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THE CENTRAL COAST RESTAURANTS LIST THOMAS HILL ORGANICS in Paso Robles added at  ♦♦♦♦   I have dined at this resty probably 10 times in the past ten years and SOMEHOW it has never made it from my notes to The List.  One of my favorite resties in Paso Robles and easily deserving its inclusion…

Edits To Taco List 6.27

THE TAQUERIA LIST VALLARTA SUPERMARKET on North Broadway in Santa Maria added at ♦♦♦  Yes you read that right, have been meaning to try for several years and am happy to include it in some of the finest taqueria-fare on the central coast.  It is the BEST ‘marinated-style’ (non-rotisserie) al Pastor in Santa Maria.  Meat…

Edits and Additions

THE CENTRAL COAST RESTAURANTS LIST HARMONY CAFE added at  ♦♦  even though *closed because he is a very talented chef and opening a new resty soon in Cambria.INDUSTRIAL EATS Buellton added at  ♦♦  Really one to watch.  Great service and excellent house-prepared food-stuffs.  Innovative menu and interesting wine.  I don’t think I’ve ever given a…

Edit to List

THE CENTRAL COAST RESTAURANTS LIST EMBER in Arroyo Grande raised to ♦♦♦  Everything is firing on all cylinders here.  Food ranges from interesting to stunning each month as the menu changes.  Occasionally something shows up which doesn’t translate well, but it typically goes away quickly.  Great wine list and service.  This restaurant will never get…

Taco additions 1.28

COMPLETE TAQUERIA LIST HERE CHRONIC TACOS  San Luis Obispo added at  ◊  Yes, a chain but hey, I have to try!  Honestly not that bad.  Everything was horrible, don’t get me wrong, but totally do in a pinch. TACO KING  San Luis Obispo added at  ◊◊  Horrible dyed-red shiny meat; Salsa game exceedingly weak.  Asked…

Comfort Market

THE CENTRAL COAST RESTAURANTS LIST Third visit to COMFORT MARKET in Arroyo Grande. What a gem.  I think the combination of source-store–with a lot of the interesting ingredients–with resty is wonderful.  You see people pick things up and talk about them.  And food SHOULD be a conversation.  Of course, none of the from-scratch items are…

Comfort Market Arroyo Grande a must-try

E-version of a nice little blurb mentioning Granada Hotel, Sidecar and Veini Vai–all in SLO, but most importantly the relatively new COMFORT MARKET in The Village in Arroyo Grande.  It is really hard to think of a better place for lunch in South County.  Everything is just fabulous.