Originally Posted by
stut
Personally, I don't think [Starbucks is] terrible. I don't think they're outstanding either, but there are many places where "not terrible" is the best option you can get!
This is pretty much my exact opinion. Starbucks is not fantastic, nor even very good. But it's certainly not bad. I'd say that it's on the good side of mediocre. But the advantage is that it's pretty much universally on the good side of mediocre, no matter where you are. So that's a pretty strong selling point when you've got limited time and no experience with local chains.