Saturday was filled with vintage deliciousness exploring LA.
First we met up with some friends at La Abeja in Highland Park. This is legitimate, authentic mexican food. The Huevos Rancheros were divine. Eggs over easy in a chile sauce with beans and rice. (I did not eat another meal for the rest of the day). Also recommend the Sangria soda (non-alcoholic). Which segues nicely into our next stop: Galco's Soda Pop Stop. When you first walk in there's just crates and crates of soda and beverages stacked high. Behind that is a magical place with 4 (i think?) long aisles of every flavored soda you can imagine. (there's even a root beer keg!) Then there's alcoholic beverages behind that. And a deli behind that. Oh and to your left, a vintage candy counter. All the good candies, in retro wrappers. And then a refrigerated wall of selected sodas. Fiance went for his standard favorites: Boylan Black Cherry and Sioux City Sarsparilla. I went for Chocolate soda (so good! no shaking required), Mexican coca-cola in a glass bottle (made with real sugar not corn syrup) and DRY Rhubarb soda. DRY is amazing, its a super subtle flavor, very refreshing. They used to sell them at school, I recommend the vanilla and even the lavender is brilliant (not flowery/perfumey at all). The Rhubarb was tart, it was an interesting flavor, though not my favorite.
We finished off our day with a showing of "The Town" at the gorgeous, retro Vista Theater. Cheap tickets and excellent popcorn, old school welcome/concessions credits and a fabulous interior. I'll definitely be back.
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That was a great day. I had fun.
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