This guy has seen some things at Gazebo. Trust me.
Feeling thankful to have Gazebo Gardens around. It’s pretty damn unique and borders on something necessary for a city.
I am not talking about the nursery/plant aspect of it either. I am talking about the third space feature for friend and family groups.
In case you don’t know, Thursday – Saturday evenings Gazebo Gardens nursery turns into a beer garden & food truck court. Complete with seating and some shade.
There are very few places you can meet up with people without having to reserve or hawk a big table, or worry if “all of your party is here yet”.
Just show up around a time. Eat, don’t eat. Drink beer, don’t drink. Kids can wander around. You can wander around. It’s great.
Sure, I get tired of it too, like any place. I am here to appreciate the looseness of it all, and there isn’t much of that out there.
Related: As I sat on Shields yesterday waiting for a train to pass, I caught a little bit of the blues coming from Gazebo
A basket of the infamous In-N-Out fries I had the other day
The fries at In-N-Out suck. They just do. But they are unique to In-N-Out. I have always enjoyed them for that. They may not be great, but they are all In-N-Out’s.
The uniqueness of In-N-Out: The vibe, restaurant setup, California chain, simple food menu, super friendly staff, the secret menu, and yes, the fries.
Sadly all that is tainted because the nepo baby owner, Lynsi Snyder, (who didn’t come up with a damn ass thing that In-N-Out is successful for) has decided California is too lame and is creating an office in Tennessee so she can move her family there because California is “SOOOO harrrd guuuuyyyyz”
“Raising a family is not…easy here. Doing business is not easy here.” says the billionaire nepo baby.
Dude, California MADE you! You became iconic because of us. You are rich as shit because we bragged about you to everyone not in California. Brought all the people visiting to your dad’s restaurant.
I had always admired In-N-Out for being at or near the top of pay for fast-food workers. It seems that was dad’s policy, not the nepo do nothing daughter’s. She would rather move somewhere whiter where she can pay employees less. Let’s be real.
It always comes back to more when you are so rich you don’t know what else to do.
“That’s just business!” some will say. I say that is just bullshit. It’s just fucking greed.
Disrespectful to the people (Californians) who got you where you are today. So little is respected anymore.
How hard could it be to live your life out as a billionaire in the greatest state in the country? Dear God.
The basket of fries pictured above was the first time I went to the Blackstone & Nees In-N-Out. My go-to is Blackstone & Ashlan. I can’t say I will never go to an In-N-Out again because of this betrayal; that would be unrealistic.
But I will hate myself a little bit when I do. Just like Lynsi should be doing right now.
It’s a good location in a nice shopping center, good bar (although they could have done better with the beer selection), good neighborhood atmosphere and the history of it being once El Torro Tambien and still looking like it inside.
The decision to close was one of downsizing for the owners, not wanting the work of running two locations. But why keep the Cedar & Herndon and drop Bullard & West, because… no offense to Cedar but the Bullard one was kinda way better, IMO.
But whatevs, I assume the Cedar lease is cheaper and that’s the one they have had longer so, I get it.
Hopefully, another good local restaurant will get in that space and kill it.
Meanwhile, this is happening across the street:
This building will be having Wine Wednesdays every day, soon enough.
Related: Across the street, someone is making that odd white building into a wine bar. Yep, people will be bouncing between the Manhattan bar, the new wine bar, and Max’s across the street, it will be NW Fresno debauchery.
Alchemist Coffee Lab in Fresno is in the Tower District and well-liked (pic taken from Fresyes.com)
Good Coffee Shops in Fresno!
For you, I wanted to have a list up on The Fresnan, of the good coffee shops in Fresno, so you can know where to go if you’re new or find a new place to go if you’re getting bored of your current coffee place.
I compiled this list through suggestions, ratings and reviews on various sites, and firsthand knowledge. As far as I know, these are all local (best Starbucks or Dutch Brothers in Fresno is a whole other post).
So here we go, if you click the name it should take you to their Google map location:
I am sure there are other good coffee shops in Fresno, but these seem to be the best-rated among locals.
Please get out there and explore, see if you can make a new favorite. Feel free to comment on this post about the ones listed, or leave a comment on the one you feel should be on here.
Enjoy the caffeine!
-Mike
P.S. I don’t want to leave out some good tea places as well:
In case you didn’t know, the “Bullard” Fosters Freeze on Palm (if you’re reading this after August 31st) is now closed. It’s being forced to make way for a Starbucks.
Thanks for all the food and memories since the 1980s (for me anyway).
I shall miss your fries. Corndogs. Milkshakes. But most of all, my evening runs with my daughter to get a Twister and a hot fudge sundae (no nuts), when we were a little bored.
We can debate what our biggest festivals are some other time. But it might be Fresyes Fest. Biggest or not, I PLAN on going (I don’t get out much, so I am cautious with my optimism of leaving the house for something).
Fresyes Fes is this Saturday. It is centered around the Brewery District. Streets will be blocked. Beer will be drank. Music will be played. Tacos will be eaten.
Here are five things I plan to do, maybe you can to:
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