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Growth outside Seattle
Some entrepreneurs have opened bikini barista stores with success outside the Seattle area, including in Raleigh, North Carolina, Aurora, Colorado, Portland, Oregon, Youngstown, Ohio, Tampa, Florida, Pasadena, Maryland, Chatsworth, Georgia, Las Vegas, Texas, and Missouri. Baristas has been dubbed the hooters of coffee due to its size and popularity in the market.
A Los Angeles area store called "Bikini Espresso" only lasted four months in the Los Angeles area in 2009, and closed with complaints of over-regulation.
One chain in particular called "Bottoms Up Espresso", who have expanded into multiple Northern California markets including locations in Modesto, CA, Tracy, CA, Clovis, CA, Bakersfield, CA, and Vernalis, CA has quickly become a favorite among social media users with their baristas featured regularly on the website The Chive and other popular websites. With the brands growing popularity they have expanded into a mobile food truck style service and expanded into its own line of merchandise including yearly calendars featuring their current line up of bikini baristas. Bottoms Up Espresso has went onto earn the support and regular business of mainstream athletes, celebrities, and recording artists.
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