Grand View Topless Coffee Shop In Maine Opens, Sparks Controversy

VASSALBORO, Maine — Cup size has more than one meaning at a new central Maine coffeehouse. Servers are topless at the Grand View Topless Coffee Shop, which opened its doors Monday on a busy road in Vassalboro. A sign outside says, "Over 18 only." Another says, "No cameras, no touching, cash only."

On Tuesday, two men sipped coffee at a booth while three topless waitresses and a bare-chested waiter stood nearby. Topless waitress Susie Wiley said men, women and couples have stopped by.

The coffee shop raised the ire of dozens of residents when it went before the town planning board last month. Town officials said the coffee shop met the letter of the law.

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Information from: Kennebec Journal, http://www.kjonline.com/

Comments

[mamacat]

Adding stimulus to the caffeine......

[NelsonBig]

I feel a stimulus coming on...in my pants!

[TheJibreelaMonsters]

do they serve tea?

[PlayTOE]

If this was serving booze then no one would notice.
But coffee? Wake up!
... ... this place is a stimulus package.

[twokidsonecat]

I find it interesting that some people see this as harmless nudity, while others see it as sexism. I don't think I'll ever understand the view that opposes mine.

[DelvinMcGee]

If it's sexism than it's sexism on the part of the women.

[NelsonBig]

It's sexism when the attention is not desired. Otherwise, it's just plain sexy. ;)

[RoseMerry]

Sounds fun. But sounds like it is in a bad neighbor, full of prudes and busybodies. Sad.

[easyrider1969]

This is obviously an idea whose time has come. As Maine goes, so goes the nation. Our local Starbucks has closed due to overpriced, bad coffee and snotty service. Perhaps the Mainiac coffee shoppe will franchise in our town.

[frappe]

Desperate times call for desperate measures.

[rigormrtis]

I was kind of hoping that desperate times call for desperate women.

[mcamp52]

Why not? It's about time we stop thinking that bare breasts are bad or harmful or wrong. If you don't like it, don't go. It's that simple. All the other animals show their parts and we don't freak out about that.

[johnnygoodwud]

make mine black, i'll add my own cream

[anova9]

Lol!

[sonoffestus]

Thanks..........I just had to put down my cup of coffee.....LOL!

[mainemomma]

With the economy such as it is up there.. I predict that this place will go 'belly up' in a few months.. because if the guys are caught spending money in this place.. instead of on bills and groceries.. some other maine mommas will be puttin on the big freeze in the ole sack.. The locals may go to take a peek.. but not often and not enough to keep in business.

Besides.. have you seen the women up there ? Geesh..

[timregler]

How do get rid of a sex industry business in your community or neighborhood.

1. Get a website
2. Write down the license plate numbers of customers once a day.
3. Post the license plate numbers on your website.

[CosmicSpaceTurtle]

That's pathetic.

[timregler]

Yes, as a father of 6 girls, the fact that I don't like the objectification of women makes me pathetic. OK.

[DelvinMcGee]

1984 called and wants it's ideas back

[mamacat]

I'm not sure that this tactic would work for a coffee shop.

[Hdaryl01]

SHAME! SHAME! SHAME! SHAME! SHAME! SHAME! SHAME! SHAME! SHAME! SHAME! SHAME!

JUDGE! JUDGE! JUDGE! JUDGE! JUDGE! JUDGE! JUDGE! JUDGE! JUDGE! JUDGE! JUDGE!

HOLIER THAN THOU! HOLIER THAN THOU! HOLIER THAN THOU! HOLIER THAN THOU!

[Haute P1nk]

...of course those people are concerned, it's their daughters that work there or their husbands that are going there! lol

...have a little fun, stop being so prudish and go have some fun as a couple. There are topless waiters too...

And honestly, isn't it abuot time that nudity stopped being such a big deal???

[Pattigurl Atl]

I agree!

[Hiphopcrates]

Enraged or engorged?

[BCubedReg]

LOL

[xujojo]

my wife's breast are so big it takes her two bars of soap just to wash them! She is looking for a job,too !

[Belisarius]

Was that Joe the Plumber in the picture? That guy gets around.