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Welcoming coffeehouse with handcrafted coffee, espresso & tea, plus breakfast, lunch & pastries.
From Google Maps reviews.
This is one the larger and nicely appointed Starbucks in the city. Very clean and the staff was very attentive. Now if Starbucks corporate would only roast their espresso beans a little better luke 10 years ago to give a better tasting espresso .
After going to gym, I walked around and found this Starbucks on the corner of 3rd and 53rd. Huge windows over both streets so easy to find it. Rather large inside space with lots of seating. I ordered a coffee and it was nice and strong. Very fast and friendly service. Busy but I still found a seat by the window. Great spot to people watch.
Starbucks coffee has become so commoditized as to function like a utility, not unlike electricity or gas; our veins and arteries now course with caffeine instead of plasma. But this particular coffeehouse on third ave signals a welcome change—not so much in the coffee as in the coffeehouse itself. It feels like a living room, one that encourages you to linger, to see and be seen, to form community. The service—especially from the manager—has a real humanity. I was seduced by the interior décor:
From the Mar 11, 2025 health inspection. Lower-priority items are listed after the serious ones.
Food surfaces weren't washed and sanitized between uses.
Shelves, ledges, or equipment exteriors aren't clean or easy to clean.