People wait outside the Dumb Starbucks shop at Hillhurst Avenue and Melbourne Avenue in Los Feliz. (Jenn Harris / Los Angeles Times)
Barista Jeremiah Page pours coffee beans from a generic black bag into a machine. (Jenn Harris / Los Angeles Times)
Pastries, purchased at a nearby Vons, are displayed in a case at Dumb Starbucks. (Jenn Harris / Los Angeles Times)
A barista takes orders at Dumb Starbucks. (Jenn Harris / Los Angeles Times)
Some chalkboard artwork at Dumb Starbucks. (Jenn Harris / Los Angeles Times)
Although the menu lists more than 25 drinks, the baristas are only making regular coffees, lattes and iced coffees with some flavored syrups. (Christina House / For The Times)
Patrons snap photos inside the Dumb Starbucks shop in Los Feliz. (Christina House / For The Times)
Music samplers displayed at the Dumb Starbucks shop. (Christina House / For The Times)
The choice of drink sizes. (Christina House / For The Times)
Even the pooches wonder what all the hullabaloo is about. (Christina House / For The Times)
