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For a look at more classic coffee shops from Southern California, take a peek at Roadside Peek's Coffee Shop Classics.

Bob's Big Boy
Toluca Lake, CA
Photo by RoadsidePeek.com

The Bob's Big Boy in Toluca Lake, CA is one of the best examples of the chain remaining to this day. This Big Boy still features car hop service and the classic Big Boy Combo. Check out more photos and info for the Bob's Big Boy at Roadside Peek's Spotlight on Bob's Big Boy Toluca Lake. 04-08

Goody's Restaurant
Photo by RoadsidePeek.com

Check out Goody's Restaurant. This sign has been repainted a few times and is now a bright orange. Here's a shot of this sign at night.

Stan Kite's Restaurant (Closed)
Los Angeles, CA
Photo courtesy Georg Balandran

The Stan Kite Restaurant and barbeque is an old coffee shop that's met up with recent neglect. The marquee itself is something to marvel at but the location is sad and nostalgic.

This coffee shop has been closed for quite a few years.

UPDATE 08/05 : The marquee is now history. 08-05

UPDATE 04/08 : See more photos and info for the Stan Kite's Restaurant at Roadside Peek's Spotlight on Stan Kite's Restaurant. 04-08

Mel's Drive-in (formerly Ben Franks)
Hollywood, CA
Photo courtesy Kirk Maillet

Off Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood is a former coffee shop now converted into a Mel's Drive-in. This Mel's location was once a Ben Frank's, which was a famous location that closed down in the mid-1990's. Fortunately, Mel's has maintained the googie structure has been a 24 hour hotspot on its own.

(Below) This old coffee shop belongs to the M&M Soul Food in Inglewood. Check out the overhang over the front sidewalk and the side views. 04-06

M&M Soul Food Inglewood, CA RoadsidePeek.com	M&M Soul Food side view Inglewood, CA RoadsidePeek.com

Lakewood Center (Removed)
Lakewood, CA
Postcard and info courtesy Brent Higginson

The Hody's Restaurant was a Lakewood, California icon. Formerly located at the corner of Lakewood Blvd and Candlewood Ave, near the Lakewood Center, the restaurant closed down around 1970. The location was noted for its fine restaurant and drive-in service girls. 12-06

(Below) Rod's Coffee shop was a local hangout for customers back in the day. This coffee shop, also once located in Montebello, has gone through several iterations in recent years, including a stint as an Armenian restaurant.

Rod's Coffee Shop (Closed) Montebello, CA RoadsidePeek.com	Rod's Coffee Shop close-up Montebello, CA RoadsidePeek.com	Olympic Restaurant, also now closed Montebello, CA RoadsidePeek.com

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