Lizette C.
Yelp
Ok. I'm straddling the fence here. I'm a Dunkin Donuts addict. So when I did a little research a while ago and learned that this location was one of very very few (literally the only other I know is Sublime) donut / coffee (or any type) shops that stays open 24/7 and is remotely close to me, I HAD to come! I come here fairly often, as I freelance and like to get out of the house and work overnight sometimes, without the time restraint.
The donuts and coffee here are usually ok. I'm here sometimes around the clock so I have understandably experienced a stale donut or ten, but honestly I get those all the time from most Dunkin. However, and sadly, I don't patronize Dunkin for their donuts, I'm an iced coffee / latte girl. (I suspect they know this in general about their patrons, hence the hint of rebranding). Plus
Facility & Cleanliness
It's aight. Obviously recently renovated with a new interior. The staff keeps it pretty decent. Anytime I come the restroom is clean. However, sometimes they run out of tissue and drag their feet about getting more. There are about 11 tables, including 3 high top tables. But they fill up fast. I thought there were very limited plugs and outlets. But they are actually hidden on the side of the booth near the floor. Where no one's eyes are. In the dark. See how that's a problem?
Customer Service
This is a HUGE miss. Not even a hit or miss. Just a complete walk TF on by and miss. The ONLY thing that keeps me coming back to this location are the hours and my crazy work schedule. Most of the time when I come here at night, the staff is very rude. I've experienced ok customer service several times, but in this case the bad outweighs the good. The language barrier, among other things, sucks. Sometimes it's hard to understand the staff and they get frustrated by that. What I hate most is the way they generalize and talk to many of the patrons. As many who frequent the area are aware, Memorial Drive isn't the most "desirable" area. So having a decent place to come and "chill" anytime of day or night in this spot brings everyone from late night study buddies to homeless people looking for a warm place to spend their night. That being said, the staff has no idea what courtesy means. Several times, I've witnessed them mistreating those usually harmless "stragglers". Once because they didn't restock the restroom with tissue and failed to respond when a patron notified them of their lack of tissue, the guy was all but cussed out because he took some of their napkins to use the restroom. A lady was yelled at because she came in to get a few napkins and she didn't purchase anything from them (they could've just run off a future customer). They called the police on a lady who was homeless and panhandling. I understand they are running a business, but there was no warning, just a call. Wasting tax payer money. Granted, idk how many times she has done this, but they were still rude. Most recently, a staffer came up to a older gentleman who was playing chess with two younger guys and just started yelling about the fact that he was an old guy playing games with two "kids" and how late the guy was in there. (You do know you are 24 hrs, right?) Turns out that he just wanted them to move their stuff so that he could mop -_-. Don't even get me started on my own experiences. Rude lady staffer literally walked away from me mid-order to tend the drive thru and was then just staring at me from the front of the store while I was working. I could go on and have probably beat this horse to death, but just informing everyone.
My biggest complaint is customer service, but until more 24 hour establishments make their way to my neighborhood and surrounding areas, I'm afraid I'll be here. It sucks, but this is the only time I have been willing to sacrifice customer service. If it gets too dire I'll stop coming.