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Garden Grove coffee shop raided.

Feb 7, 2026, 4:41 AM
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shadowcat
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The Garden Grove Police Department Special Investigations Unit (SIU) conducted an investigation into DD Cafe following complaints of illegal activity occurring inside the business.

Today, SIU Investigators, Gang Suppression Officers, along with patrol officers, served a search warrant at the location.

As a result, 17 arrests were made, and the business was red-tagged with the assistance of Garden Grove Code Enforcement.

Background and Context DD Cafe, located at 10552 McFadden Ave, Garden Grove, is a coffee shop that typically serves Vietnamese coffee and smoothies. While public reviews describe it as a “relaxed coffee shop” and a place to watch sports, some patrons have noted it is “not a family place” and reported issues with staff service and financial discrepancies.

Historically, Garden Grove has faced challenges with certain types of establishments, sometimes referred to as “lingerie cafes” or “slap houses,” which have been linked to illegal gambling and other criminal activities. In the past, the city has implemented rules to ban arcade games, darkly tinted windows, and other features that can facilitate such activity.

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rawhide2

uh oh, I think @trapdoor might be pissed off about this raid... if he is active still....

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Jascoi

I know I’m pissed…

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623

It’s caused by the same book burning attitude that permeates the current US society. I did not think that movement was so strong in California though. RIP Viet coffee houses.

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623

Just when I was really getting to like this format too. Now that they are on the radar very little chance that things continue much longer.

Seventeen arrests though is a big number. When I’ve been to DD I don’t think there was 17 ppl in the whole place counting customers and all staff. Maybe there was a big game in the back room or a secret casino or something?

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nemesisk7

We have many more lol

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sfrsox

They should go after real crime not some nipples

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Jascoi

Prudes.

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SquareCastle

Good, I have a house in Rancho Santa Fe Springs. Keep taking out the trash.

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trapdoor

@rawhide2 this is really concerning, however, I don't think this should have any impact on the San Jose Viet Coffee scene. I'm a regular at the shops here and it's business as usual. The shops I frequent don't have gambling machines or serve alcohol, so I think that helps keep them off the radar.

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rawhide2

thank god you are safe @trapdoor don't gamble - it does suck much more than the coffee girls!!! LMAO

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trapdoor

LMAO!!! One of the DD girls is even asking her customers to help pay for her fines/legal fees...smdh

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docsavage

I like coffee shop music better than strip club music and coffee better than alcohol so if a coffee shop had scantily clad young females who would sit on my lap I think I might like that.

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Jascoi

Doc savage. I certainly do.

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rawhide2

more from news coverage - seems like this story is getting some legs:

Additionally, some online users reaffirmed that it was obvious DD Cafe had more than they were offering on the menu.

One user wrote: 'Strip club? That place has a reputation of a full blown b****** bar.'

Another added: 'Driven past this place for the last 15 years on my way to work. Never gone in. But it’s pretty obvious from the outside it’s exactly what I thought it was.'

A third said: 'This place has been around for a long time. Went once with some buds lol.'

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gammanu95

Louisiana had a pretty big Vietnamese and Laotian population - similar climates and swamp-based lifestyles. I wonder if these Vietnamese coffee shops have taken off there? Nothing like that in Florida, that I know of. It's really kind of surprising given the notoriety of Cuban coffee and open attitudes of Cuban girls.

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sfrsox

They should get going and get this in SoFlo. 3 way BJ followed by a Cuban sandwich.

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nemesisk7

A Republican state allow Viet coffee shops Haha Never in a million years they hate diversity .

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sfrsox

FL is a R state . . .

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sfrsox

As is TX and SC and KY

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Studme53

“Slap Houses”?. Is that what it sounds like?

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nemesisk7

yeah that's what i said

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rickdugan

===> "FL is a R state . . ."

Which has nothing to do with anything. Some of the worst states in the country for strip clubs and AMPs are the most liberal. Like MA, VT, and Washington (state). Meanwhile Florida is a mecca for both.

It is about certain types of extremism, on either side of the political spectrum. Case in point is Virginia, which is bluish with a purple tinge, because it is one of the few things that the feminazis in the north and religious right in the south can agree upon.

The problem with Vietnamese coffee shops is that it's just too much for politicians who pride themselves on family values platforms. They can tolerate strip clubs that are in out of the way places and even AMPs that are discreet. But dressing up adult businesses as coffee shops, in plazas with other businesses that families patronize and/or drive by often, is a bridge too far.

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ilbbaicnl

So SoFlo dudes have two dicks?

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nemesisk7

Desantis is a punk

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