Starbucks to Serve Alcohol in Southern California

As many as six locations could be serving beer and wine and a late-day snack menu by the end of the year. Could Echo Park or Silver Lake be among them?

Posted Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 9:04 pm PT|Updated Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 10:03 pm PT

We've been following efforts to bring alcohol sales to various venues around Echo Park--.

Now this news: will be testing the sale of beer and wine at a few locations in Southern California.

A select number (four to six) of venues should be serving by the end of the year.

Could Echo Park or Silver Lake be among them?

Nearby Starbucks include and on outside the Ralphs.

Starbucks has already been testing alcohol sales in Seattle and Portland--with five stores in Seattle and one in Portland.

Atlanta and Chicago are also for this next phase of the rollout.

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