Yelping Through the Decades

All the decades for an end-​of-​the-​year celebration by the LA East & OC CMs.
Rocking the Adidas track suit and shell-​toed Originals, I strolled in and was greeted at the front with a dog toy for my pup. I later found out I was missing raffle tickets, but no bother, because the giant antique shop gave us outfit-​bearing attendees a chance to explore the space while finding the goods. Drink goods. Food goods. So many goods, some of which I couldn’t get to in time. As soon as I got in, Ludlows Jelly Shots were gone. Portsmouth oysters, gone. By the time I reached the swag table, yep, bags were gone. There were so many people and lines for lots of things, but limited time for such a large space.
The third level was the craziest. Pink’s. Yes, I waited in that line. It was long. But I suppose not as long as it would be at their storefront location? Well worth the try, and I was glad to have actually put something in my stomach after Heineken and Strongbow Cider. The adjacent photo booth was pretty feasible.
It was still a really nice, big event, so I’m grateful for the chance to have gotten in to check everything out. Outfits were amusing and I even got a famous Katie B. hug at the end of the evening. Thanks, Katie and Ryan for putting on a cool party!

What a great last event to end my Unilocal year! King Richard’s Antique Center was such a fun venue! With all sorts of antiques and vintage pieces, it was fun to look through aisles and aisles of furniture, jewelry, signs, games, and collectables. Not to mention, it’s one of LA’s most historic buildings and is one of the oldest antique stores in SoCal!
It’s nice that the Unilocal team chooses a variety of orgs to give the suggested donation to! For this event, it went to The Ozzy Foundation, an org that helps individuals with the costs of veterinarian bills for chronically-​ill pets. They even gave us a cute dog toy with a switch that gives you the option of being a squeaky toy or silent! Pretty cool.
Food and Drink:
— BAI — Sparkling antioxidant drinks in a variety of flavors. I had the highly recommended Bolivia Black Cherry, and it had a nice bubbly tartness to it. They were giving out full-​sized cans!
— CALIFIA FARMS — Got to try some Cran-​Apple Cinnamon Spice Agua Fresca Cocktail. Not overly strong, and it was such a festive way to start the evening!
— KRAVE JERKY — I tried Krave Jerky at a previous Unilocal event, and I was happy to see that they were at this one! The Basil Citrus and Lemon Garlic were definitely repeat winners in my book!
— LA COOKIE CON AND SWEETS SHOW — Chocolate chip cookies from Porto’s! Can’t go wrong with Porto’s! This sounds like a really fun event that’s definitely worth checking out!
— LAHTT SAUCE CO. — Tasty dumpling with just the right about of chili oil hot sauce!
— LE BON GARCON — Smooth, creamy, and buttery French-​style caramels!
— PIN UP CAKES — Moist cake pops and other baked goods. They had a really cute cake set up at their booth.
— PINK’S HOT DOGS — My first time trying Pink’s! They offered beef, turkey, or vegan hot dogs with the option of chili cheese and onion, mustard and ketchup, or kraut. Their full-​sized hot dogs are huge! I really enjoyed my chili cheese hot dog!
— THE PUB AT CHINO HILLS — A generous serving of Fried Pork Belly Bites, but they were a little dry…
— STRONGBOW — Apple Cider was crisp and refreshing, plus the vendor was a lot of fun! Toasts all around!
Other:
— SLICKDEALS — Had fun playing the «Guess the Price» game, and got a nifty little Smart Phone wallet.
— Unilocal — Of course I had to check-​in and stop by the Unilocal booth for my Unilocal cookie! An Oreo covered in chocolate, dipped in sprinkles, and stamped with the Unilocal logo, this treat was the perfect dessert to end my night! Picked up a Unilocal button too!
Entertainment:
— PHOTO — Really nice professional shots taken by Debra Morrison Photography! I liked the fun festive Christmas dinner-​like backdrop!
— DJ — Fun music, but a little bit too loud!
Overall, I had a really fun time at Unilocaling Through the Decades! Thanks Katie B. and Ryan C. for a great event!

I love, love old timey time things. Having an event on a vintage shopping center made my heart so happy. My super gal pal took me as her plus one.
We arrived a little early, so we took a tour of the building and checked it the wares. This is a fantastic shopping experience if you want something that is cool and vintage.
After taking a look around we went to go hang out in line till we had to check in. The Mexican restaurant by the back dock was kind enough to give us champurado while we waited in line. It totally hit the spot since it was super cold my insides really appreciated it. We checked in and gave our donation, they gave us a super cute dog toy. It was too big for my dog so I gave it to a gal in line.
My little heart was looking forward to eating a Pink’s hotdog, I love their turkey dogs but hate the drive and the wait. This was one of the highlights for me. The bun was warm and the hot dog was soooo good!

