Michelle H.
Yelp
We've gone here many times, hoping that we'd get one...just one...experience like the ones we always have at the Glendale location. Here's what we've gotten thus far:
1) a hair in our pastry. I took one bite and thank goodness I missed digesting the hair by centimeters. The employee didn't apologize or anything, heavens no, so we stood there awkwardly and the standoff ended with us asking for an exchange (same pastry of course). She immediately said, "fine but you need to leave the other pastry here." Yes lady, we who buy $15-$20 worth of food & drink whenever we come here are trying to finagle a free treat (eye roll).
2) I order a latte with 3 Splenda every time I come - keep in mind this place usually opens 30 minutes before the Starbucks down the way. And every time...there's no Splenda. So I ask, and they give it (it's not out, you need to ask for condiments), and I take the little stirring stick and do it myself. Sounds petty, but lattes aren't cheap, so if I ask for the sweetener inside the coffee as I like it, I really mean it. One time I asked if my 3 Splenda were in the latte and the same employee who was delusional about the subpar hairy treat situation replied, "Yeah, I put one."
3) The selection of treats at any given time is always lacking. Stuff isn't stocked or labeled. One employee came out to put some treats on the line and I asked if there were any tarts in the back, or if any were being made. She shrugged, stepped away, and said she didn't know.
Look, 85 degrees isn't a bad establishment as an overall chain. I just think this location is the worst I've ever been to. Last week I watched 3 teenage girls from the local high school open their cake boxes, only to find that the employee gave them the wrong cake slices. These little ones sat there and pondered whether $4.50 a slice was worth speaking up about. Young ladies, it sure is. Strawberry isn't chocolate and you need to go get your rightful treat!