And, in the case of a Halloween drink, light up eyeballs were dropped in the bottom of one. Candy is also served on the side of these drinks. Panaderia El Solecito takes this to another level and serves their drinks in over the top plastic containers shaped like lightbulbs and giant gummy bears. They’re basically energy drinks mixed with flavored syrups. They’re really popular for Red Bull Italian sodas or Lotus drinks (Lotus being a different brand of energy drink), which are very PNW-specific.

You just drive up, grab your drinks and pastries, and drive off. Quick side note for people who have never been to the Pacific Northwest: These types of shops are everywhere. Panaderia El Solecito (303 W Pine St) was a drive through panaderia. If not, you miss out on the best lighting for your shot. Because the line for them is long and you definitely want to get your drink while it’s daytime. K’thanks, bye.”Īnd so the original Yakima changed its name to Union Gap and that’s that. People are confusing us with you and you with us, and we’re not you and you’re certainly not us, so, we’re gonna be Yakima now and you need a new name.

We left Yakima behind, so please come stop here.” And the train did.īut then, a couple years later (okay, like three decades later), North Yakima called regular Yakima and was like, “This is getting confusing. We can’t stop there.” And Yakima was all, “Well what if we move up north a little?” And the railroad was all, “Yeah, do that.” So Yakima packed 100 of its buildings onto rollers and literally rolled them into a new town.Īnd then the new town called the railroad and was all, “Hey train. But, a year after establishing itself, the Northern Pacific Railroad was like, “You’re too far south. Just stick with me.Īt that time, Yakima was a few miles to the south. And I’m gonna tell you all the best ones. The deeper I get into this post, the more I realize this town is filled with the craziest stories. The town was moved a couple miles by horses. Yakima has a funny history because for a while, the town didn’t exist where it is.

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