Dumb Starbucks Shut Down by Health Inspectors

by Charles Koh February 12, 2014, 6:43 pm

“Dumb Starbucks Coffee” was shut down after just a few days on Monday by Los Angeles County health inspectors, who posted a “notice of closure.” The brainchild behind the “art gallery” was none other than comedian, Nathan Fielder from Comedy Central show “Nathan For You” who recently went on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night to talk about his new business venture, Dumb Starbucks.

The store managed to survive for a short while thanks to parody law, the health department shut it down for selling coffee without a health permit. “What they don’t understand is, technically, legally speaking, we’re an art gallery, and the coffee we’re selling is considered the art, and art galleries don’t need health permits,” Fielder said.

Whether if it was a publicity stunt or not, it caught the attention of the real Starbucks rather quickly.

Written by Charles Koh

Founded EatSeattle, and has continued to use his expertise as editor-in-chief to guide the website’s growth over the last five years. Koh’s experience focuses on digital marketing and social media, and has been a part of several companies, some of which he created, specializing in both areas over the course of his career. Koh was previously with Google and Zagat where he helped expand and grow communities worldwide.