Rockview Dairy No 36

Never going back! Was giving new owners my business, but no more. Who runs a business and doesn’t have change when you give them a $ 5 for a $ 2.35 sale of a gallon of fruit punch

I too used to visit this place as a kid. Reading the review by John reminded me of carboard boxes full of popsicles! My grandma was a fan, however, of the chocolate-​covered vanilla ice cream bars.
Not only did my grandma and I drive through this place on a regular basis, but my friend’s older brothers always worked here. It has such great memories!
I always thought that dairies like this were common. I am 22 and just realizing now that this type of drive-​thru dairy is alien to most people! I’ll just consider myself lucky!
So, why so much excitement over a dairy? There’s something about it that is quaint, friendly and for me, nostalgic. For Los Angeles County, something like this is a rare find.
Next time you’re in Whittier, drive through!

When I was a kid, my family ate a lot of popsicles. I didn’t really think it was odd until I saw the faces of my swimming-​lessons peers when my mom would show up with a plain cardboard box full of two-​stick popsicles. To me, it was the norm; people just ate popsicles that came in plain cardboard boxes. But then, I also thought it was the norm to go to the local drive-​through dairy.
That’s right, the local drive-​through dairy.
There used to be a bunch of them in Southern California, or at least I remember going to a bunch of them with my mom. But do you know why it was called a drive-​through? Well, because you actually got to drive through the building, as in there was an opening in it that you drove through. I’m not making this up, although I’m not sure whether this Rockview Dairy is of the original A-​frame drive-​through variety.
So we would come here for generic popsicles and fudgesicles and Big Sticks and push pops. We also often bought our milk here. From what I remember, when you pulled up to the line, someone would write down your order and bring it to you. They also carry other non-​dairy grocery items, but they specialize in all things dairy.
Now that I’m writing this review, I really want to visit this place again. I also just read a little bit about Rockview Dairies, which is locally owned and doesn’t use growth hormones in its cows, two features that make it unique. Living in Northern California now, I miss a lot of the local Southern California dairies and other brands that are hard or impossible to find in San Francisco.
Support this Rockview Dairy if you live in the area, and visit the website (
) to get home-​delivery of milk. That’s right; apparently, there are still milkmen.