Understaffed Route 17 Starbucks Temporarily Closed As Temps, Tempers Flare

In just 15 minutes, about a dozen frustrated would-be Starbucks customers walked back to their cars upon learning that a Route 17 was temporarily closed due to shortstaffing on Monday, July 3.

Starbucks on the northbound side of Route 17 in Rochelle Park remains closed until 4 p.m. Monday, July 3 due to shortstaffing, employees said.
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by Sam Barron & Cecilia Levine

07/03/2023 3:23 p.m.

Employees at the Route 17 N. location in Rochelle Park announced just after lunch that the store would be closing and not reopening until 4 p.m.

A sign hung on the locked, front doors saying that the drive-thru remained open.

With temps hovering just under 90 degrees, that was little consolation to disappointed customers looking for a respite from the heat,

According to an intrepid source at the scene, 13 people attempted to enter the restaurant in a 20-minute span.

"They all try opening the locked doors, peer inside, mumble something under their breath out of frustration and walk away," a source told Daily Voice.

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