The Starbucks located in downtown Walnut Creek on N. Main St. & Duncan St. next to the Broadway Pointe parking garage will be closed until Saturday for a remodel. A few blocks away there are Starbucks at Broadway Plaza as well as on Locust St. across the street from the Cheesecake Factory which will be extra-staffed in anticipation of the additional traffic. There is also Peet’s, which was remodeled last month. According to an employee I spoke with there will be an additional entry point around the side as can be seen in the photo below. The door already exists, but it was closed previously. In additon, the ordering and serving bar will be relocated to another wall to allow access to the new entry way, and for more tables.
And for you coffee lovers out there, they are getting a Clover brewing system:
For decades, the technology of coffee brewing had been well established. But in 2007, a new technology made its debut that totally changed the game.
That development was the Clover® brewing system: an innovative design that lets you discover new layers and dimensions within a coffee’s familiar aroma, flavor, body and acidity. The result is a deeper experience – one that’s carefully prepared and made to order, one cup at a time. You can find Clover® brewing machines in select Starbucks stores.
The Machine
The Clover® brewing system uses innovative Vacuum-Press™ technology to create your cup right in front of you. You watch as a stainless steel filter lowers into the brew chamber. Hot water is added at a precise temperature to brew your coffee for an ideal length of time.
The Clover® brewing system controls brew time and temperature digitally, as even small changes here can dramatically affect the outcome you taste in the cup. A thermal blanket surrounds the brew chamber to keep water within 1 degree Fahrenheit of the ideal temperature.
After the coffee brews, it is pulled through a 70-micron filter. The resulting grounds are pushed out of the top of the machine. The coffee itself flows into your cup – hot, aromatic and amazingly flavorful. We’re pretty sure it will be the best cup of coffee you’ve ever tasted.
Anyone try a Clover brewed coffee? How does it taste?