Starbucks in Reading

“First pumpkin cold cream brew of the start to fall season! Tried the apple croissant and it was delicious and wonderfully toothsome. Loved the flavors and texture.
Raccoon cake pop for my youngest because he just loves the cake pops and it was super cute.
I'm not a regular Starbucks customer, just occasionally seasonal things.
My weird traditions.
So happy they open at 4:30AM!! I was able to get in and out before 6:30 to get to work on time.
Staff was friendly enough, They seemed super busy with a very long list of orders but it wasn't crazy or crowded.
I'm a fan.“

“From the manager Archie down to the wonderful baristas and others preparing drinks and food, this is my favorite Starbucks in the area. They are often slammed by online orders and I feel for them because customers unfairly assume an online order will be ready no matter how soon they arrive to pick it up after ordering. My mother always said, you can’t get blood from a rock. There is limited bandwidth because as Archie has informed me, 90% of their business is mobile orders and they can’t hire enough people to deal with those bottlenecks at busy times. There aren’t enough working aged people who want to work at Starbucks who actually live in Reading. Reading is an affluent community and most high school aged kids of working age don’t need to work and so it’s often out-of-towners who fill these roles at Starbucks. So they often have to close early because they just don’t have enough workers to keep the store going.
As an aside and take this with a grain of salt, but we must try to remember to be grateful in general for the gifts one has received in life be they personal, professional, financial and always try to remember to be kind and compassionate to people. Rewind your life if you must to a past life where things weren’t so fortunate for you and maybe you were the one struggling to make ends meet.
Perhaps that was never the case for you and God bless, your parents did something right or maybe they didn’t..haha, some people earn lots of money the wrong way. Not to get political, but there are some amongst us who were not only born with a silver spoon in their mouths but then took that silver spoon and made it gold off the backs of good people who were cheated and lied to. I won’t name names, but they love gold, have a golden toilet and likely worship a golden cow! I mean the guy did hawk steaks at one point. Question for those of you who defend his business acumen: how many bankruptcies has he had? How many failed businesses? You want that guy running the business of our country??? You know we can’t just declare bankruptcy and pull a get out jail free card right? But I digress as so often is this case!!!
My point is that this Starbucks rocks!!
Anyway, thank you Archie and company for always making my time in Starbucks pleasant.

Vegetarian options: Not sure, I’m a somewhat reluctant meat eater but was a pescatarian at one point. I’m fairly certain there are plenty of veg options available and some vegan too.

Dietary restrictions: Starbucks does a great job in general about being equitable in their product offerings. So there are many options for all types of dietary restricted people.

Parking: It gets busy, just use the lot across the street where the B of A atm is.

Kid-friendliness: Great safe space for kids.

Wheelchair accessibility: Easy to get in and out for wheelchairs. Good handicapped parking available.“