Starbucks | 13855 Conlan Cir

Description: A coffeehouse serving freshly brewed coffee, espresso drinks, lattes, cold brew, Nitro Cold Brew, Frappuccinos, refreshers, teas, and seasonal specialty beverages. The food menu includes breakfast sandwiches, egg bites, pastries, bagels, and other sweet and savory snacks. Located in a shopping center, the café features indoor and outdoor seating, free Wi-Fi, a drive-thru, mobile ordering, and convenient parking.

Comments: Someone told me they like this Starbucks, so I went and I didn't like it so I'm listing it out of spite. My issue is not with the drinks or anything it's the layout. It's a long hallway where all the seating faces the coffee counter so you're constantly looking at everyone in line and all the staff and all the action. At no point can you feel nestled in or cozy here. And even the outdoor patio seating is kind of compact and too close to the door, so people are always walking by you.

So yeah. This works fine though if none of those things bother you. Let me not be a hypocrite though, I have posted up here for an hour or two to get some work done on my laptop. But only because I wanted a really large green tea and this is one of the few places in the area that had that. Do not under any circumstance go out of your way to come here. Ballantyne has so many other worthwhile third places, like Sunflour Baking Co. around the corner from here.