Willy Wonka and Starbucks Reserve Roastery & Tasting Room

I had heard the hype.

And I have to agree...

It was over the top and

nothing to compare it to, 

other than I expected Willy Wonka and Howard Shultz

 to step out from behind the copper roaster 

singing,

Hold your breath

Make a wish

Count to three.

Come with me and you'll be

In a world of pure imagination.

Take a look and you'll see

Into your imagination.

We'll begin With a spin

Traveling in the world of my creation.

What we'll see will defy explanation.

If you want to view paradise

Simply look around and view it...

Yep that about sums it up our experience at 

Starbucks Reserve Roastery & Tasting Room.

I was completely sucked in and felt like I was visiting another planet

and I never wanted to return to earth.

Oh my one could come here in the morning 

for espresso and stay for some Serious Pie 
at the attached Tom Douglas restaurant. 

What's not to like?

Don't miss the coed bathrooms with a view of the roasting room while you wash your hands,

or the gift store with $150 barista aprons and bags that really were that awesome,

or the dog bowl outside that will make your dog feel like he is at Disneyland

(except the water was frozen - come on Starbucks couldn't you have sprung for a heated bowl :)

I really do need to go here often just to remember how wonderful imaginations can be.

It's less money than a trip to Disneyland - by a little.

 The copper roaster even has holes poked in it that allow the sunlight 

to reflect a map of the world on the floor.

Hmm wonder when that happens?

It was a seriously delicious cappuccino that went down 

with a Tom Douglas croissant

much too quickly :(

I may have to return tomorrow :) because...

What we'll see will defy explanation.

If you want to view paradise

Simply look around and view it...