Before I go any further, let me get this out of the way. I neither love, nor hate chain coffee. If you drink coffee, you've probably already got your opinion about Starbucks, and I won't try to steer you in any particular direction.

All I'll say is, the Starbucks at University & 29th Street is classy and comfy, fitting the neighborhood nicely. And I enjoyed my mocha very much.

I'm a newly-converted coffee fan. Having grown-up in a Mormon family, coffee was always forbidden. But now that I'm a devout agnostic, all bets are off.

My first attempt at trying coffee was from a vending machine at work. Probably not the best choice for a first-timer. I didn't care for it then, and so I just kinda forgot about it for awhile.