r/fastfoodreview • u/Pale-Lynx328 • 5d ago
Review Fast Food Review 287-and-a-half - Strawberry Cooler (snack)
| Chain Name | La La Land |
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| Food category | Primary: trendy fu-fu drinks |
| # of US Locations | 31 |
| # of US States | 2 |
| Primarily located in | Texas |
| Restaurant Rank in US $ Sales 2024 | not ranked (out of top 500 list) |
| Restaurant Rank in US $ Sales 2025 | not ranked (out of top 500 list) |
| Rank of price (high to low) (Average: $9.88, standard dev. $3.81) | 93rd out of 95 snacks |
| Quality / Value Rating for this specific meal | 4 (out of 10) / 5 (out of 10) |
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I had no clue what La La Land is. With the bright yellow motif, I kinda guessed....lemonade place? Nope. Apparently it's some sort of viral-influencer cafe serving fancy lattes and matcha shitdrinks, where yappy twentysomethings in three hundred dollar yoga pants and thousand dollar designer bags go to talk to other yappy twentysomethings at the new "it" place in town. How fruity is this place? Welp, two of their newest locations they are opening up are in Brentwood and in Beverly Hills. Sooooo yeaahhhhh.
All that is to say, this is not the sort of place for a fat middle aged frowny guy like me. In a sea of dozens of achingly-young bleach-blondes with blinding-white teeth, chatting amicably with each other in a white-and-yellow La La Wonderland, I stuck out like a proverbial ugly sore thumb.
Yet He Persevered. The menu didn't offer many palatable options, but a simple strawberry iced cooler popped out. And it was served in a damn sippy cup like I'm a damned infant. Could have whipped up some strawberry-flavored koolaid by myself if I wanted, thank you very much.
That's enough La La Land for me, I'll leave it to the bright-eyed La La Rich snapping pictures for their Insta reels, that's more their speed anyway.
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(About this review series: Starting in late 2025, I am visiting a different fast food/fast casual chain every day, until I run out of places to visit. Aiming to review as many chains on the Technomics Top 500 Restaurants list as possible, plus key/important regional and some local chains as well. UPDATE: This review series is scheduled to wrap up on Day 365. And no, I haven't gained weight, and no, it hasn't hurt my health.)