A Thought To Ponder

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If You're Visiting Socal, These Places Are A Must Visit

The Great American Bucket List: 50 Restaurants to Try Before You Die 

In-N-Out

Even if you "don't eat fast food," In-N-Out needs to be your exception, as every person who's ever lived on the West Coast will tell you. Maybe this is because the food really is that good, or maybe it's because hundreds of times a day, road trippers gladly oblige the zagging yellow arrow and steer their way towards food porn at its most explicit, or maybe it's simply because its reputation precedes it in a way that no other fast-food joint's does.

Succulent patties bookmarked with melty cheese are shoved into golden buns, stacked side by side on trays with fries toppling out of their Cali-casual palm-printed dishes. Everything is completely globbed with Thousand Island and diced grilled onions (this is called Animal Style, and as far as you're concerned, it is not optional). It's a near-thousand-calorie meal that you'll refuse to quit on down to the very last gratuitous bite.

Roscoe's House of Chicken & Waffles

Surely you’ve seen every iteration of bougie chicken and waffles by now, and probably all of them on Instagram. Roscoe’s is an oasis far, far away from all that -- the waffles are huge, the chicken is also huge, and the whole plate is a golden hue that would fluster a food photographer. Founded by a Harlem native who decided to bring the soul food of his youth to the West Coast, it’s got several locations in the greater LA area that all bring a one-two punch of quantity and quality. The signature dish, the Country Boy, has been effectively renamed the Obama Special (after the POTUS ate it a few years back), and you should get it: three crackling, crispy wings and a gigantic waffle with an ice cream scoop of butter on top.

Complete list (Thrillist.com)

They See Me Rollin' - Mazda Edition

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Some Topless Classics

The 8 Best Purpose-Built Convertibles Of All Time

Most convertibles have hard-top counterparts, but some measure of performance or excitement is usually lost in the conversion. These cars were designed to breathe open air from the get-go, and as far as I’m concerned, they’re the best of the best

1. Honda S2000

• I’ve been an enormous S2000 fanboy since the beginning. Of all the cars I’ve driven it remains the only one that felt more like an extension of my senses as opposed to a driving machine. Detractors love to rail on the S2000’s sky-high power band and lack of torque, but the S2000 is one of those special cars where more horsepower can actually be a bad thing. Yeah, I said it - driving pleasure isn’t just about going fast, and the S2000’s magic stems from Its perfect balance of precision and power. Muck with either, and it’s just another neat convertible.

4. AC/Shelby Cobra

• Time to revisit the decade where purpose-built convertibles really came of age, and Cobra could be the most famous of them all. It was already a great little sports car before Carroll Shelby stuffed a V8 under the bonnet, but the melding of British finesse with American muscle didn’t just create a great open-top sport car. It created a legend that spawned numerous clone-close kits cars over the years. Even Shelby got back into the action with the Cobra continuation cars, using the familiar chassis with modern updates.

Complete list (CarThrottle.com)

I Agree

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More Businesses Should Do This

Virginia Coffee Shop Rewards Polite Customers With Discounts

The sign outside the shop advertises cheaper prices for a cup of coffee depending on your manners when ordering.

The sign reads:

“Small coffee”
$5.00

“Small coffee, please”
$3.00

“Hello, one small coffee please.”
$1.75


CUPS Coffee & Tea owner Olivia Byrd confirmed that the higher pricing was a joke and no one has actually paid $5 for a cup of coffee.

She added that  people are being more polite and the joke has gone over well with customers.

(KTLA.com)

I Have To Disagree With These Recommendations

The Best Thing to Eat at Every MLB Stadium

Los Angeles Angels: Angel Stadium

• What: Chronic Tacos
• Where: Section 223
• The Angels have one of the most exciting young players in the league in Mike Trout. They also have one of the most exciting young tacos in the league in the carnitas taco. While Trout comes from Millville, NJ, the tacos come from Chronic Tacos, a local SoCal joint that has become the one of the most popular food stops in the whole park. Mike Trout is a five-tool player (average, power, catch, throw, run). These are five-tool tacos (delicious, cheap, pork, spicy, for sale). Fans can only hope to see more excellence from both in the coming years.

Los Angeles Dodgers: Dodger Stadium

• What: Super Dodger Dog
• Where: All over
• "OK, it's time for some true honesty: classic Dodger Dogs -- the long, sort of mushy, very skinny, beef/pork-blended hot dog that's one of the most famous foods in baseball -- is sort of terrible, especially if you get the steamed version (available through most of the park) rather than the much more flavorful grilled version (available only at select vendors). But it's that processed, salty flavor that also sparks nostalgia for childhood summers and the smell of tee-ball tees and not-quite-broken-in mitts that makes going to Dodgers games, especially for local Angelenos, a must-do. The pro tip is to order the far better Super Dodger Dog, made entirely of beef, which is slightly fatter, way juicier, and is absolutely more palatable, but still allows you to leave the stadium feeling like you made the correct food choice. And then, drive through a nearby In-N-Out," says LA Editor Jeff Miller.

Complete list (Thrillist.com)