Starbucks lingo

[firecracker725]

Venti iced coffee, sweetened with room for cream.

 

[That's So Raven]

I'm excited to check out the Starbucks on Main Street. I'm an assistant manager of a Starbucks and I'm anxious to see what it looks like.

 

[Disney_Princess83]

Thank you

 

[ammag]

Their prices vary by area, too it's a lot more expensive in manhattan than Long Island for example. Wen I go to Maine my frap is about a dollar less than at home. Nt many people have mentioned frappucinos, I want to tell you ESP on a hot day they are delicious! You can have them made light which is skim milk and sugar sub (correct me if I am wrong) or with one or the other, and no whip. I've recently been hooked on adding caramel sauce in the cup so my calories go up but I think last ear when I was on weight watchers it was 3 points for a tall mocha frap. Such a yummy treat! If you will be buying a lot, sign up for the free rewards card before you go, you can use the phone app for sper easy buying and accumulate points. If you break up orders and use the same card you will probably get a free drink after a bit. I guess if several people buy every day.
It's funny I forget not everywhere has a Starbucks, here in ny it's just everywhere don't even think about it..the coffee snobs actually hate Starbucks and go elsewhere. Lol on the Frasier comment someone made...btw. Thereis one at target, in grocery store, I can walk to two additional, in every shopping center. I manhattan there are several instances where there are two on the same block, it's crazy. Dunkin donuts is almost as prolific. Anyhow I am a bit fan, in fact I am dying to get a frap toucan, it's been a week and a half and I need my delicious frap! Jave chip light with caramel in the cup . I wonder if they will have any specials for the kids or Disney themed drinks????

 

[Schmeck]

I've never been happier to not be a coffee drinker then right now. What a pretentious bunch.

One thing as a non-coffee drinker that I have always wondered, why does coffee come in different flavors besides coffee. Don't coffee drinkers like coffee or are they just doing it for show.

I drink a lot of Iced Tea and I do not understand why so many people have to have it tasting like lemonade. If they want Lemonade why not just order Lemonade? Some of the mysteries of life that I will never understand, I guess.

I see your point about 'prententious', but I see it only relating to the lingo Starbuck's uses for sizes. Why the venti, etc?

I like flavored ice tea, and so I get lemon flavoring in with my caffeine. If I got a lemonade instead, I'd get no caffeine.

 

[Disney_Princess83]

I wonder if they will have any specials for the kids or Disney themed drinks????

Aside from the Disney food at the DCA location, they don't have any specials for kids or Disney themed drinks.

 

[Emily_H]

Drink Sizes

Short: 8 oz. The smallest size Starbucks offers, and not generally shown on the menu. If you ask for a small, you will get a Tall, not a Short.

Tall: 12 oz. The small size.

Grande: 16 oz. This is the medium size. Pronounced GRAHN-day, more or less.

Venti: 20 oz. hot, 24 oz. cold. For some reason iced Venti cups hold four more ounces; for this reason, Venti espresso drinks often have an extra shot of espresso in them, and cost a little bit more. Prounounced VENN-tee.

Trente: 30 oz cold. Only some drinks are available in this size, mostly variations on iced tea.

Basic Drinks

Coffee: Plain black coffee, brewed less than an hour ago. If you want them to leave room in the cup for milk, go ahead and ask. Also available in decaf and (sometimes) mild, which is a lighter roast.

Iced Coffee: Plain coffee, brewed double-strength so the ice wont dilute it, and kept in the fridge. Not just regular coffee poured over ice.

Tea: Starbucks has several varieties of tea: black, green, herbal, blends, decaf, you name it.

Iced Tea: Also available shaken (with ice). Comes in regular or passion, with or without lemonade, sweetened or unsweetened.

Caffe Misto / Cafe au lait: A drink consisting of half coffee, half steamed milk and a bit of foam. Can be made decaf, nonfat, etc. Misto is the Starbucks name, cafe au lait is the more general term.

Espresso Bar Drinks

Latte: Espresso, steamed milk, and foam. Not sweetened in any way unless you ask for syrup or sugar in it.

Cappuccino: Like a latte, only much more foam. Normally half milk or half foam, unless wet or dry is specified. This is also not sweetened.

Caramel Macchiato: Basically a vanilla latte with extra foam and gooey caramel drizzled on top. If it doesnt taste sweet enough when you first try it, be sure to stir it well! Caramel sauce doesnt really dissolve well in milk. If its still not sweet enough, ask for extra vanilla, not extra caramel. Macchiato, by the way, is pronounced mah-kee-YAH-toe.

