They hope to get the OK and move forward. While the owners couldn’t go on camera, they told KPIX they were sending pictures to the county Friday of the bikini top and shorts their workers will wear. “There’s nothing that goes on beyond us handing you over a drink.” MORE NEWS: Post-Christmas Price Slashing Lures Shoppers Back to Bay Area Malls “At the end of the day, it is just coffee,” argued Perrin.
Perrin - who will be managing the Redwood City drive-through if it opens in September as planned - says Pink Pantherz is a family-friendly environment and nothing more than a caffeine pick me up. “It kind of shocked me on a personal level that people do have this opposition against us,” Perrin. Perrin said she was surprised at the fuss being raised by residents.
Otherwise they would be considered an adult entertainment business, which is not zoned for that area.Ī gentleman’s club called Hanky Panky is just a block away from the proposed location, but that business was grandfathered in.
“I think a lot of people have that misconception you drive through and you get the whole show.”Ī county spokesperson said officials are reviewing the owners’ application and that the owners must comply with county code that says workers must not expose their entire chests and must completely cover their bottoms.
“If you go out to a beach, you’re seeing girls in bikinis, you know? You come here, we’re in a stand you can’t see the full image,” she explained. READ MORE: CHP Reports Highway Shooting Sunday Night Near Bay Point It is a safe place and it does not need a place like this,” said a young girl. “I do not want this place in my community. “And it’s a disgrace when all the children go past that place in the mornings” said one woman. Last week, several local residents expressed their concern at a San Mateo County Board of Supervisors meeting after learning Pink Pantherz plans to open up shop on El Camino Real in Redwood City. “The coffee is great here.”īut Pink pantherz is finding out they’re not everyone’s cup of tea. “We’re just young girls who are confident and we’re having fun and we’re serving great drinks,” said Pink Pantherz Espresso manager Sarah Perrin. The skimpily dressed baristas serve provocatively named drinks like “Bootycall,” “Striptease” and “Birthday Sex.” There already is a Pink Pantherz Espresso location open in Fremont. READ MORE: COVID Testing Requirements Keep Holiday Travelers Stalled at SFO Opponents say they’re not anti-business, but argue the baristas wearing bikinis at Pink Pantherz Espresso are too hot to handle. Unethical, bordering on criminal money handling.REDWOOD CITY (KPIX) - A Peninsula neighborhood is trying to shut down plans to open a new drive-through coffee operation where customers are served by scantily-clad baristas. I gave the other barista a gratuity, anyway, for returning my change. If I had been greeted & served with any semblance of even mediocre customer service, then I would've ignored the attempted theft & called it a gratuity. Their reactions when I inquired of my change, told me this isn't the 1st time the didn't give back the change, merely the 1st time they were called on it. She then turns to Mariah & nervously asks about it, & Mariah curtly told her to take it from the register. She nervously tried some double-talk on me when I asked for my change, explaining 3 times that I gave Mariah $10 & never received my change of $2.75. Mariah quickly dismissed me, but as the other barista walked by I asked her for my change.
The worst part was the unethical part of not giving me my change. Any time Mariah glanced my way, it was with a scowl. There was another barista helping a customer at the opposite window & Mariah went over there to chat, leaving me waiting on a drink I was rushed to order. Spice up your week with a trip to Pink Pantherz Espresso in Fresno, and enjoy grub at the top of its game.Waiting can feel like forever, especially when. I mentioned it was my 1st time & Mariah(?) rushed me, I wasn't able to fully scan the menu. I wasn't verbally greeted, just greeted in a rude manner.
1st time there about 15:30 today & the last time.