Starbucks at 1066 Foster City Boulevard, Foster City, California.

What differentiates this Starbucks from the others is its people and location. When baristas start to greet you with your names, you know you become special to them and may want to keep going back. This store is compact but it's where personal connections happen. There is different feeling from those besides busy freeways or surrounded by large corporate offices.

Parking is available almost all the time at the shopping center this store is located. Co-existing with a large grocery store, several restaurants and a UPS store, I can visit this Starbucks after I am done with my shopping or meals.

Customers here are mostly local and relaxed. You don't wait among corporate American employees who appear to compete with each other even when they order lattes.

No parking fight, no long lines, quick in and quick out, and convenient access to other neighborhood shops. There are the personalities that attract me to go back again and again.