Americano: Espresso diluted with hot water until its roughly the strength of regular coffee. An Americano will usually have one more shot than a latte of the same size. Sometimes if the regular coffee you want hasnt finished brewing yet and you dont want to wait, the barista may offer you an Americano instead.

Mocha: Espresso and steamed milk mixed with chocolate and served with whipped cream. Despite being chocolatey, these are not terribly sweet. If you dont want to taste the espresso, try asking for flavor syrup (such as orange or raspberry) or try a white mocha instead.

White Mocha: Espresso and steamed milk mixed with white chocolate syrup and served with whipped cream. These are a lot sweeter than regular mochas, but also a bit less healthy and a bit more expensive.

Toffee Nut Latte: A latte flavored with toffee nut syrup, which tastes & well, toffee-like. Originally introduced as a seasonal drink, it appears to have been permanently added to the menu.

Espresso: Just espresso, nothing more. A solo espresso is a single shot, which is a bit less than an ounce. A doppio espresso is two shots, a triple is three, and a quad is four.

Espresso Macchiato: Espresso dropped into a cup of milk foam, and only foam. Like a small, extremely dry cappuccino. These are ordered not by cup size, but by the number of shots.

Espresso Con Panna: Espresso in a big squirt of whipped cream. Also ordered by number of shots rather than cup size.

Non-Espresso Bar Drinks

Hot Chocolate: Chocolate and steamed milk, with a little bit of vanilla added, served with whipped cream.

Steamed Milk: Just steamed milk, usually with a bit of foam. Usually these are ordered with flavor syrup added, which used to be called a steamer but was changed to a creme when the creme Frappuccinos came out.

Chai Latte: Sweetened Chai syrup (tea, spices, and sweetener) added to steamed milk and hot water. If you dont want it so sweet or so milky, you can also get Chai made with a tea bag, which is black tea and spices without the extra stuff. Both versions have caffeine, since its made with black tea.

Steamed Cider: Apple juice / cider (not sure what the distinction is) steamed to a nice hot temperature. You can also get plain, cold apple juice.

Caramel Apple Cider: Steamed cider with cinnamon syrup, whipped cream, and caramel sauce.

Blended Drinks

These are cold, blended drinks, like a milkshake. They can be made with or without a coffee base, with most kinds of flavoring, and even with soy milk or a lower-calorie light base. Check the menu at your local Starbucks or ask someone there for suggestions.

Miscellaneous Extras

Foam: Fluffy milk foam produced when steaming. Lattes, macchiatos, and cappuccinos usually have this. You can always ask for for more, or less, or no foam at all.

Wet / Dry: These pertain only to cappuccinos. A normal cappuccino has about half milk, half foam. Wet means more milk, dry means more foam.
Whipped Cream: Made fresh from whipping cream, not the kind of stuff you get out of a can. If you really want whipped cream, or really dont, make sure you tell the person taking your order. Its a lot easier to write the info on the cup than try to fix it later.

Extra Hot: Some people like their drinks extra piping hot. Some people just want it to stay at a drinkable temperature for longer. Be very careful if you order this, you dont want to burn yourself! Anything over 170 degrees F may scald the milk, however.

140 degrees: Some people dont like their drinks so hot. This is about ten to twenty degrees cooler than the usual drink temperature nice and warm, but not hot.

Kids: Hot drinks for children can be no hotter than 130 degrees F. Keep this in mind if youre saving money by ordering a kids hot chocolate.

I found this very helpful & interesting! Thanks!!

 

[momofboyz3]

What excellent information for any Starbucks virgin!!!!!!! I'm about to grab my Venti Black w/a shot of peppermint

 

[Jetta8300]

A MEDIUM/Grande Frapp in Chicago tipped over $5 a few years ago and that is before anything was added to 'make it your way' when that campaign began.

I understand that prices are more in larger cities, but again, it's not coffee. It's a milkshake. I'd be willing to bet that a milkshake in Chicago is also above the $5 mark. I was in the TGI Fridays in Times Square in 2004 and they wanted something like $18 for a hamburger. That was almost 10 years ago, I can't even imagine what it would cost now! It's not the norm.

I was an assistant manager at Starbucks, left 5 years ago after I graduated college. Back then I think a small coffee was $1.65, Medium was $1.85, and Large $1.95. I know they have gone up a slight bit since then, but still NOT $4 for a cup of coffee. A large is still like $2.10. Dunkin Donuts is about the same, and I'd be willing to bet that wherever you are in Chicago McDonalds and Dunkin charge about that for coffee.

 

[Jetta8300]

I see your point about 'prententious', but I see it only relating to the lingo Starbuck's uses for sizes. Why the venti, etc?

