Bakersfield’s Top Ten Places to Go - Noveltown's List

1. Centennial Garden: Hockey games, hockey and hockey and a hot dog. I’ve been playing a long time, and this is the fastest paced game there is. The hits are brutal, the fights are brutal, even the fans are brutal—very Bakersfield. I swear that I was mentioned early in the season regarding the Las Vegas Wranglers in The Las Vegas Sun because of ‘catcalls from the stands’ harassing one Billy Tibbetts—wah wah. Anyway, it’s a great time, and last night was bobblehead night—how fun is that? Almost 8000 fans at the game—where else can you see that many people in one place in Bakersfield sort of getting along?

2. Josephs: I agree—I eat there a lot. It’s quaint, the food is delish—try the gnocchi.

3. John’s Burgers: Big burgers, a hell of a lot of fries. Yum. My doctor gets mad when I go there.

4. Kern River Path: Go take a walk. See a real roadrunner, a cottontail bunny, whooping cranes, egrets, lizards, and nice people. Very different from most of Bakersfield. Don’t eat the tumbleweeds.

5. Dagneys Coffee: Within ten minutes walk from my office in downtown Bako. I can always go in, see someone I know and have a friendly debate.

6. Thai Garden: Great Potstickers! And a spicy chicken lunch special to die for.

7. China Garden: Super yum potstickers and the rest is good too. Rub Buddha’s fat belly on your way out.

8. India Spice: Go have a Samosa and naan. Dude—it’s freakin’ good. Add rice and lentils and you have a full meal.

9. Downtown Joes: The only place in town I know you can get pear cider on draft. Ok—I like the girly beer—sorry. Doc says I can only have them once in a while anyway.

10. Sno Shack: I know, it’s winter….but in the summertime…. Oh yummmers.

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