54. A Coke, a Smile, an 89 Cents Taco and a Million Dollar View

It's currently award season in L.A.  In honor of the season, I've created Bjork's Best Sights L.A. Award for "A Coke, a Smile, an 89 Cents Taco and a Million Dollar View".  And the winner is the Taco Bell Express located in the Pacific Palisades 76 Station, 17299 Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) fortuitously located where the infamous Sunset Boulevard meets the PCH.

Not only is this the Taco Bell with the best view of the Pacific Ocean in the greater Los Angeles area, but if you decide to experience the winner of the "Best Beach Reveal" as mentioned in blog post #53 and continue travelling north on the PCH you will drive right to this site.

If you are an aficionado or Taco Bell regular you know the sodas dispensed at the majority of these food venues are Pepsi products.  I know.  One of my favorite sodas is Mountain Dew's, Baja Blast, which I've only found at Taco Bell.  Not everyone is a fan of Pepsi.  There are those who would rather go without than drink Coke and those who would rather go without than drink Pepsi.

If you are a Coke snob (and I mean that in the nicest way possible), enjoy Taco Bell food and an ocean view; visiting this site will be like experiencing the trifecta.  Feel free to smile.  

Personally, since I find my self denied Baja Blast at this Taco Bell Express, I enjoy mixing approximately one-third Cherry Coke with two-thirds Diet Coke.  It's not like I measure it or anything.  I'm just sayin'!  Don't be afraid to mix it up people.

If you are a Pepsi snob (again, nicest way), this is a Taco Bell Express.  Buy your taco at the Express.  Then buy your Pepsi from the 76 Station cashier.  Or maybe you desire to take this opportunity to gas up your vehicle as well.  Or buy a banana.  Maybe some flip flops.  A pack of gum.  Or maybe nature calls.  Restrooms are available for customers.  Ask a cashier for one of the coins you need to enter the restroom.

Regardless of what you decide to purchase to eat and drink, I strongly suggest you proceed to one of the outside tables to enjoy the million dollar view of the Pacific Ocean while you eat.

Ahhhh!  It feels good to celebrate the sights of L.A.

*****March 22, 2010 UPDATE*****

The last day of Winter, 2010, your SoCal gal took a little trek to Point Dume in Malibu, which she wrote about in the Another Winter's Withered blog post.

The site she writes about in this blog post #54 is on her way to Point Dume.  And she's gotta say the lure to stop is just too much.  It is as if her car is possessed and must pull over at this Taco Bell.

As she ordered her food, she noticed there is currently only one item on their menu that is 89 cents, the cheese rollup thing.  There are a couple of different tacos available for 99 cents.  Most everything is over a dollar.

The other thing she noticed, the machine that dispenses the soft drinks is no longer a Coke machine.  It is now an official Taco Bell/Pepsi products, her beloved Baja Blast included, soft drink machine.

She tried to find someone there who would explain to her why the change.  No luck!

For those excited this was a Taco Bell with a Coke machine, you need not fret.  Buy your Taco Bell food at the Express and your Coke product from the convenience store cashier.

How refreshing!

To learn more about Pepsi's Refresh Project, click here.

If you click here, the link will take you to a page with a webcam from this 76 Station in Pacific Palisades mentioned in this blog along with a map and an overhead view of the station.  It doesn't look as if the webcam is currently functioning and refreshing every 4 seconds as indicated.  Still, it will give you another view of this Bjork's Best Sights L.A. Award Winner.