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Salt & Straw
Sabrina and I stumbled upon this ice cream store on Abbot Kinney in 2019, and my world was turned upside down! Weird and wonderful… they have their Classic Flavors that never changes, but then comes the wackiness. Even though I got the classic flavour of Black Olive Brittle with Goat Cheese, it wasn’t on the…
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In-N-Out Burger
I don’t know, y’all… I knew about it, but figured I’d never get west enough to have it and then in 2019 I went to California for the first time and made a point of getting it within days of arriving, but I only got it that one time, but I made up for it…
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The Blind Rabbit
440 S Anaheim Blvd, Anaheim, CA 92805 I entered the The Blind Rabbit through sake barrels into the coolest 500 square feet I’ve ever seen. An actual speakeasy specializing in craft cocktails, I basically put my bartender in charge of my night and OMG! He made me two drinks that weren’t on the menu when…
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The Ranch
1025 E. Ball Road, Anaheim, CA 92805 It is woeful how few pictures I have, but it was an unexpected night! I had planned on going to another restaurant, only to find it permanently closed, so as I shuffled through my pages of where to eat, I saw The Saloon! A big juicy hamburger and…
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Gjelina
1429 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice CA 90291 Really nice spot on Abbot Kinney for a relaxed atmosphere and really delicious food! Plus there is now an NYC location!
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Abbot Kinney Boulevard
Abbot Kinney Boulevard is a mile-long road lined with shops, restaurants, and galleries … a cool eclectic fun street where I could never afford to actually shop, but what fun to roam.
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Art & The Beach
Venice is so weird and strange and wonderful! Someone told me that it was like pre-Giuliani NYC, and I think that’s a fair assessment. There are a ton of homeless (as in the rest of Cali), dozens of buskers, and a plethora of places to get a $5 t-shirt! And I love every spec of…
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Venice Skatepark
Now listen, I try not to do anything twice, except when they are amazingly epically life altering, and the skaterboarders at the Venice Skatepark qualify. I have loved skateboarding since high school and wished I was cool enough to be friends with the guys who skateboarded (I was not), but that didn’t stop me from…
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Venice
I love Venice just for the skatepark alone. The disparity between the grittiness of the boardwalk and the refinery less than a mile away on Abbott Kinney is amazing. It’s really like being in different worlds. Abbot Kinney Skatepark Beach & Art And in case you wanted to see the Venice Canals…Ta Da…yeah…we were underwhelmed…
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Santa Monica
In 2019, Sabrina and I walked through a tunnel under the pier. As we were walking beach patrol came up behind us to meet a bunch of people at the other end of the tunnel… When we finally got caught up to everyone, we walk out of the tunnel to much hullabaloo and man asking,…
