Starbucks released the full list of the 600 stores it's shutting down, and the one at Bellevue Road and Winton Way in Atwater is among the casualties.
It's the only one in Merced County, though there are a bunch others closing in the Valley. No date for when the barista will serve up the last iced Americano.
The full list can be viewed here. [1]
The sad irony, of course, is that Saraphim Cafe, across the street, closed before Starbucks even opened because it didn't want to deal with the competition.
Atwater still has two other Starbucks -- one off Applegate Road and one along Bellevue Way, near Shaffer Road.