Back at you from the newest Starbucks in Santa Barbara. My goal was to avoid major chains because it's boring and who hasn't already tasted Starbuck coffee? But my coffee shop mentor, Melissa Zannon, has this place firmly in place as her #1 coffee shop for working. Her criteria? Free parking, warm environment (and I mean she likes it physically warm) and different seating options. You might have heard about the sign that they put up here and how the city asked them to take it down. Well Z saw them take it down about 20 min ago. You heard it here first! SBCSOP brings you breaking news as it pertains to Santa Barbara coffee shops. All of the good couchy seating was taken so we are sitting at a high table in the back corner. Not too shabby. Nice view of the Carillo and DLV intersection. Shocker that taquito place never made it huh? As for grades...why bother grading the coffee? Work environment is a C+. It's frickin Starbucks...