Parking was hard to find but there were so many Unilocalers there that you really weren’t parking anywhere alone. There was a donation of $ 10 at the door for a good cause and you get access to the plethora of samples from vendors AND you get a Kong doggie toy, which is so worth it since my little doge friend loved her new toy!
There were tons of vendors there and I liked almost all the vendors since they were so excited about their products!
My absolute favorites are the following:
BOOZE
–Strongbow Cider for their awesome party animal booth dude (can he be called a booth babe?)
–Lava Bloody Mary Mix for an awesome spicy, delicious and strong Bloody Mary
–Stack Wine– finally got to try this myself and this is a brilliant idea for portioning and feeling better about yourself for not drinking a whole bottle on your own.
FOOD
–Lahht Sauce– I was able to try their sauce finally and they were so incredibly friendly! Maxine talked passionately about her business and bringing her dad’s awesome sauce to market! Jen H. and I thought it was like an XO Sauce of types, but looking at the ingredients, it’s different. That’s similar to how it tastes like and I have to say this is one of my favorite sauces thus far and is quite addicting…
–Pink’s Hot Dogs is a Unilocal fan! They catered this holiday event as well as the last one in 2014 and they are absolutely generous! Glad to see them back!
Unfortunately, by the time we got there, they were out of Unilocal bags and I was Jen H’s mule for carrying all our goodies. That’s seriously how many goodies they gave out at this event. But we did get to take pics at the photo booth and I was able to see some familiar faces! I had tons of fun at this event so THANK YOU to all the vendors and Katie B. and Ryan for organizing such a spectacular event!

Unilocal Challenge 2016: 1÷100…
Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle all the way! Oh what fun it was to ride with happy Unilocalers all the way!
Honestly, what more could you ask for at a Unilocal event? We had it all… cheerful Elves — Ryan C & Katie B, costumed and merry-​mooded Unilocalers, antique fair shopping, booze, food, a DJ, photo booth, Victorian carolers and dancing!
My little elf and I, outfitted in 60’s glory– a leather Indian shirt and caftan, embarked on finding parking (challenging!) and then indulged in a full sized Pink’s hot dog, oysters, Lava Bloody Mary’s, stackable wines, Unilocal Cookie, Le Bön Garçon’s totally awesome caramels, Krave Jerky, Califia’s almond egg nog, Ludlow’s jelly shots, Solid siphoned coffee, and full sized Heineken beer — at least that’s all I can remember! There was SO much booze that we finally had to (gasp!) stop drinking!
The antiques mall was a fabulous find! I would’ve never known about it otherwise and will definitely be back to shop some more. They have LAYAWAY! We browsed like crazy and settled upon two purchases, both of a nautical theme, a Navy hat and high heels with anchors. Score!
One faux pas of note… some drunk Unilocalers spilled RED wine on a beautiful antique white quilted couch — shame on y’all for that…
What a happy time for all with music and photo booth fun too! Although the lines were long, they went quickly with Unilocalers a yacking. This was a great addition to my holiday season. Thanks Ryan & Katie and fellow Unilocalers…

Who knew that King Richard’s Antique Center is the largest in the nation! So much cool stuff, and our wonderful LA-​E and OC Unilocal Community Managers, Katie B. and Ryan C., brought all of us SoCal Unilocalers together for an unforgettable evening of merriment!
My accomplice, Mel J. and I felt particularly special to get into this winter party, being from the San Diego Unilocal crew. We made new friends, tried new products, and had a generally great time hanging with our brothers and sisters from the north!
Some of my favorite memories included the famous Pinks, where I munched away on their delicious veggie dogs. Very tasty, or course, and we all got a complete dog (or two) — not just a bite, with all the fixins’. To wash this down, I sipped on a couple of lovely Heinekens straight from the bottle. Nothing like a cold beer with a veggie dog!
Som of the other memories include getting cool Unilocal swag bags, official Unilocal cookies, little Crystal Geyser water bottles (to wash away the hangovers), and bites of pork belly, fresh oysters, jerky, amazing caramels, cookies and cupcakes, and so many different alcoholic beverages, ranging from wines to Jell-​O shots. I couldn’t possibly taste everything. And fun things like the photo booth, a slick deals contest, and more. So much fun!
Many thanks to the businesses attending the event for their incredible generosity, to King Richard’s for hosting us, and to Ryan and Katie for putting this all together. Truly an evening to remember!

Thank you, thank you Ryan C. And Katie B. !!! Definitely a fun and wonderful experience to snack, drink and explore the 3 levels of treasures. Parking was a bit tricky but luckily we just park across the street. Took my sister for her first Unilocal event and she was having so much fun. She could not believe how many food and drink places inside!
Holy moly! When we heard this was big, we had no idea how big into we started walking. 3 level with mazes of treasure hunting as well as drinks and food at every few steps. Yummy! Some of my favorites I get to try are Oysters! Lahitt Sauce with fried rice! Pinks famous hot dogs! Unilocal’s Cookie! Hard cider! Stella Rossa! Photo booth of course! Bummed we couldn’t try everything but it is always great to see familiar & new faces!

