I roast my own, and I think my cup of coffee is better than Starbucks. Starbucks isn’t bad, though. Since the owner didn’t “ban” guns in Starbucks, simply discouraged them, I’d be willing to do a carry-out order, and definitely a drive-through.
White Castle is definitely a decent cup of coffee. I don’t know if you have Caribou in your area, but they make coffee on a par with Starbucks. Caribou closed their shops in our area recently in some kind of consolidation. I’m not sure if they have a host of off-putting social proclamations.
Caribou is SHARIA compliant in their public offerings, if I recall correctly. I don’t do business with people who respect my mortal enemies.
We have Caribou whole bean coffee available in grocery stores, but I’ve only seen it available by the cup in airports. Agreed, it’s very good coffee. To be honest, half the reason I go out of my way to stop in the neighborhood SB is because of my friends who are baristas - I always get simple black, bold coffee. It’s very good but not great IMHO. To be candid, I have never carried either open or concealed in SB - it’s just the principle of the thing. As another FReeper said, it’s their stores and their choice. I have a choice also.