About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Hock’s Japanese Car Specialists with a puzzled look on his face. ‘Hey, Hock,’ he said, pointing towards the shop window, ‘what’s that?’
Inside, an old tire lay perched precariously atop a stack of spare parts. Hock looked up from under the hood and grinned. 'Ah,' he said, 'that’s just Mr. Tanaka’s new garden gnome. He always leaves it here when he comes in.' The delivery driver scratched his head, then laughed. 'Guess I’ll leave mine outside too!'
2. At dawn one day, a delivery driver pulled up to Hock’s Japanese Car Specialists. The engine of his truck sputtered and whined like an old samurai sword being sharpened too roughly. Hock peered under the hood, nodded knowingly, and said, ‘Ah, Toyota’s temperamental fuel filter again.’ He replaced it in seconds, and with a satisfied smile, sent the relieved driver on his way. As the sun rose higher, a neighbor passing by remarked, ‘Guess that’s why they call him Hock—they always come back for more!’
3. One morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Hock’s Japanese Car Specialists and noticed an unusual sight: a small dog had climbed onto the roof of the shop and was diligently cleaning its paws in the rainwater pool. The delivery driver chuckled and decided to wait inside, enjoying his coffee while watching the little canine valet. Eventually, the dog finished its meticulous grooming, hopped off the roof, and trotted into the shop. A regular mechanic nodded knowingly as he greeted the newcomer with a bowl of water and some treats, remarking, ‘Just another day at Hock’s—where even our four-legged friends are top-notch customers.’
4. One morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Hock’s Japanese Car Specialists and asked, ‘Do you fix cars or just make them look like they’ve been in an accident?’ The mechanic looked him straight in the eye and replied, 'We fix cars so well that sometimes they come out looking like they've had a little too much fun on the road!' The delivery driver laughed and said, 'Well then, I'll be back with my truck next week.' A regular passing by whistled and commented, 'That guy always knows how to keep things interesting around here.'