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Broguiere's.
One of my earliest childhood memories were the drive up dairies and my mom stopping off at Broguiere's in Montebello in route to Disneyland.
It may be the only drive up dairy left in the Southern Calif area. It survived because of the outstanding milks/creams (plural), eggnog and chocolate milk.
Fresh squeezed Orange Juice.
The in house made Egg Nog is excellent.
Dates way back and has gone full circle in a few ways. Still uses the Glass Milk bottles and is drive up.
The family still bottles their products right there at the store. The bottles are as big a hit as the quality of their products.
The old man,, great, great grandson of the real old man that started the business, Broguiere had enough with the health inspectors and taxes and govt hassles with petty ordinances and closed the place earlier this year. It all started when they made him move his herd off site some time ago, but that was a quality of life issue for the local residents,,, and customers.
Well,, now he's re-opened it and everyone is relieved.
Americans over-sugar many of their foods. European chocolates seem to have more flavor with less sugar may be a good example but just my humble opinion.
Broguiere's chocolate milk has that nice smooth flavor as does their eggnog without that sugar slap in the taste buds.
I remember they had a hall of shame bulletin board with everyone's name that passed a bad check there. You could read it from 20 meters back. Out of character for such a warm hearted family but as the most recent generation of kids are assuming the business that's gone.
Montebello was so cool to us motorcycle riding kids with the Honda American Headquarters, Yamaha, Suzuki and their fantastic display windows of the cool for those day rides back then.
It was Mecca.
505 S Maple Ave
Montebello, CA. USA
90640
One of my earliest childhood memories were the drive up dairies and my mom stopping off at Broguiere's in Montebello in route to Disneyland.
It may be the only drive up dairy left in the Southern Calif area. It survived because of the outstanding milks/creams (plural), eggnog and chocolate milk.
Fresh squeezed Orange Juice.
The in house made Egg Nog is excellent.
Dates way back and has gone full circle in a few ways. Still uses the Glass Milk bottles and is drive up.
The family still bottles their products right there at the store. The bottles are as big a hit as the quality of their products.
The old man,, great, great grandson of the real old man that started the business, Broguiere had enough with the health inspectors and taxes and govt hassles with petty ordinances and closed the place earlier this year. It all started when they made him move his herd off site some time ago, but that was a quality of life issue for the local residents,,, and customers.
Well,, now he's re-opened it and everyone is relieved.
Americans over-sugar many of their foods. European chocolates seem to have more flavor with less sugar may be a good example but just my humble opinion.
Broguiere's chocolate milk has that nice smooth flavor as does their eggnog without that sugar slap in the taste buds.
I remember they had a hall of shame bulletin board with everyone's name that passed a bad check there. You could read it from 20 meters back. Out of character for such a warm hearted family but as the most recent generation of kids are assuming the business that's gone.
Montebello was so cool to us motorcycle riding kids with the Honda American Headquarters, Yamaha, Suzuki and their fantastic display windows of the cool for those day rides back then.
It was Mecca.
505 S Maple Ave
Montebello, CA. USA
90640
She's ( includes me cause' she's a driver's wife) on the grass fed + og veggie . ....like we know exactly who shot it program now