I had never even heard of King Richard’s until I RSVP’d for Unilocaling through the Decades. When I received my invitation, I was sick as a dog, but I was determined to make it… nothing a little make-​up and a lot of medicine wouldn’t fix.
Driving there was really easy, but parking was not. King Richard’s has a small parking lot and most people wouldn’t have a problem parking on the street, but the biggest problem was that there was no street parking close-​by. We ended up parking 3 blocks away, but were lucky to find that one, as there were many people driving back and forth up the street right along with us.
Stepping into King Richard’s was an eye opening experience. It was far more vast and organized than I expected. We were greeted by Jenny C who quickly checked us in. The Ozzy Foundation was collecting donations of $ 10 per person. Unilocal just sent an email this morning letting us all know that they had raised $ 4500! That’s an amazing feat! They gave away nice and from what I heard, pretty pricey doggie toys.
We were going through the aisles ever so slowly because we were so busy looking at all the antiques. We saw everything from original Pyrex glass sets for the kitchen and vintage jewelry to one of the first washing machines and stoves from the 1940s!
Because we walked through so slowly, we missed some of the treats, but we did stop at Califia’s table and tried the spiced cranberry juice that had coconut rum in it. It was delicious! All I needed was my couch, the tv, and a blanket! The brownies and cake pops by Pin Up Cakes were tasty, Stella Rosa wines really hit the spot, and so did the apple cider from Strongbow. We tried the pork belly from The Pub at Chino Hills. They were decent. I think it would have been better if they were hotter. We missed the Christmas cookies, but hit up the Heineken beer table more than a few times…
We checked in and got a Unilocal cookie, but they were out of bags and other goodies. The DJ was really taking me back with all the 80s music! We stood in line for what seemed like an eternity for a Pink’s hotdog and by the time we got it, we were cool on even trying to stand in the line for the photo booth. By that time, my meds needed to be replenished and I was feeling drained. In all, it was a great event. I saw many friends, met new ones, and missed others, but it was a great time. Thank you Ryan and Katie!

Such a wonderful Unilocal Event! Katie B & Ryan C deserve a huge round of applause! Thank you so much for this evening of enjoyment! I thank all the vendors who were so generous and cheerful! I really enjoyed the quartet of carolers, their voices were angelic!
This event was held in King Richard’s Antique Center, a neat place! It is full of lots of neat items! I loved a lot of the furniture, but I was left to only admire since I don’t have room for any pieces in my house. Three floors of antiques & food kiosks for us to navigate and eat while shopping! It was fun «shopping» at the little stores inside this mall. So many cool antiques that I really enjoyed looking at! Thanks for the fun night of allowing us to roam around your entire space!
I didn’t hit up all the tables, but there were plenty to sample from! My favorites were the oysters from Portsmouth in Whittier, Lava Bloody Mary Mix — it had a nice kick of heat, Pin Up Cakes — excellent macaron & brownie!, and LAHTT’s dumpling/​wonton with their hot sauce atop.
This was a wonderful event filled with goodies to taste, Unilocal Schwag, carolers, and shopping… all with friends I’ve met before and some I met here! Thank you to everyone!

Once I seen that this years huge Christmas party was being held at King Richards, I knew I had to bring my mom as my date! She raised my sisters and I in historical Old Town Orange where she worked in various antique shops over the years. So what better first Unilocal event to take her to than the amazing one Katie And Ryan C. was throwing at a huge antique shop!
DECADES: Waiting in a line usually isn’t that fun but to admire crowds of people showing up in creative costumes from the past killed time perfectly. By the time my mom and a I got inside afro’s were raising the roof, side ponytail were rocking it, and guest in vintage holiday wear was classing the place up! Running into different decades around every booth was certainly a blast from the past! (From what I’ve seen in movies since I’m an early 90s baby!) My mom was able to connect a little more obviously!
Although the basement of King Richards was closed off, we were still allowed to roam around each floor! Which means treats on all three levels!
DRINKS: Throughout each floor liquor and a few non-​alcoholic beverages were offered. Some of the drinks provided were Ludlows uniquely strong Jello Shots, crisp and refreshing wines from Stella Rosa, spiked holiday drinks from Califa, whole bottles from Heineken, very delightful non-​alcoholic fruity drinks from Bai, and freshly brewed coffee from Solid Coffee Rosters!
FOOD: Nothing quite makes a party POP unless there is appetizing food and boy was this party popping! Vendors ranged from all over stuffing guest with delightful tastes! A variety of jerky samples from KRAVE created quite the crowd! The Pub At Chino Hill had Pork Belly, Lahtt Sauce Co. served up delicious Wontons with their famous spicy sauce on top, Portsmouth catered Oysters, and of course the biggest food headliner. Pink’s Hotdogs! Unilocalers always appreciate Pink’s appearance because they don’t do samples, they serve a whole dog and pack on the toppings!
DESSERTS: were all decked out in the holiday spirit! Pin Up Cakes handed out rice crispes, red velvet cupcakes, and brownies! LA Cookie Con had the sweet choices of either macaroons or cookies. Sugar cookie Cristmas trees and chocolate chip cookies from Porto’s were simply wonderful. Finally the sweetest treat of all, the free Unilocal check-​in cookie!
«Yelping Through The Decades» was a perfect last Unilocal Hoorah to end the year! It was great to run into Unilocal friends like Howie C. and Christopher M. I missed Clees H. once again but still looking forward to party with him one of these days! My mom loved observing antiques while getting her grub on! Can’t wait to attend next year’s party because Unilocal always knows how to throw one check of a Shindig!

