They love them some damn coffee up in these parts. Whether it’s Seattle or Portland, or anywhere in between, they’re crazy about it. Not only will you see proper coffee shops everywhere, but you also see adorable little drive-up coffee spots all over the place. Some are chains, some are not, some are plain, and others, like the one below, are works of art.

You all know I’m in love with Sonic. Ever since visiting the original Sonic in Oklahoma City, I’ve had an unhealthy obsession with this fast food drive-up joint. And when you’re a lady of leisure on a staycation, you can take road trips in the middle of the day so you can gorge yourself on Sonic goodness. The closest Sonic to me is now in Limerick. And in reality, it’s not really that far at all.
You should know how this place works by now. You’ve seen the commercials. You drive up and order through that big ol sqwuak box. Carhops come out and give you your food. Then you stuff your face. You can also go through a regular drive-thru if you don’t want to eat in your car. There’s also some tables in the front so you can dine al fresco. A got a grilled chicken salad. It comes with an onion ring. Her sister had raved about it so she had to get it. She liked it, but didn’t necessarily feel it was rave worthy. But it was still a good salad.
I wanted to leave plenty of room for drinks, that’s what I really love about Sonic, so I just had a corn dog and some onion rings. The corn dog was actually pretty good. A didn’t know what a corn dog was. She thought it was a cob of corn. Ha! The onion rings were delicious. The batter was great, just right, and the onions were sweet and well cooked. I don’t like it when the onions are crunchy, and these were perfectly cooked. Now there were only two of us but you see 4 drinks in that photo, all for us. I had an XL strawberry limeade and a regular banana cream pie shake for dessert. I just want you to see just how big this limeade is. Yes, it’s huge, and I drank it all… over the next couple of days. A got a real fruit strawberry slush, which she totally enjoyed, but she got a human sized one.
Oh a beautiful close-up of the strawberry limeade… with my favorite little ice pellets. I wish you could see the chunks of strawberries and taste them too.

We don’t have luxury of having In-N-Out Burger out here in the east coast. It’s a shame really, you hear everyone talking about it. So I knew I had to get my fix at least once while I was in California. There’s nothing like a shopping center with an In-N-Out burger, check cashing place, and a back cracker. Sounds like a perfect afternoon…

The concept is mad simple here, either a double cheeseburger, a cheeseburger, or a hamburger. If you want onions on it, you can get onions on it. Fries? If you want. Then some sodas and shakes. That’s IT. No chicken sandwiches or nuggets or fish sandwiches or anything. Just a burger, fries, and a drink.

K got the double-double combo and I got the cheeseburger combo with lemonade… pink lemonade too! Whoo hoo! I tell you what, these fries are delectable… really fresh, not at all greasy, and not at all salty. Folks, it’s just the way I like em. I could have eaten… oh, 5 helpings of these! The burger is also pretty good, but my onion was a little bit too huge and overpowering. I thought it would be little bits of onions, but it was a huge ass entire slice. Next time, I’ll nix the onion. All the burgers automatically come with a “spread”, which I think is basically a thousand islandy type of sauce. It’s probably not for everyone, but I like it. If you have a chance to visit, I highly endorse a visit to In-N-Out.