1. denny’s: they’re friggin’ everywhere
2. andersen’s pea soup: you can’t drive 5 miles without seeing a giant billboard for it…. though i’ve never been there
3. in-n-out: it’s not so much that they’re everywhere, it’s just that they’re such morale boosts! gilroy + kettleman city… if you gotta stop somewhere…
4. casa de fruta: and casa de coffee, casa de toilets, casa de candy…… what an enterprise!!
5. harris ranch: aka cowschwitz… smells absolutely terrible (as an aside – terrifyingly, spell check didn’t take issue with “cowschwitz”)
6. the giant drive-through starbucks: the last bastion of caffeine before you hit the grapevine heading south
7. the ikea distribution center: you know how huge ikea usually is? how it should have its own zip code? well, this thing should have its own state abbreviation. giiiiiiiinormous!

yep. driving home to socal tonight. gonna see all of the above.