Have you tried the salads at Starbucks?!
Have you tried the salads at Starbucks?
I've tried the Southwest Salad (good), the tuna penne thing (good) and this Greek salad wrap thing (bad) and I have a tomato mozzerella salad in the fridge.... have you tried the salads? Any of the food at starbucks? In my expirience the fridgerated section is sometimes good, semi-fresh food while the pastries are awful.
Answers:
I've had a chance to try the Fiesta Salad, Tuna Wrap, Southwest Turkey Sandwich(?) and the Tomato and Mozz salad. All are really good.
Regarding quality... I've got some insight. Everything is delivered fresh and dated to stay fresh (i.e., will expire before it starts losing quality). If the partners in the store you visit are being good about ordering, handling, and rotating product, you should get GREAT food (including pastries).
The problem sometimes is that it's easier to put the new stuff in front and so forth, and pastries don't always get wrapped up correctly. I can tell you first hand that EVERY pastry in that case is delicious when it is fresh.
Best advice: ask what's fresh, look closely at the goodies, and don't be afraid to ask for your money back (or a replacement) if your food isn't up to snuff.