St*rbucks' coffee is awful. If you actually get a regular coffee, it tastes burnt and bitter. And not like coffee bitter, like headache inducing something isn't right in here bitter.
Without all the sweetners to cover it up, the stuff is just awful.
And compared to real coffee shops I used to know, st*rbucks is really a crummy environment.
I couldn't comment on the taste as I've never tried it, so thanks for filling in that part. I figured it was crap, since everyone is buying stuff with tons of sugar, milk, whipped cream and very little coffee. Of course it will taste good when its all dessert stuff.
I feel you there, the places are just fake. They are trying to be hip, and people fall for it.