"This Seattle location—one of the first in the city to successfully unionize—was closed by the company, which cited crime and public-safety concerns; workers and organizers view the shutdown as retaliation and an example of a broader pattern of targeting unionized stores. The closure has become a focal point in bargaining disputes over fair pay, scheduling, benefits and tip policies, and is cited alongside numerous NLRB complaints alleging violations of federal labor law." - Jaya Saxena
"Sip a Cup at the Starbucks Roastery Get close to your coffee at the 15,000-square-foot Starbucks Roastery in Capitol Hill, not far from downtown Seattle . Here, Starbucks Reserve limited-edition coffees are created from the rarest and most unique beans. Watch coffee beans being roasted (all the coffee served here has been roasted on-site), then have a seat at the teak-wood “experience bar” where you can chat with a barista about brewing tips. Peruse the 2,500-volume coffee library while you sip, or stop by the scooping bar to take home bulk coffee by the pound."
"Sip a Cup at the Starbucks Roastery Get close to your coffee at the 15,000-square-foot Starbucks Roastery in Capitol Hill, not far from downtown Seattle . Here, Starbucks Reserve limited-edition coffees are created from the rarest and most unique beans. Watch coffee beans being roasted (all the coffee served here has been roasted on-site), then have a seat at the teak-wood “experience bar” where you can chat with a barista about brewing tips. Peruse the 2,500-volume coffee library while you sip, or stop by the scooping bar to take home bulk coffee by the pound."
"It is part coffee cathedral and part coffee theme park, coffee Notre Dame meets coffee Disney, a maze of tubes and pipes with three types of coffee bars, and one for alcohol, and single-origin micro-lot coffees from East Timor and Malawi." - Rachel Sugar
"A testing-and-showcase location credited as the origin point where the cold-foamed topping was first used on an Americano-style drink in 2014, which later informed product rollouts at Reserve Bars and the broader company." - Brenna Houck