Starbucks Reserve Roastery
Coffee shop · Capitol Hill
1124 Pike St, Seattle, WA 98101
Highlights
Specialty beans, coffee concoctions, full bar, Italian bakery
Specialty beans, coffee concoctions, full bar, Italian bakery
"At some point, it’s likely a loved one has tugged at your sleeve, begging for a hit of the siren sauce straight from the source. If so, you might know that all of the Willy Wonka-like mise en scène here creates the illusion that there’s cool coffee nerd sh*t happening—but it’s all theater. Rather, this is a hellish alternate dimension where you fork over $9 for a small (whoopsie…“tall”) latte that tastes like farm dirt. It’s pretty much the same stuff, only more expensive. Best to use this place for the bar, where the cold brew cocktails don’t taste half bad. Or browse the merch and get a silly “coffee person” hat that’ll end up at Goodwill in a month. 0, unless you count the addition of an affogato" - kayla sager riley, aimee rizzo
"A three-decade-old location of the national coffee chain is closing on Sunday, December 1, according to the San Francisco Business Times. While the store’s age is noted, attention has focused on the address’s association with venture capitalist Neil Mehta, who has drawn the suspicion and ire of some local retail tenants for his contribution to the nonprofit Upper Fillmore Revitalization project; the nonprofit told the Business Times that the chain declined to extend its lease." - Brenna Houck
"At some point, it’s likely a loved one has tugged at your sleeve, begging for a hit of the siren sauce straight from the source. If so, you might know that all of the Willy Wonka-like mise en scène here creates the illusion that there’s cool coffee nerd sh*t happening—but it’s all theater. Rather, this is a hellish alternate dimension where you fork over $9 for a small (whoopsie…“tall”) latte that tastes like farm dirt. It’s pretty much the same stuff, only more expensive. Best to use this place for the bar, where the cold brew cocktails don’t taste half bad. Or browse the merch and get a silly “coffee person” hat that’ll end up at Goodwill in a month." - Aimee Rizzo
"On June 23, Starbucks’ flagship roastery in Seattle was the first location to kick off the wave of strikes that later spread to more than 150 stores nationwide; these actions press the company to negotiate a fair contract and respond to reports of anti-LGBTQ policy changes, and follow a 2022 NLRB finding that Starbucks had been “failing and refusing to bargain collectively” at unionized Portland and Seattle-based stores." - Janey Wong
"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
