San Jose Strip Clubs: Baristas in bikinis perk up Fremont coffee business
Martinez drives to the shop from his Castro Valley home every weekday before 5:30 a.m. to brew the first cup of coffee before retreating to his nearby truck where he spends most of the day with an eye on the shop.
He’s hoping to open three more bikini barista establishments in the next two years and, although his first shop is just breaking even, he thinks each of them can eventually net $10,000 to $15,000 a month.
“It’s going to literally go through the roof,” he said.
The shops have encountered some issues in the Northwest. There have been news reports of baristas flashing customers for bigger tips and customers exposing themselves to baristas.
Martinez and the baristas said none of that has happened at the Fremont shop, which has cameras on the baristas and the drivers.
“They say ‘Hi,’ they get their coffee, and they’re gone,” barista Rosanna Ortiz said. “They don’t make you feel like a stripper.”