«Breaking News» Bikini barista coffee shop in California has license revoked

A coffee shop in California had its license revoked because of its provocative dress code for staff.

The controversial 'Bottoms Up' Espresso kiosk secured its American Canyon location last December.

But now city council members voted unanimously to revoke its business license after critics argued that the 'bikini barista' coffee shop was operating more like an adult business than a café.

'Bottoms Up Expresso', a coffee outlet in California, had its license revoked by council officials because of its scantily clad dress code for staff

Bottoms Up Espresso opened its first location in Modesto in 2011 and is now opened at right locations in Central California, according to its website 

Officials said that they received complaints about the servers’ outfits following the store’s opening, with Instagram posts showing them wearing bikinis, underwear and revealing lace negligee. 

Opponents of the kiosk argued that it is an adult entertainment business, and operates more a strip club than a coffee shop when it comes to zoning rules, Vallejo Times-Herald reported. 

This prompted a community director to speak with the owner back in January in the hope of finding a solution.

Community director Brent Cooper told Vallejo Times-Herald : 'I met with one of the owners on January  4, 2019 who informed me that he intends to require the employees at the American Canyon store to wear costumes that are as revealing as the costumes worn on staff at other Bottoms Up Espresso stores.'

According to American Canyon city code, employees are obliged to cover 'specific anatomical areas,' which include the butt, breast and pubic region.

Otherwise a business could then be classified an adult-entertainment business.

In 2011, Bottoms Up Espresso opened its first location in Modesto, California and it now has a number of franchises in the San Francisco Bay area.

Officials said that they received complaints about the servers’ outfits following the store’s opening, with Instagram posts showing them wearing bikinis and revealing lace negligee

The company's website states 'custom, high-quality drinks and sexy baristas' are the unique feature of its business 

Nate Wilson, owner of Bottoms Up, told Fox News that he believed that the 'city has gone beyond the law' with its ruling.

He said the company will 'move on from that location' irrespective of the outcome.

Nate Wilson, owner of Bottoms Up,said the company will 'move on' from the Arizona Canyon location' irrespective of the outcome

Wilson said: 'We have decided to move on from that location due to the fact the city will waste a bunch of taxpayers' money to fight us in court, where if we wanted to make a point would win. 

'We do not fall into 'adult entertainment' as they suggest. 

'The license was revoked before we even opened or went to any appeals. 

 'The city is acting beyond their powers and shows you how even small government abuses their powers.'

He told Fox News there are at least a dozen other locations under development in the Sacremento area, along with more in Arizona.

The company's website claimed it opened its second store within the first year due to changes made to a classic 'bikini barista' model.

In its 'About Us' section it claims: 'Custom, high-quality drinks, creative names and sexy baristas make up our unique concept. 

'Yet, our main focus is customer service. Our baristas are trained to engage with customers, while they create delicious drinks that are unique to the business.'

The company wrote a post on Facebook saying it was withdrawing from the American Canyon location and wished customers a 'Happy International Womens Day' on Friday 

Opponents of the kiosk argued that it is an adult entertainment business, and its operating model was more akin to a strip club than a coffee shop when it came to zoning rules

City officials presented the firm with a city notice to revoke their business license.

Its reasoning was based on an investigation which found that 'information had not been included in the business license application, including that the business is an adult entertainment business as defined in the city municipal code.'

In the letter to the owners, Cooper said that the city’s own investigation showed the business was less a 'coffee shop' as per its business license application, than an adult entertainment business, Vallejo Times-Herald reported.

 

 

 

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