Cowgirls Espresso

Yes, a bikini barista establishment was visited. Truth be told, it was just one of those things one must experience. I didn’t catch her name, but the very friendly woman who was working on Cyber Monday morning made a great cup of Chai Tea. Very friendly and conversational, and of course, looked great making a cup of tea, lol.

Cowgirls Espresso was my first experience with a bikini barista coffee shop. It’s an interesting concept which took off in the Seattle area in the early 2000s, though it hasn’t spread much elsewhere since. What is a bikini barista? It’s a scantily clad young lady that serves coffee, tea, and other non-​alcoholic drinks out of a drive-​thru/​walk-​up stand. There are numerous shops of this type scattered all over the Seattle-​Tacoma metro. I’ve seen these featured on the news.
This Cowgirls Espresso is one of over a dozen locations in Washington. It’s one of two in Seattle and is sandwiched between King County International Airport and Charles Smith Wines Jet City. I’m not an expert, but I believe it is one of the more established bikini barista «brands» out there (established in 2002). I was on a bachelor party trip in Seattle and our Seattle wine tour guide suggested our group stop by here since it was conveniently located next door to one of our wine stops (Charles Smith).
Upon seeing the business, I was unimpressed. It’s literally just a small wooden shack with a door for employees and a drive-​thru/​walk-​up window for customers. The exterior has a neon «OPEN» sign and is painted white with black cow spots just like those old Gateway 2000 computer boxes. The base of the roof is lined with red neon lighting. I’m not sure what I was expecting. Perhaps something bigger and «nicer,» more along the lines of Café Lu in Southern California. The condition of the «building» reminded me of a seedy strip club or an adult novelty store, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing depending on what they are going for…
In that sense, I think this place is closer to a strip club than a «breastaurant» such as Hooters, Tilted Kilt, and Twin Peaks. Obviously, the attractive female staff is what the customers come here for. Our group was told these bikini barista girls compete against each other by seeing who can get away with wearing the least amount of clothing possible.
During our Friday afternoon wine tasting at Charles Smith Wines, I noticed Cowgirls Espresso had a steady stream of drive-​thru customers. After our wine tasting, we walked up to the window and ordered some coffee and other drinks to go. There was only one barista working. When we first saw her, she was wearing a dress. The next thing I know, she had stripped down to nothing but an itty-​bitty two-​piece bikini. When did that happen? She was fast.
I did not get our barista’s name, but she was a very attractive, young, short-​haired brunette who was very fit and had some work done. She was friendly and talkative with our group, asking who the bachelor was, where our group was from, etc. Overall, a fine barista/​server. I saw the handwritten name Samantha posted on the window so that might have been her name. There was another handwritten posting that said, «Come see Paige in the AM, 4:30 — 1:00pm.»
The inside of the shop has legit coffee making equipment such as an espresso making machine. You get to watch as the barista prepares your order. The menu contains over a dozen hot coffee and tea drinks such as lattes, mochas, cappuccinos, and chai tea in six different sizes (8 oz, 12 oz, 16 oz, 20 oz, 24 oz, 32 oz). Most of these same drinks can be ordered over ice. They also offer «all natural, real fruit» smoothies, chocolate, muffins, cookies, Red Bull, Coke products, bottled water, and Odwalla juices.
Prices are reasonable with most 8-​oz drinks ranging in price from $ 2.50 to $ 4.00 each and most 32-​oz drinks ranging from $ 5.50 to $ 6.75. Be sure to tip generously of course.
During the rest of our stay in Seattle, we passed several other «sexpresso» shops and they all looked about the same quality (from the outside) to me. I guess what makes the difference is the «bareista» on the inside.
Enjoy.

I dont see how people accidentally wait in line… Too funny, but WOW. Cheap coffee and just… Im speachless… The woman was beautiful! Not just skimpy. Real nice and cheap coffee too. glad to have a coffee joint for men hahaha.

