Starbucks Opens!

Welcome to Starbucks as they open their doors today, Saturday, June 7! Here's an article on the opening from the Lake County Journal:

First Starbucks in Volo opens today
By KURT BEGALKA - kbegalka@nwnewsgroup.com
VOLO – Starbucks Coffee Co. opens its first Starbucks store in Volo today. And store manager Karen Castillo is riding a double expresso-type charge about it.

“I’ve been with the company 10 weeks, and they never give a new person a new store,” Castillo joked. “I guess I’m so awesome, they asked me if I would be interested. Now I don’t have to clean up anyone else’s mess. I’m walking in to a brand new start.”

The new store features a drive-through, outdoor patio, upholstered furniture, café tables and chairs, and a signature coffee bar area that is being added to new Starbucks stores.

Customers also now can head into any of 7,000 corporate-owned Starbucks and fire up a Wi-Fi-equipped laptop or smart phone for up to two hours a day, compliments of Starbucks and AT&T. Users need a refillable Starbucks Card with at least $5 on it, and must have used the card once within the past 30 days to access the Wi-Fi.

“It’s a really, really nice atmosphere,” said Castillo, 32, of Carpentersville.

The new store will have about 10 employees.

Regular store hours are 4:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 4:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday.

“Anytime a new store opens they usually tweak little things, but we’re really trying to get back to the basics and get rid of the extra nonsense we used to carry,” Castillo said. “It’s a great product. I’m trying new drinks that I never would have. ... People keep coming in and trying to pull open the door or go through the drive-through. I think it will be really good, especially with the Home Depot nearby. All of those contractors need their cup of coffee in the morning.”

For information, call 847-973-2592 or visit www.starbucks.com.