all the kashrus orginazations have a hard time with starbucks. cynical view is they all want the business, practical view is that there's a lot going on there, quickly, and no one wants to say it's ok under those conditions.
I agree, but then why have the position that black coffee is ok anywhere and not have that apply to Starbucks? Starbucks can't be the only place that runs like that, if one place does, others do, and it doesn't make sense to say that it's ok everywhere.