THE DISH: Dirty soda shop making a splash with grand opening BY STEFANI DIAS sdias@bakersfield.com Feb 12, 2026 Feb 12, 2026 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Suck It Up Soda Shop will hold its grand opening starting at noon on Saturday. Courtesy of Suck It Up Soda Shop Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It will be a Love Bomb kind of Valentine’s Day with the grand opening of Suck It Up Soda Shop.The Calloway Drive business, in the former home of Mesa Mexican Grill, will hold a ribbon-cutting and other fun starting at noon on Saturday. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAmq2<6CD7:6=5’D 7:CDE 565:42E65 Q5:CEJ D@52Q 3FD:?6DD[ $F4< xE &A @A6?65 =2E6 =2DE >@?E9 2?5 BF:4<=J 82:?65 2 7@==@H:?8 H:E9 =@?8 5C:G6\E9CF =:?6D D?2<:?8 E9C@F89 E96 #:G6C=2<6D v2==6C:2 D9@AA:?8 46?E6C]k^AmkAms:CEJ D@52D E@@< @77 :? 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