The California Store Dedicated To Everything Soda Pop (You Can Even Make Your Own)

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The California Store Dedicated To Everything Soda Pop (You Can Even Make Your Own) By Alba Caraceni Oct. 13, 2025 8:20 am EST

Your options are relatively limited when you're buying soft drinks in most grocery stores. There are mainly colas, root beers, ginger ales, lemon-lime and orange sodas, citrusy Mountain Dew, and the mystery flavor of Dr. Pepper from its 23 secret flavors . Additionally, a majority of them are owned by either Coca-Cola or Pepsi. But that's far from the case at a more than 125-year-old Los Angeles store where it's all about celebrating the fizzy drinks.

Galco's Soda Pop Stop more than lives up to its Freedom of Choice motto, lining its aisles with 700 to 800 kinds of soda. ( Here's why its name varies as soda or pop across th