Come this fall, Starbucks will no longer offer breakfast sandwiches. Apparently, people care. I’m reassured that others feel as passionately about sandwiches as I do.
Due to a glut of Starbucks gift cards, I’ve been forced to spend unprecedented amounts of time in the venerable Seattle-based coffee chain’s many locations, a slave to plastic-enabled freeness.
These were the circumstances as I opted to eat at Starbucks instead of Queens’ famed Redwood Deli, which was next door. Making the incorrect but affordable choice, I decided to make the best of things by trying a soon-to-be-extinct Starbucks breakfast sandwich. Eying the pastry case offerings, I opted for the “oven toasted and delicious” Black Forest and Ham Breakfast Sandwich for $2.95 plus tax (more importantly, free with gift card).
Overall, the sandwich disappointed me, but it wasn’t without its positive points. To wit:
Negative points, also to wit:
Homemade > Egg McMuffin > D’n’D egg ’n’ bacon sandy > The ’Bucks’ doomed offering
Note: Sandwich photo is not my own; is via flickr user chrisheuer.

Due to a glut of Starbucks gift cards, I’ve been forced to spend unprecedented amounts of time in the venerable Seattle-based coffee chain’s many locations, a slave to plastic-enabled freeness.

Overall, the sandwich disappointed me, but it wasn’t without its positive points. To wit:
- The barista/sandwich artist was polite and and served the thing on a proper white plate — two things I haven’t experienced buying breakfast sandwiches at D’n’D.
- The sandwich looked appetizing, featuring an abnormally large and tasty looking English muffin.
- The sandy was quick to eat and filling.
- The Starbucks did not reek of egg following the sandy’s preparation. However, I have an awful sense of smell, so maybe it did.
Negative points, also to wit:
- The cheese, although it has a good cheddar bite, overpowers one’s palate.
- In contrast, the titular ham barely registers. Its Black Forest origins are suspect. Where’s the shaved coconut?
- The egg disc huge and unappealing.
- The overall wore out its welcome before I could finish the sandy, turning the meal into a war of attrition that I ultimately won, luckily.
Homemade > Egg McMuffin > D’n’D egg ’n’ bacon sandy > The ’Bucks’ doomed offering
Note: Sandwich photo is not my own; is via flickr user chrisheuer.

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