A cup of upside-down joe
I was in line at the Starbucks on Base Line and Haven the other day when a lady wearing a black and white blouse ordered an "upside-down zebra." I asked her what that was exactly.
"I don't know but it's really good," the zebra drinker said.
I don't know why she ordered it upside-down but when I was at the same Starbucks earlier this summer, (I like that one because it has a lot of desk space and it's close to my bank.) I heard a woman order an upside-down venti caramel macchiato. For a second I thought Starbucks started making Dairy Queen-like blizzard drinks, the kind that's so thick, the server turns it upside down for an impressed look in exchange. But my right-side-up barista explained that it just means the caramel syrup is served in the bottom of the drink as opposed to on top.
"Some people think it mixes it more that way," said the barista.
I haven't been this excited about a secret menu since I first discovered in high school what "animal style" meant.
"I don't know but it's really good," the zebra drinker said.
I don't know why she ordered it upside-down but when I was at the same Starbucks earlier this summer, (I like that one because it has a lot of desk space and it's close to my bank.) I heard a woman order an upside-down venti caramel macchiato. For a second I thought Starbucks started making Dairy Queen-like blizzard drinks, the kind that's so thick, the server turns it upside down for an impressed look in exchange. But my right-side-up barista explained that it just means the caramel syrup is served in the bottom of the drink as opposed to on top.
"Some people think it mixes it more that way," said the barista.
I haven't been this excited about a secret menu since I first discovered in high school what "animal style" meant.
You should get an upside-down coffee and drink it while watching the movie "Sideways."