Film director Quentin Tarantino has opened a coffee shop thematically based on the 1973 movie “Coffy” staring Pam Grier. True fans certainly remember that Grier played the lead role in the Tarantino movie Jackie Brown. The coffeeshop is attached to the Quentin Tarantino-owned Vista Theater. Named after Jack Hill’s 1973 film Coffy starring Pam Grier, the cafe opened on February 14.

The cafe was initially going to be called just Coffy, but after Tarantino connected with Grier he decided to personalize the name. Pam’s Coffy is part of a larger revival of the historic 400-seat theater by Tarantino, who purchased it in 2021. The theater originally opened in 1923 before shuttering in 2020; it officially reopened with a screening of True Romance in November 2023.

Pam Grier’s image is emblazoned on the windows, coffee cups, merch, and walls. The  space features 70s-influenced design. Vintage oversized posters adorn the interior walls featuring art from Coffy and Goliath and the Vampires. Inside the cafe, there is an assortment of old-school TVs playing videos mostly from the 70s, plus a special movie nook hidden behind a bead curtain. “The whole vision was let’s make it funky,” says Mayra Garcia, who works at the Vista Theater and Pam’s Coffy. “Let’s make it like two high school kids are putting together a little coffee shop.”

I’m hoping that a Pulp Fiction diner is Tarantino’s next project.