My coworker was looking for a coffee shop near work, but we wanted to avoid Starbucks because you could get that anywhere. We happened upon this black and white shack and decided to give it a try. My coworker was intrigued by the sign that said «No photos or videos», then we quickly realized it was a bikini-​clad barista. I ordered a hazelnut latte, which was pretty good. Temperature was über hot, so you may want to wait a little, but hey, that’s what coffee is supposed to be.
Curious about Fantasy Friday, though…

Okay, okay. You caught me. I went to a bikini espresso stand. And you know? I didn’t even feel the need to be surreptitious about it.
It’s silly close to my gym and even though I’ve driven by it at least 700 times, I always dismissed it as a «real» coffee place and would drive on by. But yesterday, I was feeling especially tanked after the gym and needed another IV drip of coffee. I’ll tell you how tired I was: I drove the block and a half to the coffee shop instead of just walking over.
I pulled in behind a dude in his truck. And he must have had the most complicated drink in the world because I swear that his (single) drink took just under 10 min. That’s it. It must have been a real complicated order which is why he hung outside the cab of his truck, almost touching the foot runners outside the truck door with his hanging arms.
Finally, it was my turn, and the girl was super-​nice and adorable. Although, I must say I’m glad I don’t have to wear anything that small and white around food products. And you won’t believe it, but they have almond milk. Huh. Well, well, Cowgirls. Color me impressed.
My total was $ 4.50 for an almond milk hazelnut latte, and while it wasn’t great, it wasn’t bad! When in a pinch, I’ll give this place a try again. Just be warned that if there is a single vehicle in front of you… there could be a wait that seems a little longer than the usual ;)

Yummy coffee and cute girls! The main girl is super friendly, love it.

I realized too late that I was in line for gimmick coffee served by a bikini-​barista, but it ended up being A-​OK. The barista was easy on the eyes and chatty, and the coffee was not gross like I expected it to be when I noticed the «NO PHOTOS ALLOWED» signs were more prominently displayed than the menu.
I won’t be back because I think it is dumb to go to places like this where people pay to see sexy bodies. There are sexy people everywhere! Plus, I’d rather someone take their clothes off for me because they want to, not because they’re at work.

Super. Asked for a soy chai and got real milk. Wanna know how my day is going to be even having a little milk and being lactose intolerant?! Won’t be back here!!! Just because I’m not some dude looking at your boobs and ass doesn’t mean I don’t deserve the same treatment and a good cup of whatever. Thanks for ruining my day and making me sick!!!

Meh. This walking distance from my house, so I was initially hopeful.
Alas, the golden era of Seattle’s naughty espresso stands has passed. I think the novelty has worn off, both for customers and for the employees. What used to be a kinda-​fun, kinda-​naughty treat is now just a bad latte and another tiresome workday for somebody.
Coffee was bad with not much attention to prep, cookie was stale.

My chai latte was too damn sweet, I couldn’t even finish it. If it wasn’t that sweet it would of been pretty good. The girl was nice though (my girl was with me so I couldn’t get much ogling in).

I had to return a keg to Georgetown Brewery, but was early (they open at 10:00 AM), so I found myself with 20 minutes to kill in the neighborhood this morning. I swung in here and there was a different girl working that was way hotter! She also made way better coffee and was more chatty. The daisy dukes, cropped tee, and star shaped stickers in 2 very strategic spots didn’t hurt either. I was nearly in shock at the improvement over my first visit a month ago…

Kylie is a jugg-​a-​riffic hottie honey with a sweet personality, a gift for gab and one helacious cappuccino slinger.
Cowgirls on Ambro, thanks for being you.

Arroooooogah!!!
pant pant pant
Yeeee-​HAAAAAW!
oh wait, what? there’s coffee here?

Hmmmm! Very interesting having stumbled upon this little expresso stand out in the cuts of Seattle… we were actually trying to find parking for Hangar Café but noticed this little coffee stand.
After having crepes, the boys decided they HAD to have coffee, so we went by for a gander. I mean for some coffee!
It was school-​girl theme for the day, and yeah, she was in her school girl get-​up. That is, a white button up, glasses, stickies on her headlights and a nice pink lacey thong! She was missing a few parts of the school-​girl get up but it was close enough.
The coffee was standard coffee, I was told.
The girl was really nice, however. She told us that there are several of these stands all throughout Seattle. and the other ones wear WAY less clothes… meaning that she was actually wearing A LOT of clothes. Thank GOD we came across that stand instead of the others that wear just stickers and a thong. :)