First off, the pic featured a *girl* who looks like a beautified non-muscular male thug with two tattoos on one of his arms. Dang it, that maid cafe is freaky. Ugh, sorry, I just threw up in my mouth a little bit there.
Hm... but this should only be featured in anime conventions, like an attractive shop with buxom waitresses in French maid gear. The only way maid shops can survive the US' tough economy is that they feature the REALLY sexy ladies with appealing visual auras. Like they can get some Asian chicks with beauties in US normally seen in Miss Teen America contests, get real French maid outfits from France (not cosplay-type frilly maid shit), and that's it. If it goes well and gets a LOT of cash, who knows, Starbucks might be interested ^_^
Heh, if general America gets wind of Japan's amazing shop conventions... we'd see much more than maid cafes. How about a "no-pan" cafe?
I'll be going to LA this coming week so I might think of checking it out...
Might take my homie Marcus with me. I wonder what they'll think once we walk in the front door.