BONNEY LAKE, Wash. - Each week, Hot Chicka Latte in Bonney Lake features "Pasties Tuesday." The barista behind the counter bared so much we couldn't show her on TV.

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But drive by on Sumner-Buckley Highway and she's out there for all to see.

"Turn on the TV, pick up the magazine, it's everywhere. We're not doing anything unusual," said owner Russ Parrish.

The owner of the espresso stand says they aren't breaking any laws or health codes.

"According to the law, they can wear pasties and bikini bottoms, as long as they're wearing shoes," said Parrish.

Down the street at Cowgirls Espresso, which opened a week ago, the baristas sport bikinis, but CEO Scott Arbuckle says that's as far as they will go.

The pasties-clad baristas have generated outrage in the community and a protest is planned for this weekend.

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Each week, Hot Chicka Latte in Bonney Lake features "Pasties Tuesday."

And the city council is trying to find a way to cite them for indecent exposure.

"Most cities are concerned that as soon as you cite someone for the pasties, you're going to find yourself in a legal battle that's probably going to be going on for months," said Bonney Lake Mayor Neil Johnson.

The bottom line is the businesses make more money this way.

"Guys like girls in bikinis, what guy in their right mind doesn't want a pretty girl to say hi and serve them coffee?" said Parrish.

A Seattle man's co-workers and friends have started a group called "Supporters of Bikini Baristas of America." They may launch a counter protest this weekend. They say they want to support small businesses, who they say are being unfairly targeted.