Complaining about Starbucks has been a favorite Seattle activity since they blew up on the international scene and became almost synonymous with espresso around the country. Their roasts are too bitter, their drinks are too sweet and fattening, their baristas too mechanical. We'd complain about Microsoft more, but we just don't know enough about software to really care that much. Coffee we know. It's too damn sweet/bitter/milky/ expensive/small-coffee- farmer-unfriendly. more ›