No one is allowed to know your name at the CIA’s Starbucks

At the Starbucks at the Langley headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency it might be best to just remember your drink order because the baristas won't remember your name.

"They could use the alias 'Polly-O string cheese' for all I care," a food services supervisor at the CIA, told the Washington Post. "But giving any name at all was making people — you know, the undercover agents — feel very uncomfortable. It just didn't work for this location."

The agents don't have to leave the building to get their daily fix, but they won't get stars to add to their gold card requirements either. Tracking the agents preferences is strictly prohibited, as the Agency fears its data could be used to out secret agents. The receipts just say "Store Number 1."

The baristas for what is now known as the "Stealthy Starbucks" go through a rigorous background investigation, but still can't leave the Starbucks without a handler. They are frequently briefed about security risks. During the day, the vanilla latte is the winner. For agents working long hours and night shifts, double espressos and Frappuccinos are what the agents of the world's most secret intelligence agency need to keep going.

"There's caramel-macchiato guy" and "the iced white mocha woman," one barista said. "But I have no idea what they do, I just know they need coffee. A lot of it."