Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Starbucks Coffee Company #10004, Alabama & Orange Tree Lane

My first post is about Starbucks, and it's not some kind of ad thing either. I'm not anti-chain. Chains have their place.

I've already been to every restaurant, and many other food serving establishments. It's just I had to buy some shirts today, and this Starbucks was the only thing on my side of the street with a drive through. Just so much time for lunch, you know. Anyway, I bought a Turkey and Swiss sandwich on wheat bread, which according to my receipt was item number 183464. It was a mere $5.25. The package (and it required a scissors to open) said to keep it refrigerated and to eat it today. When I ordered at the speaker, even though it was on the menu board the order person (I don't like Starbucks speak) had to check the front refrigerated case.
Anyway, it came with nutrition information. Way too much salt, but not bad calorie wise. Of course, it was the size of two wonder bread slices. The bread was whole-wheat, not heavy duty, but 2g of fiber. Not a strong wheat taste, but that's not a bad thing from my point of view. It came with light mayonnaise on the side (Helmann's) with enough ingredients not found in regular mayonnaise (according to the package . . . it said not in regular mayonnaise), and my general dislike of mayo that I didn't put it on. A packet of Helmann's mustard (Enough to cover one side). It had romaine lettuce. The total thing was 6.2 ounces, maybe two ounces of it meat. The turkey tasted good. The lettuce tasted good. I couldn't tell you if there was a tomato. The bread did not offend me. The price did.
I think that Starbucks would be better off with a Paninni press, charge a dollar more (Fox Coffee charges $6.25 for a turkey pannini, and I wouldn't feel as bad about it. Of course, I'm not sure what Wonder Wheat would do in a press.

It being to go, they didn't charge sales tax. With my Iced Coffee (small er... tall) which was inexplicably more expensive than non-iced, even though I think ice is less expensive than coffee), the total was $7.15.

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