Find somewhere else, anywhere else, to eat breakfast. This place looked like it was popular with the locals (parking lot was full) and everyone was very nice but the food was just bad. Everything was the cheapest quality and prepared without skill. The coffee was weak (and a nasty cheap brand to start with), the waffle was barely toasted even though I asked for extra crisp and it was smothered in vile cheap margarine. The sausage and bacon were cheap and greasy, the bread was cheap, the home-fried potatoes were just slopped together and charred in a pan. We left it all on the plate and skipped breakfast.

I dined alone here on a Wednesday night and had a lovely time. The place was busy but not crowded with pretty hip-looking people, many who seemed to be regulars. I was delighted that the wine list had lots of interesting choices by the glass and nothing over $7 (they run the wine shop next door too)! I had a seafood risotto with shrimp, lobster and scallops that was simply perfect. Service was also simply perfect. I felt completely at home there. The location is also terrific right in the heart of downtown Modesto with lots of cafes, night clubs, bars and a very cozy-looking cigar lounge called Cheroot!

This place may have been good once but is barely acceptable now. Just inside the door you are hit with an overwhelming smell of mildew. My salad came so wet there was a puddle of water on the plate. My tostada was piled a good 3 inches high with shredded iceberg lettuce (I doubt that is authentic Mexican) with just the tiniest dab of guacamole on top. Again, the lettuce was so wet, the corn tortilla underneath was completely soggy instead of crisp like it should be. I ordered more guacamole and was sorry because it was definitely rotten (i.e. made with bruised and/or rotten avocados). The tamal, beans and rice were fine but really just ordinary -- nothing special. They were out of flan. Overall, a disappointing meal.

I have been to Pear Street several times for special meals (birthdays, etc.) and it is a true gourmet, California cuisine bistro with very professional servers. If you don't want to drive to Berkeley, SF or Marin for fine dining you can count on Pear Street Bistro to deliver the same quality experience right here in WCCC!

This is a lovely, romantic place and the food is always good, sometimes even great. The service is extemely attentive and personal (they seem to know all of the patrons even if it is their first visit)and it makes you feel like a regular. I especially like that they always have properly prepared escagot, steak, fish and creme brulee which are my comfortable old favorites. The wine list is not huge but has a good selection. I have always been able to get a reservation, even on Christmas Eve.

Jon Smith's review of 7/8/05 is a different place. The Waterfront in Rodeo is a little dive on San Pablo Bay with a lovely view of the Tosco refinery. I went there because they advertised new ownership but the food is just as bad (my lobster was also frozen in the middle!) and the service was abysmal. It truly was terrible all the way around.

This is a very casual, family-style place with good to average food and average service. I like to go down there for late lunch or early dinner and watch the sunset. It's nothing special but a reliable old standby.

I've been going here all my life but I had high hopes that the remake of this restaurant would turn it into something special rather than the old family place I used to go. Well, the prices are upscale but the food is about the same -- bland, ordinary, nicely presented but nothing special. I have been here at least a dozen times since the remodel and spent too much for too little. There are much better places to eat on 4th Street for the price (if you can get a table). In fact EVERYWHERE you can eat on 4th Street is better. That's not to say Spenger's is bad, it just isn't as good as the prices suggest.

I notice that the people who gave less than stellar reviews seem not to have tried the Spinach and Mushroom deep dish pizza -- the best thing Zachary's makes. I work at the airport and often see people taking this pizza home with them because they can't get it where they live. This is seriously good pizza and it isn't fair to judge until you've tried it. I LOVE this pizza and sometimes crave it the way I crave my mother's lasagne. I always order take-out because I don't fancy rubbing elbows and rear-ends with college students while I'm eating but I think I would have loved it when I was 25!

This is the place to go for crab in the East Bay. Really fresh, ample portions, expertly prepared, lovely waterfront atmosphere, good wine list - there is nothing left to be desired. The steaks are also high quality and all the appetizers and sides are as good as you would expect for the price but you can find that lots of places - you will not find better crab anywhere. <br> The prices are high but normal for this type of quality food, service, and atmosphere. I have noticed the stuffy service, which seems odd considering the solidly middle-class clientele, but I appreciate their professionalism and dodn't mind the haughtiness as long as they take good care of me (which they always do).

This is fine dining, not "cheap eats" so ignore all those disgruntled dorm-dwellers who think they got ripped off. I was astounded at the originality and subtlety of the flavors and found it well worth the price. The portions are small but perfect and not meant to sustain you all the way through finals. I had a beef plate that was similar to steak tartare or beef "sushi" and found it entirely delightful though I was sceptical at first that I would like it or that it would be enough to satisfy. I was both satisfied and impressed and will come back whenever I can get a table.

My favorite place for steak. First go to Cody's Books and get something delicious to read then come here for lunch on a summer day and have steak frites with a lovely glass of pinot noir and ascend to heaven. Sure, you'll spend $35 but it will do your spirit as much good as a spa treatment!

I had lunch - a nice salmon filet with vegetables, rice, salad and a glass of wine in the sunroom and it was all very nice. Everything was prepared properly, service was prompt, and overall it was very pleasant. I felt the prices were fair for this type of restaurant.

This is pretty good for a neighborhood japanese place. In fact, I don't think you can even get decent sashimi within about 10 miles. It appears to be run by a Japanese family and they take very good care of you and feed you good food at reasonable prices.

I almost ate here but got turned off before I even got seated. I walked in and was ignored by the hostess who hustled off to do something else as soon as I walked in and didn't even acknowledge me. I waited while employees buzzed by without even looking at me. I looked at the food going by. I looked at the menu. I looked at the employees who refused to meet my eye. The place looked like a cheap, dirty, roadside diner and I wanted something better so I went across the parking lot to Tachikawa and enjoyed my dinner there.

I have been here a couple of times and really loved it. I had scallops both times because it was so good the first time. I feel the bread and butter should have been served cold but not so cold you couldn't spread the butter. My food was cooked perfectly and served perfectly. I would go again and try the meat just to see if maybe I got lucky in the past!

Very traditional family style Italian restaurant with actual Italians cooking and serving. I went in on a Thursday around 7:30 and the place was about half full but ALL of the patrons were seniors except me. In the back there was some kind of association or Chamber of Commerce dinner going on so it seems like a community gathering place. Around 8 the families started coming in. The food was quite good and the service attentive. I was especially impressed with the earnest teenage busboy working his tail off to do a great job.

The main attraction here is that it is open late. It's filthy and the food is bad but it is very cheap and the only place open after midnight.

Juan's is an institution, not a dining experience. You go there with 10 people from work for someone's birthday or going away party. The food is okay but don't let anyone tell you it's authentic or even good. It's part of the atmosphere for the service to be bad and the meal to be too much. It's just fun to go with friends, that's all.

Circa 1970's this bar used to be the closest place to the Univerity where you could get a cocktail so it has a venerable history but now there are lots of places to drink so it has lost some of its luster. It's still fun to go camp out in the broken-down couches and have cocktails and bar snacks but it's pretty expensive. DO NOT eat in the restaurant - the food is really quite bad and there are lots of other good places to eat within a block or two.