I like flavored ice tea, and so I get lemon flavoring in with my caffeine. If I got a lemonade instead, I'd get no caffeine.

There is a reason for the sizes also, that is not pretentious.

Back in the 70's when Starbucks started in Seattle, there was only a SHORT and a TALL. (4oz and 8oz). That was it, two sizes. As they expanded and Americans wanted bigger drinks, they didn't want to change the name of the sizes and confuse people on what they had been ordering, they decided to add a Grande, which just means "biggest". They thought "short, tall, and LARGE" just sounded weird because tall already means large. So they had a short, tall, and grande for years. Then as Americans demanded even bigger drinks, they were totally screwed because they already had a BIG and BIGGEST. So they added the Venti, which is 20 in Italian, for their twenty ounce drink!

 

[AmyB2006]

There is a reason for the sizes also, that is not pretentious.

Back in the 70's when Starbucks started in Seattle, there was only a SHORT and a TALL. (4oz and 8oz). That was it, two sizes. As they expanded and Americans wanted bigger drinks, they didn't want to change the name of the sizes and confuse people on what they had been ordering, they decided to add a Grande, which just means "biggest". They thought "short, tall, and LARGE" just sounded weird because tall already means large. So they had a short, tall, and grande for years. Then as Americans demanded even bigger drinks, they were totally screwed because they already had a BIG and BIGGEST. So they added the Venti, which is 20 in Italian, for their twenty ounce drink!

Excellent explanation!

 

[PryncessLace]

Aside from the Disney food at the DCA location, they don't have any specials for kids or Disney themed drinks.

I have no idea about the Disney Themed Drinks BUT Starbucks has a kids/non-caffeinated menu.

Also, you can get anything decaf, opening up Frapps & Mocha's to children. Starbucks is one of my DD6's favorite "treat" places to go to. She prefers a White Chocolate Mocha Decaf Kids Temp with extra Whip (Just like mommy, except mine is NOT Decaf lol). I took her for her first Starbucks this past Christmas and she felt so grown up even though, (as others have stated) this is really just like hot chocolate with a slight coffee flavor. I am NOT a coffee drinker, but LOVE those things!

 

[keltiesmom]

I have no idea about the Disney Themed Drinks BUT Starbucks has a kids/non-caffeinated menu.

Also, you can get anything decaf, opening up Frapps & Mocha's to children. Starbucks is one of my DD6's favorite "treat" places to go to. She prefers a White Chocolate Mocha Decaf Kids Temp with extra Whip (Just like mommy, except mine is NOT Decaf lol). I took her for her first Starbucks this past Christmas and she felt so grown up even though, (as others have stated) this is really just like hot chocolate with a slight coffee flavor. I am NOT a coffee drinker, but LOVE those things!

Santa brings my girls Starbucks cards for Christmas, we go for a hot chocolate. The first year he also brought them kids sized Starbucks travel mugs.

 

[PryncessLace]

Santa brings my girls Starbucks cards for Christmas, we go for a hot chocolate. The first year he also brought them kids sized Starbucks travel mugs.

I think I may have to tell Santa to start the same tradition at our house!

 

[TagsMissy]

Yes, sir...I understand that part. Coffee from different areas would taste different, but still be coffee. I'm referring to things like Hazel Nut or Cinnamon or Chocolate and a zillion of other combinations that I have notice through the years.

I suppose everything you eat or drink is pure and plain one item, no seasoning, no mixture of spices and ingredients? No blending and variety?

It's no different with coffee. Sometimes I want a plain coffee, sometimes I want something blended.

I am also Italian, a lot of those terms used are common words to me in everyday language... it's been taken over by those speaking other languages to be connected to these specific coffee drinks.

 

[BlueStarryHat]

I'll have a Mocha Choco Latta Ya Ya. Oh, never mind. That's the Lady Marmalade song, isn't it?

 

[ConvenientTruth]

Coffee, black. Large.

This....no need to make it more complicated then it needs to be.

 

[LucyBC80]

I'll have a Mocha Choco Latta Ya Ya. Oh, never mind. That's the Lady Marmalade song, isn't it?

 

[Coca-Cola]

Few photos and videos here.

http://www.mickeyupdates.com/2013/starbucks-soft-opens-at-main-street-bakery/

I've not actually seen it yet, but it looks fine to me.

 

[bookgirl]

Here's my question. Starbucks has a set of coffee cups called You are here. They are basically their ceramic stackin mug but themed to the city you are in (I have Vegas and NOLA).

I think there are 50 in the line. I wonder if Main Street will get its own cup?

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=starbucks+you+are+here

Here are some examples.