I love the Little PG restaurants. this is a new installment by the owner of the Big Night Bistro. This little wine bar has fresh gelato, and some great little pizza’s all in the little cafe. It is a great spot to stop and have a glass of wine and some nibbles. The pizza is good, napoletana style, as much of a connoisseur as i am it inst anything to write home about, but it is good, just as good as the other pizza in town likely. Give it a shot, you will be glad you did…
It is with little regard that I visited this franchise based madness, and it with less regard that I do the honor of reviewing it. Buffalo Wild Wings is a part of a monolithic chain, hundreds of restaurants. Their food is designed to be fast, affordable, and still turn a profit.
I would only recommend visiting this restaurant for two reasons, the incredible array of large flat screens playing sports, or the wings…everything else is rather blah. But the wings are good…or try the wing challenge!
Pitfire Pizzeria is an up and coming pizza chain that is sort of leading an iconoclast charge against the standard family style pizza chain. Based on an artisan single serving pizza, this concept has been taking off and doing staggering numbers. The food was OK, I mean better the domino’s but still formula fast food-ish in its approach. I would personally prefer pizzeria Mozza if I had the time to drive there. This place however did have a line out the door during the lunch rush…Crazy busy.
Firok Shield has been a restauranteur for quite some time in the Carmel Area. Now the owner of three restaurants, Carmel’s Bistro, Bistro Beaujolais, and Da Giovanni all in Carmel, this man knows how to keep an crowd happy.
All three restaurants are highly regarded, this particular one is my favorite of the three. Delicious Mediterranean food, fantastic wine list, and a full bar provide an extremely pleasant dining experience. My go to dish, Osso Bucco…this is perfectly executed by the chef team here. Highly recommended a visit!
Five Guys Burgers, although a chain, which I am never big on, provides a very tasty burger. Cooked to order you can add bacon, mustard, ketchup…a myriad of toppings. I will still rank In and Out above these tasty treats, but they are very good. The patty itself had a fresh ground texture (Rather then the processed firmness of most franchise burgers). That really sets it apart for me. Other then the 3 thousand calorie meal that is sure to cause issues down the road with heart disease, this burger is something I would like to experience again.
I love this little spot. A rustic, charming little restaurant that used to be just a gas station (still has a gas station). The restaurant is run by a husband and wife duo from LA, she a pastry chef, he a traditional chef. They sold everything to pursue a dream in Big Sur.
We just stopped in for coffee and a piece of their delicious frittata and both were fantastic. They do full breakfast and Dinner depending on the time of year…this is a must stop destination if you are anywhere near the area.
One of the wonderful things about the central coast community, and California in general is that we have such a fantastic array of cultural food offerings. I love Vietnamese food, Thai Food, and Korean BBQ.
This little hidden gem stands out because it took the Weekly’s Peoples Choice award for Thai food for 2012, and also the Carmel Pine Cone’s, which is odd due to its distribution largely in the Carmel area…
Either way, this restaurant is very good, I would definately recommend it, and of course, bringing your own bottle of Riesling to enjoy with the meal, as their wine list is limited at best. Definitely a recommendation from our publication…Oh, and expect very humble ambiance, and general location/atmosphere.
Big Sur is obviously one of the most stunningly beautiful destinations in the known universe. Breathtaking cliff side vistas and a peaceful ambiance create a beautiful atmosphere for visitors. Post Ranch is one of the most expensive, and exclusive resorts in the Big Sur area, and deserves the price it commands.
Although I did not stay there, i did enjoy lunch at the hotel restaurant, Sierra Mar. This restaurant is one of the finest I have ever been to and rivals the Michelin Rated restaurants I have been to around the world. The views are stunning, and the food (including the wine list) are superb. The menu varies seasonally, however here are some photographs of the food that I sampled.
Growing up in Visalia, Ca this little hot dog stand was a staple. The have a basic chili dog that cant be beat if you are a hot dog fan. It comes with a proprietary recipe of Hormel chili, mustard, onions, and relish. If you are ok with nitrates and sodium then i would recommend taking down 4 of these bad boys. Still a treat to this day, I visited the Watsonville location to find the same exact hot dog that I remember from my child hood.
Always on the quest for the perfect pizza, especially in New York, I asked my server during breakfast what her favorite New York style pizza was. She responded after some consideration that we should take the subway to Brooklyn to Roberta’s Pizza. We were well dressed and in Manhattan at the time, so I am not sure if she was messing with us, or if she really just loved the place.
After about an hour on the subway getting on and off and the stations appearing more and more disheveled we finally made it to our stop, which was 1.1 miles from our destination. I was not happy to be walking a mile in Brooklyn, and as there are apparently no cabs in this part of town we walked.
The neighborhoods became increasingly less desirable (much like the subway ride) as we neared the area where the restaurant was ostensibly located. And we finally came to an intersection that my GPS said was exactly where this restaurant was to be found. Looking around I saw some storage lots, what appeared to be an illegal chop shop, transients, but didn’t see a restaurant.
Then as I peered through the graffiti, and in front of what looking like a dumpster, I saw it, a small beaten up sign that read, “Roberta’s”. There was an entrance that looked like I might be entering a whore house, and nothing indicating a restaurant, but we had come this far, so we ventured inside.
Once inside there was a lovely little restaurant, wood fired pizza oven and very respectable pizza and wine list. The food was quite fantastic, and it was fun. They blared underground hip-hop over the radio, and it was, very much so, a Hip little spot. Perhaps I am not hipster enough, but it was quite an adventure. The kicker though, once we got back to our hotel in Manhattan, there was a farmers market going on next door…and there was a wood fired brick oven making up pizza – and sure as hell, it was Roberta’s with a mobile oven. Damn, well at least I got a T – Shirt from Roberta’s to commemorate the experience. Check out the photo’s…
