Christmastime, Rocky Cola Cafe Style

I love diners. The cheesy Americana-ness of it all, the milkshakes, the counters, the comfortably subpar food, the dorky music, the fact that they don’t even pretend to serve anything remotely healthy… How could one resist? The only thing better than diners are diners during the holidays. Allow me to take you on a tour of such an establishment, Whittier’s Rocky Cola Cafe:

These are the lovely red doors, complete with festive wreaths and a Christmas tree. I’m pretty sure all of the holiday decorations in the establishment were confined to this area, but I, for one, was plenty pleased with the effort.

Conveniently, the whole place has an inherent Christmasy feel to it. Remember that, future restaurant owners. If you use a lot of red, you’ll have to put in a much lesser effort to decorate for the holidays.

One of the hallmarks of every good diner: Jukeboxes. The Rocky Cola Cafe has a large one, as well as small ones on each table. The latter, however, will take your coins and not play your song. Its job is just to sit there and look pretty while you eat.

And, on to the food after the jump…