Let me first start off saying thank you to Katie B. And Ryan C. As a non-​elite Unilocaler it’s rare I get to go to an event as cool as this one and bring a plus one! The Monster Mash they threw last month was also pretty amazing! These two really know how to plan a party!
When I arrived at King Richards Antique Center I was excited to see that we got to explore three different floors! It kind of felt like a maze through all the antique items or a scavenger hunt to find all the delicious food and drinks inside.
To enter we paid a $ 10 donation to the Ozzy foundation and we got a free Kong dog toy! There’s nothing I like better than helping the pups! I love that our money went to a good cause, it didn’t hurt we also got some awesome dog toys. I was overjoyed that on my way out they gave me an extra two. People may not know the value of these toys but Kong toys are expensive and they made great Christmas gifts as well as gifts for my pups!
We also received a raffle ticket for the raffle drawing they had upstairs! I love raffles! I wish I had some time to go buy more raffle tickets and put it in all the prize bags, however I got caught up going to all the different vendors and forgot! They had some awesome prizes!
As for the food, I was super excited to find out that Pinks was there and they brought turkey hotdogs and vegetarian hotdogs as other options. I got the turkey hot dog and my sister got a vegan hotdog. I don’t eat pork so I was super happy that they were accommodating everybody’s needs.
People were most excited about the oysters and lobster bisque which I wasn’t too interested in since I don’t eat fish. However I think it was really cool that they were serving them.
What I was looking for was the dessert… If anybody knows me they know I can find the dessert where ever we are. Three floors of food and I sniffed my way to the cookies. The cookies that I found were sugar cookies shaped like Christmas trees and chocolate chip cookies both that were from Porto’s bakery. It wasn’t Porto’s that was there but the LA Cookie Con. They told us about The 2^nd Annual LA Cookie Con and Sweet Show in February 6 & 7 2016. It is the biggest West Coast baking and pastry convention! Mark your calendars!
I was super bummed that I missed the booth with the cupcakes and brownies, somehow my dessert sniffer failed me, but I heard they were delicious! However I had a great time with wonderful people and can’t wait for the next event!

WOW! What a fun event! Many thanks to Katie B. (@YelpLA) and Ryan C. (@YelpOC) for organizing such a fabulous soirée to (almost) end the year. You guys are so awesome! :)
Unilocaling Through the Decades in an antique shop? How very clever! King Richard’s Antique Center was definitely the perfect venue to host Unilocal’s holiday party/​event. This place is HUGE. Three floors of space to roam around in without feeling like you were suffocating. I really enjoyed being able to browse through so many vintage items, some that brought back sweet memories from my childhood. The prices were very reasonable too.
I love that Unilocal partnered with The Ozzy Foundation for this event. Everyone that donated money received a pet toy and 100% of the proceeds will benefit this wonderful cause. YAY! :)
There were many vendors participating at the event but (unfortunately) I didn’t get to try all of the products offered. Some of the businesses that were on hand at the event:
Krave Jerky — OMG. Their jerkies taste AMAZING! The ladies at Krave had all nine flavors out for everyone to sample. Five different flavors for beef, two for pork and two for turkey. Chili Lime (beef) and Black Cherry BBQ (pork) were the two I loved the most. All-​natural, gluten-​free, no MSG and no nitrites. What’s not to love?
Le Bön Garçon — Delicious, buttery, melt-​in-​your-​mouth, French-​style caramels. Salted Caramel and Mango-​Passion Fruit were the flavors offered. Both were delicious and very easy on the teeth. Thank you, Chef Chao!
UX Palate — A monthly curated box (bag), filled with artisan snacks, all made my local crafters. What a wonderful concept! They had samples from p.o.p. candy (my fave!) so that was a nice perk. Thanks, guys!
Pin Up Cakes — Their mini chocolate chip cookies, mini chocolate cupcakes and macarons were all so yummy.
Portsmouth Whittier — These oysters were freshly shucked, large and delicious. Not at all briny and perfect with just the mignonette sauce. I would definitely recommend visiting their restaurant if you are ever out in Whittier. I know I will! :)
Pink’s Hot Dogs — They had the longest line, of course. (Who doesn’t love Pink’s?!) Beef, turkey and vegan dogs were available that night. Yum! They were probably the only vendor that didn’t run out of food when it came close to 10 pm. Many thanks to the wonderful staff!
LAVA Bloody Mary Mix — WOW. I tried my first Bloody Mary with their mix. So good! Tasty tomatoes with a nice spicy kick. They used Tito’s Vodka and had olives and celery available for garnishing. Flyers with a coupon code ($ 5 off) were given out to everyone. I’m purchasing one, for sure! Their mix will taste fabulous with some Ketel One Vodka.
The Pub at Chino Hills — I got the last of their pork belly so it was a bit dry and crunchy. Oh well. At least there was pork belly, right? Oink, oink! :)
Diama Sparkle Wines — I really liked their prosecco. It was dry, crisp and refreshing. They also had a rosé available. Too bad there weren’t any chocolate covered strawberries!
Califia Farms — I don’t usually buy almond milk but I would definitely purchase their products. I tried their Holiday Nog (which was VERY tasty) and (spiced) Cranberry Cocktail. The Cranberry Cocktail tasted great with some Fireball! I heard one of the staff workers mention it, so I’m pretty sure the samples were spiked. HA! :P
Bai — I didn’t realize all of their products were low calorie drinks. I grabbed a couple of the Bai Bubbles; Indonesia Nashi Pear and Jamaica Blood Orange. These drinks are carbonated with filtered water and naturally sweetened. (They had that «diet» taste to me.) Anyways, it was nice of them to give away full sized bottles.
SnapCam Photo Booth — Hilarious! The perfect way to end the evening! We all had fun «dressing up» and being silly in the booth, lol. With each photo session, the booth printed out two identical photo strips. They gave out flyers with a coupon code for $ 50 off your next event. Not bad! The on-​site hosts were friendly too. Thank you, guys! :)
The third floor is where the Unilocal booth was set-​up. With your check-​in, you got to pick out a Unilocal bag (free swag!) and one free item. They had Unilocal cookies, shot glasses, pens and pins. The Unilocal cookies were so cute and so yummy! If an Oreo and a Circus Animal Cookie made love, they would produce a Unilocal cookie. That’s exactly what it was! :P
There was also a raffle table hosted by The Ozzy Foundation. Any additional tickets purchased ($$$) went to help the animals. Some of the prizes given out were gift cards, toy figurines and wrapped gift packs.
DJ Velvet Touch (LMAO @ the name) kept everyone awake and groovin’ to some great tracks. Thanks, Mr. DJ!
It was so great to see some of my friends and to make new ones. Everyone looked so amazing in their decade attire (I went for the 70s look) and to see everyone enjoying themselves. I look forward to the next, big holiday event. Again, thank you Unilocal!:)

«Hurry, hurry, hurry!» I kept thinking to myself as we were waiting in line to get in! I was super excited to get in the event and see what this location had inside! I was so happy I was able to attend!
The IDs Checked, and party passes were scanned quickly! Our donation to the Ozzy Foundation were collected and we got a chew toy for our dogs! Well I don’t have any pets but my neighbors furry friends scored! Then we were off to a fantastic evening!
Lots of alcohol! I think there was more alcohol then there were food options! Henekien was being handed out! Stella Rose, Spiked egg nog from Califia Dairy, Stack wines and Lava Bloody Marys and even jello shots! The Bloody Marys were my personal favorite! I was probably the only one that requested a virgin but it was still tasty and very refreshing!
There were plenty of food booths like The Pub, giving out pork belly samples. Portsmouth, were handing out Oysters and Lobster Bisque, Pin Up Cakes were giving out cute samples of cookies and cupcakes, Pinks Hot Dogs were handing out full sized hot dogs! No half wieners here! Also, LAHTT was handing out delicious spicy dumplings with the hot sauce! That hot sauce was my favorite from all! There lots more but these are the ones that stood out to me! I heard Portos was there handing out cookies but I missed them!
The Unilocal table was handing out cookies and your choice of a Unilocal reusable bag or shot glass! The Photo booth line moved along quickly even though it was one of the more popular spots! Lots of props to choose from! I didn’t stay for the raffle, so I’ll never know if I won! Who ever did win… I congratulate you!
Parking was a bit difficult. We drove around a couple of blocks and couldn’t find any parking! So we improvised and parked right across the street on the corner! Don’t recommend doing this to anyone but desperate times comes to desperate measures!
It was a great event, I had an awesome time and also scored on some vintage I Love Lucy memorabilia! The Unilocal crowd is thee best! Thanks to the Unilocal staff for the invite! I hope there will be many more!
Five stars!!!

