Paradise Espresso — Restaurant in Mountlake Terrace

Found this place by accident and was in no way prepared that it was a bikini stand by the name or decor. While both of the people in the car were open minded and consenting adults - it might of been a different experience if I had pre teens in the car. Somehow advertising that, and a menu, before you're up to the window would have made for a better more prepared experience!

The barista we got was incredibly sweet, and I loved that she wasn't the exact same body type of any bikini stand I've visited in the past. And although our coffee was priced well above other stands in the area (about $9-$10 for a large iced drink) our drinks came out tasty and she did adhere to our dietary requests. If I was just rating her I would give 5 stars.

But as a woman I couldn't help but worry about her safety and assume this place is run by a man who doesn't have to consider that. Bikini baristas should not be working alone on a spot off the highway where there is not even another business who can keep an eye out for those who don't understand boundaries. The unfortunate reality is that a buddy system or other safety measures, particularly in this area of town, would really be a benefit. A few days later I passed another location in another questionable area right off the highway with the same plain black and white building with no large menu or indicators of what kind of stand it is. Not advertising this ahead of time opens your workers up to abusive customers who aren't comfortable with that experience and just finding out at the window what it is on top of the regular bikini barista risks. A simple sign at the driveway or indicator on the building visible from the road would really help. Your workers deserve to feel safe at work. They are working hard to build relationships that retain...

This is a bikini stand! When I arrived I believe I was the first customer of the day, I ordered a 24oz iced mocha, ($10.75+$1.00 tip) way too expensive!!!!the very nice barista made my drink and she threw that drink away (not sure why) she could not get her grinder to grind the beans so I showed her how to get the hopper to drop the beans so she can grind them, she was kinda confused where everything is as this was her first time working at that location she forgot to hand me my drink and told me to have a nice day and when I asked for my drink we both had a good laugh, the coffee was not the best however she was struggling a bit so I get it. I...

The service was terrible, the barista told me not to come back, she made me a coffee for $10 she said that 20% was a mandatory tip, but I said that was a lie and that I could leave a tip at my discretion.

I told her that I didn't allow her to charge my card for tips ( First of all, the service is very poor, and the coffee is completely tasteless. It's unclear what they use to make it. ) and she charged 20% of the tip to my card.

I think it's completely disrespectful to...