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In tiny Boron, next to Edwards Air Force Base, a black-striped barrel building serves food from a take-out window.
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The Barrel
- Address:
- 27115 20 Muleteam Rd, Boron, CA
- Directions:
- Hwy 58, exit onto Boron Ave., left on the main drag 20 Mule Team Rd/Bus. 58. On the left.
$3 delicious root beer float! Used the Storage Locker bathroom, as there is not one at the Munch box.
[Ariana, 01/08/2016]Munch Box:- Address:
- 21532 Devonshire St., Chatsworth, CA
- Directions:
- Hwy 118 exit 34. Drive south on Hwy 27/Topanga Canyon Blvd for 1.5 miles. Turn left at the stoplight onto Devonshire St. Drive five blocks. You'll see the bright yellow Munch Box on the right, just before the train tracks.
At one of my favorite breakfast spots, the Costa Mesa Omelette Parlor, they have a "Papa Burger" statue in the entry way to the restaurant. The 'Papa Burger' statue is one of the A&W Root Beer family members, but this one has been modified from its original form. Blond hair has been painted on, and the eyes and mouth have been modified. Also, what used to be a mug of A&W root beer has been painted to resemble a mug of beer.
I was told by one of the employees that the statue has been there since the restaurant opened in 1983. At Christmas time they have a giant Santa hat they put on him.
[Greg Kopp, 04/01/2009]Freaky Papa Burger:- Address:
- 316 W. 2nd St., Chico, CA
- Directions:
- Inside Madison Bear Garden. Downtown, on the southwest corner of W. 2nd and Salem Sts.
- Hours:
- Daily 11-9:30 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 530-891-1639
- Chico, California - Not a Big Boy - A Root Beer Man
There is a molded caricature figure of a stout man, with a disproportionately large head, about 7 feet tall, holding a foaming mug of [root?] beer in his right hand at waist level, and hoisting a plated hamburger skyward with his extended left arm. The one I can locate right away is in the lobby of the Chester Drawers Inn in Costa Mesa, CA and I have seen at least one other somewhere in the state. I know the statue is definitely not a Bob's Big Boy.
[Bill Wright, 07/22/2001] It's a place to take you down Memory Lane. If you like the selection in the gift shop at Cracker Barrel restaurants, this is an entire store like that, only on steroids! You have a selection of sodas and candy that is legendary. Being from Wisconsin, I found a large supply of Sprecher sodas from Milwaukee. For those that live on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, they do carry Barq's in the glass bottle, but they were out when we visited. And they have plenty of variations of A&W Root Beer in different bottles.
There is a diner, dinosaur exhibit, and more. Charlie Brown Farms is quirky and fun.
[BackroadsBuck, 06/02/2016]Charlie Brown Farms - Dinosaurs, Meat on a Stick:- Address:
- 8317 Pearblossom Highway, Littlerock, CA
- Directions:
- Southwest of Littlerock, Hwy 138.
- Phone:
- 661-944-2606
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It is almost certainly an A&W "Root Beer Man," variations found in several spots around the country. Many of the originals were created by International Fiberglass.