#drive-thru

#drive-thru

It's time to get your pour-over while you're pulled over. Philz Coffee opened a new location in Pleasanton last week, marking the coffee chain's first-ever drive-thru location in Northern California. The new location will still welcome guests inside, with seating for 35 people, but its the outside of the store that should be the most eye-catching. There are custom-designed murals by California artist Lauren Cooper, with art paying homage to local landmarks including Pleasanton Ridge, the downtown Pleasanton arch and the Alameda County Fair's horse track.

The casual dining chain is floating a proposal to establish a restaurant at 1030 and 1040 Blossom Hill Rd., a location currently leased to a La-Z-Boy furniture store. Changes would include a redevelopment of the existing one-acre site on Blossom Hill Road near Almaden Expressway, planning documents show. The current building totals 19,600 square feet, according to a marketing brochure prepared by CBRE commercial real estate brokers Matt Kircher and Meaghan Post.

One time fairly recently, I was at a drive-thru and my total was something like $15.05. I handed the kid a $20 and a nickel that I had dug out of my change stash. He proceeded to start counting out coins from his drawer. I tried to help him understand that he just needed to give me a $5 bill, and he looked at me with the most incredulous