I don't want to get into a whole big thing, suffice it to say that in order to avoid Starbucks I made the questionable decision to visit a
Chicka Latte location, because it is the only other one within six blocks of my place (yes, i am that lazy). Had I only looked this place up first, I might have discovered what
this guy discovered, that the idea behind this is to have, as he says, "7/8 naked" young women serve you coffee. That's not awkward and risking burns at all.
An example of the tasteful uniforms that they can purchase through Chicka Latte's website. (Baristas, the website claims, "receive a generous uniform allowance.")
I have to agree with that dude's blog to which I link above. I left feeling totally dirty.
The coffee is pretty good.