Which major coffee shop has the freshest coffee? Is there a particular coffee shop where one may attain the freshest java ?
By Major, are you referring to exclusively things like Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts, etc, etc?

If so, then I think I would have to go with Denny's actually. Yes, they will leave a pot on all day, but I've never been in a Denny's that wouldn't immediately pull it and start up a fresh one if you asked for it out of the gate.

In places like Starbucks, Coffee &amp; Tea, etc, there seems to be trick words or a menu item that tells them to grind and brew fresh, but that's something that one has to learn.