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Re: A Starbucks in Westwood!

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From: Barrie Trinkle
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 00:42
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robin@jpl-devvax.jpl.nasa.gov (Robin O'Brien) writes:

>A Starbucks just opened here in Pasadena, at the corner of Lake and
>California.  The place has been packed since it opened a couple of weeks
>ago, which says a lot considering the number of coffee places that are
>currently open in the Pasadena area (Aux Delice, Old Town Bakery,
>Pasadena Baking Co., Equator, the Espresso Bar, etc.)  They also 
>sell granola, cookies, and pastries; they get most of this stuff from
>the Old Town Bakery, so if parking seems too difficult in Old Town, you 
>can now go by Starbuck's for your sugar fix.  I am currently
>addicted to their Cafe Latte and am wondering about quiting software to
>open up my own Starbuck's franchise.

Don't forget Cleo & Cucci and Highland Grounds.  HG is much the quietest
place to go for good coffee--it's a little out of the way (on Los Robles
next to the Fuller Seminary bookstore), so it doesn't get the Old Town crowds.
They have very good shortbread, BTW.

Where/what is Equator?

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