Java Co.
Is la mirada's independent coffeeshop. they have good coffee and better tea. they supply wi-fi and board games. there is sidewalk seating for the euro experience of sipping espresso and people watching al fresco. live music on occasion. the staff is usually quite friendly.
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There are only dive bars in La Mirada. Yesterdays, The Golden Brick, Tubby's. They are standard dive bars with the standard regulars hangin' over the bar and the standard underage drinkers crowded in the corners.
Scratch
On imperial highway in the home depot shopping center is a pool hall with a bar. across the street there's a round table pizza that serves comparably priced pitchers of beer. gondola's pizza see above also serves beer and wine.
For a classier place to get a drink, maybe on a date, try Pisces Sushi or Mr. Z's. If you're looking for something in between the dive bar/ restaurant divide, or if you're alone and new in town, head over the hill to La Habra where Red Robin, Chili's, and Applebee's offer the dive bar experience set within a casual, family restaurant.