Archive for the ‘Fairlane Drive’ tag
Frank's Discount Tire, 1607 Fairlane Drive: 2018 3 comments
I noticed recently that Frank's Discount Tire on Fairlane Drive is now Mavis Discount Tire. I don't have any experience with either business, but I have to say Frank's had the nicer sign. Of course I'm a sucker for neon.
UPDATE 18 March 2021: Edited the tags.
Saffron, 1607 Fairlane Drive: Early 2020 2 comments
I never ate at Saffron, but their mix of cuisines (Indian, Chinese & Mexican) intrigued me. I figure there was a family story in there somewhere. Yelp reviews indicate that the place changed hands last year, and you can see on the marquee sign, that the Mexican aspect has been elided.
Now the place has closed, and the follow-on will be a (fully) Mexican restaurant: La Cienega.
China Dragon, 1607 Fairlane Drive: Winter 2015 3 comments
I'm not sure when this little takeout storefront co-located with the garage on Fairlane closed, but it's in the February 2015-2016 phonebook, and I think I would have noticed it previously if it had been closed longer than a few months, so I'm tagging it as winter 2015. Reviews are rather mixed, but they'd been there for a good while, so they must have been doing something right.
UPDATE 25 May 2016 -- Now Saffron, an Indian/Chinese/Mexican takeout storefront:
