Bakersfield:
- Smith's Bakery (thumbprints, sugar cookies, and cakes...there was some industrial espionage going on to steal the thumbprint recipe)
- Dewar's (Ice Cream and the chews)
- Filling Station (some of the best coffee and iced drinks anywhere...very few can be beat it...and I haven't actually tasted any that does)
- Rosa's, Joeseph's, Sorella's...3 places owned by siblings...don't know how they are anymore though (I think all three have passed away)
- Basque Food (Largest Basque community outside of Europe)
- Rosemary's Ice Cream
- Rosa's Mexican Ice Cream
- Larson's Dairy (might be gone...used to be a drive through supplier...was awesome)
- Mr. Tibbs Ribs was supposed to be awesome (vegetarian here though) but he was killed by a whale
http://www.turnto23.com/news/restaurant ... ds-on-boat I went to school with his daughter. That was really sad when it happened...
- I think Fabious Corner took over where Mr. Tibbs kinda left off in the BBQ department
Note: since the land was so cheap, Bakersfield has lost a ton of character and local awesomeness due to the influx of lame ass weirdos from outside. They came in, brought chains, and killed the local housing and business economy. So shit because people destroyed it (and the local asshole, smoking room, government/mob-like dicks let it happen). So much stuff is gone...Downtown Business Assoc., Lords of Bakersfield, Jagels, Multi-National Corporations, Track homes (DR Horton, Pulte, Lennar, etc), BPD, Kern County Sheriff, etc...thanks losers
Los Angeles:
- Taqueria Los Anaya/Gilbert's/Paco's
- Other Mexican food
- Oaxacan Food (not a fan though)
- El Salvadorian Pupusas
- Whatever someone cooler than you tells you is cool...LA sucks....go look at what they did to Bakersfield....seriously, Bakersfield had one of the best pizza places I've ever had and the dorks preffered BJ's for the damn atmosphere... (yes, including New York...I do Pizza tourism...figuring it is about 40% of my diet)
Eh, not that I want to move back to Bakersfield...but it used to have an identity...what a boring lame place now.