What a great way to Unilocal through the end of the year! I would have never heard of or step foot into King Richard’s Antique Center if it weren’t for this awesome event. The space is larger than it seems from the outside. 3 floors of various goodies. I had a great time browsing everything from jewelry to large furniture.
I was excited to see that Unilocal picked a great charity to partner with as proceeds went to the Ozzy Foundation. The staff members from Ozzy were really nice. I love their cause to assist animals. Since I’m a big animal lover, especially dogs, I happily bought additional raffle tickets.
Some of my favorite highlights included taking pictures in SnapCam’s photo booth, oysters from Portsmouth, Krave jerky, and PinUp Cakes. Of course can’t forget about Pinks Hot Dogs (my 1^st time trying their famous hot dogs!)
Everyone was in great spirits and that’s part of what the holidays are about! Thank you Katie B, Ryan C, and all the other great Unilocal associates who made this event a success, from checking in to handing out Unilocal swag! THANK YOU!

Unilocal event #3 for me and it’s also the last Unilocal event for 2015. Ryan C and Katie did a amazing job setting up this event at Richard King’s Antiquie Center in Whittier, California. It’s such an great event to meet new faces.
I’ve checked out some vendors that came here to try some food and some other stuff. Very nice presentation. Now, I’ve actually got a chance to try a sample of the wine (Diama Prosecco). After taking a few sips, I’ve decided it’s not for me. As you guys know, I’m not a alcohol person, but I’ve tried something new for a change.
Other than samples, I’ve checked out some very cool antiques. The only thing is that there’s no old computers which is kinda disappointing. It would of been nice to carry some of those as I do collect older electronics and older computers. But I did buy something for my mother for Christmas. Sorry I cannot tell you guys what I got her for Christmas as she might read this.
It was great meeting new faces that I’ve been wanting to meet. Shoutout to Andrea R. Nice seeing you friend.
Once again, I like to thanks Ryan and Katie for this great event.
See you Unilocalers next year.
–Christopher M aka Mr. Elite

This antique store is big and spacious! It has three floors. There were so many unique, interesting, cool, and memorable items throughout the store. Some things even brought me back to my childhood. I saw so many toys too! Before I start, I want to give a special thank you to Katie B. and Ryan C. for putting this event together! As always, it was fun!
:Experiance:
There was a short line at the entrance. We got Unilocal wrist bands, the Party Pass was scanned, donated, and we received two dog toys.
~We started with the First Floor. I tasted the brownie from Pin Up Cakes. They were also serving other goodies. The brownie was good! Portsmouth served oysters and Lobster Bisque. I passed on the oyster but tried the Lobster Bisque which I liked. Stella Rosa was also there, giving one sweet wines. Lahtt Sauce Company served dumplings with a touch of their hot sauce. I removed most of the hot sauce because my friends said it was spicy. The dumplings were juicy and it went well with the spicy sauce. There was Egg Nog and Cranberry Cocktails. I skipped on the LAVA Bloody Mary Mix with olive & celery sticks, Heineken, Bai Sparkling Antioxidant Infusion Drink, and the Jerky by Krave. I didn’t get to taste the Pork Belly Bites from The Pub at Chino Hills.
~Second Floor:
There were Christmas Tree Sugar Cookies and Chocolate Chip Cookies from LA Cookie Con/​Sweets Show. I got the Chocolate Chip Cookie, it was soft and chocolatey. Slick Deals had a game and who ever won got a prize. Stack Wine served wine in small, cute, stackable wine glass cups. I tried the Cider from Strongbow, it was light and tasted like apples.
~On the third floor:
Pinks Hot Dog served Vegan, Turkey, and Beef Hot Dogs. For toppings there were ketchup, mustard, onions, relish, chili and cheese. I got Unilocal swag for Checking In ( Unilocal Cookies, pins, bottle opener, bags), raffle for prizes, Photo Booth with Unilocal Props. There was also a DJ that played holiday music.
:Customer Service:
~The staff and vendors were very friendly!
~We purchased a wood carved elephant. Maria was very helpful and kind.
:“MeH” Moments:
Parking was difficult!

What a great event! From start to finish we had a blast. I got to take a plus one so took my mom and my bestie took her mom. It was lots of fun.
Three floors of antiques and lots of cool people. Finding parking on the streets was really hard so we ended up parking across the street at a business. It was hard to find the entrance that we had to go in since there was so many ways to enter. But we finally found it and showed our party pass. We paid the $ 10 donation and received a dog toy which was super cute.
Checking in we got a free Unilocal cookie which was yummy! The place was huge and had some really cool stuff. They had tons of Disney items. In pretty much every aisle there was something to taste or drink. They had tons of good snacks. My favorite was the oreo cake ball from pin up cakes. On the 3^rd floor there was pinks hot dogs and the Unilocal bags, but they ran out by the time we got there. We got a raffle ticket to enter in your choice of the prizes. We didn’t win, but it was fun.
I really enjoyed this event, thank you!

