Starbucks, Cahuenga Pass (Cahuenga just north of Barham)

 ATMOSPHERE:  Good

CLEANLINESS: Good

CUSTOMER SERVICE: Good

CLIENTELE:  Professionals/entertainment/occasional celebrities

COFFEE QUALITY: Good

POWER OUTLET AVAILABILITY: Great (remember to look up at the ceiling too)

FREE WI-FI:  Yes

FREE PARKING:  Yes (unlimited)

FENG SHUI: Good

AMPLE SEATING/TABLES? Yes

OVERALL VIBE: Great

MAP:  http://maps.google.com/maps?oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=3242+West+Cahuenga+Blvd.+LOS+ANGELES&fb=1&gl=us&hnear=Honolulu&cid=0,0,1701747209162786056&ei=W1a3TdHmHYmisAPo94yqAQ&sa=X&oi=local_result&ct=image&resnum=1&ved=0CBYQnwIwAA


REVIEW:
My home Starbucks.  And I say one of the best in LA.  Conveniently located by the entrance to the 101 freeway in the Cahuenga Pass (between Hollywood and Universal City), this shop is "sneaky big".  There is free, unlimited parking, good Wi-Fi, plenty of outlets, plenty of tables both inside and outside on the patio, and a usually perky/friendly staff.  Store manager Samantha runs a great ship here.  They have recently hired some newbies and they're still got the "deer in headlights" about them, but give them another month, they'll know my name ;).  The clientele here is young, entertainment types.  Writers, production folks, and the occasional celeb (yes, that is Mena Suvari in pink in the top photo).  There is one bathroom however that has an occasional queue and is sometimes messy.  Also, this is not exclusive to this Starbucks...the air conditioning is sometimes freezing and sometimes boiling.  Can they find a happy medium at any of them?  Next door, there is 161st Pizza which, in my humble opinion, is one of the best pies in LA.  There is also a couple of more cafes, dry cleaners, a tanning salon and a great bar in the same strip mall.  Overall, one of my faves.