Not sure what the official name of this resty is… there’s TASTE SLO and TASTE CATERING & EATERY and TASTE 2900 on various signs, paperwork and addresses, in addition to just plain old TASTE, so I think I’ll go with that. After the *meh* which was UTOPIA, this is a fun new work-over with interesting…
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Puffer’s of Pismo
They keep coming: Another tiny chef-driven eatery serving inspired creations in an intimate setting. PUFFER’S OF PISMO is the brainchild of the inimitable Charlie Puffer and his conversion of a former–and completely forgettable–winebar into a speakeasy-sort of indoor-outdoor night-spot is complete. I have been watching and waiting for him to get completely dialed-in with regular…
TOP-5 SLO Brewpubs
Readers of this blog will know of my affection for brew-pubs and tap-rooms. NOT. Lots of un-inspired brown food, heavy on grease and salt, a winelist completely devoid of anything interesting, walls of televisions vying for your attention, and a bro-heavy clientele wearing the first thing they found on the floor that afternoon. I am…
THE OYSTER LOFT Pismo Beach
THE OYSTER LOFT Pismo Beach: Oh wow, rarely has a restaurant been so excitedly anticipated and taken so long to be realized. I went to this resty probably 4 months ago for a special BUBBLY FEST event and have been waiting patiently for it to open to the public ever since. Rumors of soft-openings began…
MILESTONE TAVERN San Luis Obispo
MILESTONE TAVERN San Luis Obispo’s newest restaurant and already a serious contender in the tap-room/lunch-bites category for the area. Being a couple blocks from Cal Poly and with an emphasis on beer, I had low expectations from the beginning for anything interesting being realized. Expecting a total bro-spot, I stopped in to view the menu…
BEST MORRO BAY RESTAURANTS: Local’s Edition
I live in San Luis Obispo County, and if there’s ONE consistent thing I hear involving dining–throughout the county–it is “Morro Bay?!? I don’t go to Morro Bay.” I get it CONSTANTLY from locals from Paso Robles to Santa Maria and everywhere in between. Just like Pismo, YES: there can be massive crushes of tourists…
60 PARK–Morro Bay
60 PARK Morro Bay. Those who read this blog regularly or follow on Instagram will know I plug a couple restaurants in Morro Bay HARD–along with practically a complete avoidance of almost ALL of the rest. I LOVE Morro Bay and, yes: I’m a local. Locals constantly question me, “WHY would you go to Morro…
TOP 5 PISMO BEACH RESTAURANTS
Ahhhh… Pismo. Everybody knows Pismo. Over 100 restaurants crammed into a little 20-block area and all of them boasting their Clam Chowder Bread Bowl or BBQ or Clam Strips are WORLD FAMOUS–many with lines out the door of undiscriminating palates. But where can you get GOOD food in Pismo Beach? REAL food–food on par with…
THE RESTAURANT LIST
(Click here for a brief description of the ◊♦♦♦♦ ratings) If you came to this page looking for tacos, ALL TACOS are HERE NORTH COAST-SONOMA-MENDOCINO-NAPA-MARIN-SF BLUEBIRD CAFE Hopland ♦♦ COVE AZUL BAR & GRILL Gualala ♦ CUCINA VERONA Fort Bragg ◊ DJANGO’S ROUGH BAR CAFE Fort Bragg ♦♦ FLOW Mendocino ♦♦ MENDOCINO HOTEL GARDEN ROOM Mendocino ♦♦ MENDOCINO HOTEL…
San Luis Obispo: 5 Towns 5 Restaurants
Spring has SPRUNG, and whether you are local or out-of-town, it is prime-time to take a drive up the Central Coast of California. Living where people vacation has its plusses, but the best part is knowing where to eat a bit off the path of the visiting hordes. As someone who travels throughout California…
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