Mwhahaha. Second Unilocal Event and you can bring a +1? YAY. When I first saw the event page, I thought it weird that they were doing all this at an antique store. But once you got there and walked around, it stopped being weird. In fact, it was a good calming scenery where you could relax and look at Christmasy items, Disney items, old antiques (beer and drinking items as well!) My friend and I walked in and we made the mistake of not immediately going to the 3^rd floor to get to the Unilocal table :’(We took our time with the first floor cuz we didn’t know what to do xD
We walked in and, in order simply by floor (Floor 1)
— Baked Goods from Pin Up Cakes: I had a chocolate raspberry macaroon from here. It was light, airy, delectable. Coming the second time, I had their chocolate on chocolate cupcake which was goood. It was a mini. I wish it were a large):
— Jelly Shots from Ludlow’s Cocktails Co.:
Moscow Mule– Vodka, lime juice, ginger beer
Fresh Lime Margarita — Agave tequila, lime juice, salt
Old Fashioned– bourbon, orange, cherry
Meyer Lemon Drop
Planter’s Punch –Caribbean Rum, pineapple cherry line, coconut
I had the fresh lime margarita and it was 15% alcohol by volume and you could taste it. It was pretty strong but they make a really good margarita, especially in jelly form :3
— Oysters from Portsmouth:
They had raw oysters. Dayum. Oysters to an event? Props to them. They also had hot sauce, and a lobster bisque which was warm and warmed us up (since it was cold outside). Excellent bisque omg.
— Wine from Stella Rosa Wines/​Sparkling Wine from Diama Sparkle: I forget which one I had it from, but I had the Rose from Diama I believe. I’m a sucker for sugary alcohol, and this (at the same table) definitely had it!
— Beer from Heineken: Beer. From Heineken. Had Unilocal pins! :3
— Spicy Sips courtesy of LAVA Bloody Mary mix: Skipped, but they had a considerable amount (my friend had one).
— Non-​alcoholic Beverages from Bai:
They gave a full bottle. It was alright, but with other drinks that were here, they didn’t impress too much. Unless you don’t drink alcohol. Got a Mango drink here and they had a Unilocal picture station! :DDDD
— Pork Belly Bites from The Pub at Chino Hills:
I love Chino Hills. Best city ever: P Dudee their pork belly was legit. They had a white sauce to go along with it. I thought it to be tartar sauce but it’s not… (sour) enough. I don’t know. But their pork belly bites were good. Like I’m gonna go to the pub now haha xD
— Stirfry from Lahtt Sauce Co.:
They had wonton with their spicy sauce. Someone needed to get me water cuz I was on fireeeeee: P I love wontons and their sauce, iono. I like their spicy sauce. I wonder if I could have bought one there: O
— Cranberry Cocktails and Holiday Nog Cocktails from Califia Farms:
My friend and I loved this place. We went back 4 or 5 times. And they were helpful. So helpful. They let you take many, and they were really good to talk to. Their cranberry cocktail wasn’t completely sugary (maybe I’m thinking Martiellini Cider) and their holiday nog was NOM NOM good!
Krave Jerky: I had a piece of jerky, but I’m not too much of a fan of jerky.
2^nd Floor:
— Cookie samples from LA Cookie Con and Sweets Show in Feb:
Sugar cookie and chocolate chip cookie. Iono though, they were competing with Unilocal cookie.
— Wine from Stack Wine: Something you can take home yay! They had white wine and red wine (white– chardonay!) It’s cute. You can stack them! :D
— Cider from Strongbow:
The person behind was so chill. He did «cheers» and Happy Holidays with every one of us haha. And the cider? Not bad!
3^rd Floor:
— Hot Dogs from Pink’s Hot Dogs:
The longest line xD They made a legit hot dog, full size. They let you choose beef, vegan, or (i forget third choice) but they added chili cheese, onions, relish, ketchup, mustard, and one other thing. But this was #legit.
–Yelp Check in: Get a free Unilocal Cookie! They also had bags that they passed out and drawstring bags :(I missed out on that part.
Photo Booth was up there as well
I see 6 different drinks that I had and I’m pretty sure there was one more Oh wells.
Thanks to Katie B (YAY I met her!) and Ryan C for this event! Twas totally fun and had a great exploration vibe to it! I finally also met Robbie B/​Dr Aggie finally after so long! I also met a few other peoples as well~ getting my street cred.
There was also not a dull moment because you could walk around between the three floors exploring antiques, trying the food, seeing what was up. Three hours went by soo fast (pretty sure they went over 3 hours). Thanks to King Richard’s for hosting this event as well (Did their workers have to stay longer than usual?)
WHEEEE Here’s to 2016
Happy Holidays Everyone!

