1. SANTA CRUZ EXPRESS #2* Foothill SLO Far and away San Luis Obispo’s best Taco as of this writing. An unlikely location, and a sister-spot to something FAR down the list make for tough explanation, but no matter. With El Tizon gone, Santa Cruz easily takes first place. For reference though–and I think it’s important…
Resty Gossip 1.17
Been a while…. lots going on. Nothing SUPER exciting, but still. I haven’t written in a month so *some* of this will come off as old news but bears repeating. I think the biggest shock since the last Resty Gossip is of course The Spoon Trade closing. We all knew the property was going away…
Resty Gossip 1.1
First penned in 2016 from notes back into 2003, THE RESTAURANT LIST has suffered the past few years from neglect and general malaise in ne AND the industry. Last edited in 2022, it had a PLETHORA of errors, redactions and additions. SOOOOOOOO many restaurants gone. So many new ones. Covid has come and gone, changing…
Resty Gossip 12.27
Spent a couple long-deserved hours this morning turning up The Taco List, STILL my most popular feature and one people reference daily and I feel bad for having it sag in maintenance for so long. It shows my last edit THREE YEARS AGO!!!!! So much house-keeping to do. Lots of things closed, lots of things…
Resty Gossip 9.7
Brooks Burger SLO closed. Pismo remains open… So here’s the thing… and I’m just throwing this out there: Is SLO Public Market toxic? Are ALL public markets toxic? All I can say is, time will tell. And by *time* I mean: as the years progress will closures across the freeway start happening? The food scene…
Resty Gossip 8.24
Had three unusual Mexican experiences of late… Down in Santa Maria, the little kiosk by a lot of the government offices–including the building dept–has become Deli Delicias & Fresh, making ridiculous paninis with a variety of complex stuffings. Just trust them and try one. Really good. Up in SLO, the Sidewalk Market kitchen space has…
Tacos de Ville
South Santa Maria/Orcutt: Angeles De Puebla. I can’t say “best in the county” because this is Santa Barbara County. But since Santa Barbara wants nothing to do with Santa Maria, we kind of claim them–since they’re right HERE. So: Best in the AREA. But seriously: on this page, in this list, THIS is my number…
Resty Gossip 5.18
It’s May and you know what that means. High Times has put out their BEST OF SLO list, and I haven’t looked at it yet but can already feel the love for places SO FAR down the list of possibilities in their respective genre someone clearly needs to get out more. Or…. just didn’t go…
Resty Gossip 3.31
A few new places in Pismo–all down in no-man’s land. Weenie World has taken over the roof-of-mouth-wrecking Chipwrecked. Mariscos El Picosito of Santa Maria is taking over our beloved El Mirador and around the corner there’s finally the Mediterranean food/wine place finally opened: At The Pier Shawarma. Fay’s Fusion has finally gone away–not sure when…
Resty Gossip 3.2
Not much to talk about this week, so I’ll make this fast. Custom House is closed–relax! It’s just a remodel–but it appears Mr. Ricks is still open (with some food) and of course the best conveyor-belt pizza on the coast: Mission Pizza. The remodel of Custom House brings some industry question marks… I mean… WHY?…
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