About SaMo Scoop

SaMo Scoop is the short version of what a Santa Monica local would tell you if you texted, "We're in town, what should we do?"

Every place on here is somewhere I've actually been. If it isn't listed, I haven't gone yet, or I'm not ready to stand behind it. Each review is short on purpose: why go, what to get or do, when to show up, who it's for, a few insider tips, and when I'd skip it. Every review also says honestly whether it works with young kids.

I'd rather be useful than glowing. If the wait isn't worth it, if parking is a mess, or if there's no playground and the kids will be done in ten minutes, I'll say so.

Read it on your phone before you head out the door. That's the whole idea.

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