Wow Katie and Ryan thank you so much for yet another awesome and fun Unilocal event. What a way to end the year. An antique shop filled with many items that took me way back to my childhood days combined with delicious food, yes Pink Hotdogs you were definitely the star of the night. Free booze from Heineken, yes Heineken you had me stumbling around in my cheerful happy self. Solid Coffee Roasters, always a pleasure to partake in your delicious coffee. Stromboli Cider and Stella Rosa Wines, well that added to my cheerful mood.
Wow and definitely winning 3 raffles prize was definitely worth it. Yes I scored the $ 100.00 gift card to Paloma and Friends Salon and yes I will definitely put it to good use. Who would have known my last $ 5.00 would score me some really cool gifts and great knowing the proceeds will go to a great charity.
All in all the music, the food, the booze, the prizes and the great pleasure of meeting great friends made for one amazing and fun experience. Thanks Unilocal

Once again Unilocal has done it, boy do they know how to put a fun event together. This was the first Unilocal event that my husband got to attend with me. Being that he is not a Unilocaler he doesn’t really understand the subculture within Unilocal.But I dare say his curiosity was sparked and I think he will be more interested in the Unilocal life.
Let me first begging with thanking the entire Unilocal crew, in particular Katie B. & Ryan C., for doing an amazing job, THANK YOU!
All right lets mossy on to the good stuff. For starters as you walked into the event there was a quartet of Christmas Carolers who sounded amazing. Their voices all completed each other and were perfectly harmonized. And let me not forget that donation proceeds of this event went to a very worthy charity the Ozzy Foundation… and well I’m going to let the cat out of the bag, if you don’t love animals you have no soul… there I said it!
Okay moving on as we made our way through the labyrinth of vendors we were pleasantly distracted by a cacophony of beautifully arranged array of antiques. As with all events when you check in goodies await you. This event afforded the choice of a cookie and one of the follow, tote/​backpackish bag, shot glass or pen. We went with a tote and cookie.
Now at the sake of not making this a 7-​page review here are my thoughts on the following vendors:
1. PINK’S was in the house and who does love PINKS, even better who doesn’t love PINKS when it’s free!
2. Heineken, always cold & perfect with Pinks.
3. LAVA handcrafted bloody Mary mix provided us all wonderful cocktail and a $ 5 coupon… love it!
5. Pin Up Cakes… loved the red velvet cupcake & vanilla/​strawberry cake pop, perfect bite size.
6. Stack wine… compact, stackable, individual serving, perfect for a small picnic basket instead of a bulky bottle.
7. Krave jerky, they had some very interesting flavor and a card with suggested beer parings… jerky & beer who’d a thunk… loved the lemon garlic the best.
8. Lahtt Sauce Co. Asian gourmet hot sauce… OMG! this stuff is amazing… snuck extra samples & bought a jar home. We also like that they provide a card with suggested uses for the sauce as well as a fried rice recipe.
9. Le Bön Garçon… salted caramel magically delicious… is what Lucky Charms would say!
10. Diama wines… I tried their Rosé sparkling wine… now I need a bottle.
11. Bai antioxidant drinks… gotta squeeze in some healthy goodness here and there. I partial to their sparkling drinks which they didn’t have but still the flat ones are still delish!
12. Califa Farms… their almond nog was surprisingly good.
13. SnapCam Photo Both… no party is ever complete without a photo both! Love them!
14. Portsmouth Oyster Bar… I couldn’t believe my pair of eyes when I saw oysters being chucked before my very own two eyes (how’s that for redundancy). We will be visiting them soon so stay tuned for the review.
15. Strongbow Hard Cider… nice and cold and not overt sweet. the guy at the booth was a riot I think he was having more fun than we were.
16. And last but not least Solid Coffee Roasters, after many a tasty dishes and many a delicious drinks and cocktails… Solid Coffee not only provided delicious freshly roasted coffee but also help get your ready for the drive home as a few people had a drink or two too many but all in good fun.
Overall, as I said the event was UnilocalTASTIC, the venders UnilocalTASTIC, and the location was amazing took my husband and I down through memory lane and items that we have not seen since childhood brought back many fond memories. We will not only be visiting some of the vendors listed but also King Richards will see us back soon.
Note…those who wish to visit King Richard’s Antiques I say YES definitely go but here are some tips.
1. Wear comfortable shoes, this store is 3 stories high and there is lots and lots to see.
2. Leave bulky clothing behind some of the isles are narrow and you wouldn’t want to inadvertently hit and break something.
3. Give yourself plenty of time to walk around this is not a 30min to 1hour visit boom you’re done. No there is so much to see, explore and enjoy that in order to take in its full splendor plenty of time is required.
And finally
4. If you see something you LOVE, something that evokes those great memories of childhood past, those items that just warm your heart and make you smile… well buy it. Many of there are now one of a kind items or at least nearly impossible to find so why not treat yourself and take it home with you… oh yes and the prices are very very reasonable!