mess and expect us to clean and deal with the long lineups at night!

作者: Caffie 時間: 2008-4-3 13:19

原帖由 tcwg 於 2008-4-3 01:36 發表
at our store... it is decaf... we leave one shuttle open .. when people need regular drip coffee we give the decaf... when people need decaf we give decaf..

aiya... that's bad lol
why don't you just offer the customer an americano?
say, a store closes at 10:30pm. shut down the decaf at around 7:30pm, leave two shuttles of coffee (primary and secondary COW) until 9ish, then just down one more, remaining one shuttle. if customer asks for decaf coffee, serve em a decaf americano for the same price. then at 10:25pm or so you can kill the last one =P

作者: tcwg 時間: 2008-4-3 18:02

nope.. americano is for only seriously tired ppl that needs it for worl XD
we clean out the decaf espresso beans.
americano for drip price.. people will eventually take advantage of it.
like the regulars at my store... lol

作者: Guy 時間: 2008-4-3 20:19

all three coffees all the way until close...
just some times people come in odd time for decaf..
etc 1st customer of the day is decaf... >.>

作者: tcwg 時間: 2008-4-3 23:33

hehe admire ur starbucks attitude!
however.. my store is short staff. managers only allow 30 mins to close everything
i am sure corporate allows you more time to close?
in the liscenced store.. i always have to rush rush rush...

作者: Caffie 時間: 2008-4-4 13:37

guy>> isn't washing three shuttles at the same time after closing too much work? how much time do you get between the time your store close and the end of your shift?
and yeah, I remember one time it was 4:52am and this guy ordered a decaf coffee. we also got a bunch of air canada ladies who drink decaf coming in at around 6am.

tcwg>> yay another licensed partner. which store are you from?

how does everyone rinse milk pitchers during a rush? it's the most annoying part of the job I find nowadays. I see some stores don't use the thermometer while steaming milk, and just use the rinsing thing (don't know what it's called) for blenders to rinse their pitchers so it's faster.

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作者: Guy 時間: 2008-4-10 16:50

I dont close anymore..but when i close in the old days.

washing three shuttles will take me about no more than 4 mins... after 3min of urnexing (yes urnex 1st b4 washing it..) and yeah you have to very sure how well you manage your time...
1> i dun "drain" coffee....i move two shuttle at a time and turn it upside down and pour them out  save me a lot of time.. again...move two back in together press the button ,and then, you start to look for you urnex packs. and pour them in....

2>when 3 min is up you take them out..and pour them into the third one (PS.  you should have realized you dun have enough hot water to start the 3rd one... wait to reheat need at least 2-3 min)
to clean it.. simply you rinse with cold water real quick and have running cold water  onto you arm to cold down the temp while cleaning it...

when you done cleaning it.. the thrid one is done too, do the same.. will only take you not long... if nothing unexpected  shows up.

thermometer steam milk is a must...however if you really good and really confident .. you can tell by the sound from the steamer( just like you know which gear was in when you driving a car).  PS. every 801 is different and feel differently.

i rinse every pitcher..and i dun resteam milk at all... i clean it with the BLENDER PITCHER FLUSHER a.k.a. FLUSHER (if you want to know what that is) ..when its done.. and i need to use it right away i will pour waterdrop onto the floor on the way back to the 801...
some times in good mood.. i will spin toss the pitcher into the air showing some stunts..

every store is the same...they are all short staff.. in a term..... not just becuz they dun have enough staff.. it's mainly becuz there is a formula that  "how much you make on that day last week  will relatively project the labour hours for the same day this week.

if you really under staff..which ....empty shifts hv  no one taking it....simply reflects the store is not a good working environment....too stress; high turn over rate, etc

and all starbucks is the same....if you have chance to look over your manager's work book.. you will understand....

corp starbucks also have 30 min to close...... that answers you question

[ 本帖最後由 Guy 於 2008-4-10 16:51 編輯 ]

作者: yujie 時間: 2008-4-16 21:17

Usually Tall Mocha with chocolate syrup on top in Grande cup.

But my fav is gotta be caramal frap or java chip frap~ good stuff!

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