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| Bonsai Teriyaki | Medford, OR | |
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Much more than anyone would expect for a little diner/restaurant
located adjacent to the Medford Greyhound Bus Station and across
the street from Lithia Dodge/Jeep. Limited onstreet parking.
Excellent lunches and most entrees under $5.00. Delightful
decor with a circular window, skyblue ceiling and lots of kites
used to decorate and catch the eye. Asian owned and operated and
authentic flavors to please the palate. Great family fare.
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| Nature's Kitchen | Yreka, CA | |
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An excellent, eclectic "health food" cafe, featuring homemade
soups daily, lots of vegan and vegitarian dishes and a few poulty
dishes for the omnivores amongst us. A windowfront restaurant
with limited off street and some onstreet parking available.
Front window dining area is covered by a vine arbor with overhead
plants and vines, giving the feeling of dining outdoors, even
on cold winter days. A fun place to eat. Great waitstaff. Natural
healing and holistic health books and literature available
for purchase. I highly recommend their daily specials.
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| The Cottage Café | Yreka, CA | |
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A converted house becomes a lunchtime café. When I've visited,
the service has been slow, but the food only average. Soups, sandwiches,
overpriced salads and limited menu. I visited right after they
opened and hope my rating reflects a start-up operation. I expected
more, but would give it another chance.
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| Ma & Pa's Donuts | Yreka, CA | |
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Sad to announce that "Pa" has stopped making the donuts! He still
operates a great little diner with the same rustic charm, but
the diner is for sale. He said he is willing to teach someone to
make his donuts, but he is tired of getting up early and making
them every morning. A great loss!
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| Sterling Take Out Barbeque | Yreka, CA | |
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Barbequed chicken, pork, and beef; shredded, sliced, ribs,
and pieces. Delicious! Slowly cooked out front in a covered cast
iron B-B-Q over mesquite wood. Menu is limited and the place is
a converted service station. Not much to look at, but if you are
in the mood for great B-B-Q to go, this is the place!
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| House of Thai Cuisine | Ashland, OR | |
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Nice decor with authentic style and Thai cooks. Plenty of off
street parking. Food was tamed down, however, to cater to more
delicate American palates and as a result, I found it rather disappointing.
Service was friendly, and the day's special was tasty, but too
mild. Menu offered vegan and vegitarian options, but everything
is strictly á la carte, except for the day's special. Overall,
for a quietly tame Thai lunch or dinner it is okay, but I prefer
Vic's Mongolian BBQ across the street.
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| House of Thai Cuisine | Eugene, OR | |
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Thai-owned and operated, along with a sister restaurant of the
same name in Ashland, OR, the Thai cooks have toned down their
offerings for sensitive American palates. This is unfortunate.
When I go to a Thai restaurant, I compare them based on their spicy
dishes and I was frankly disappointed. The service was gracious,
the decor was authentic, but the food was much too tame and rather
pricey. Most entrées were just under $10 and the menu is strictly
á la carte, except for daily specials which typically run around
$15. Adequate portions, but overall an AVERAGE adventure in
Thai food.
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| Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar | Klamath Falls, OR | |
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A fun place to eat, good menu, great waitstaff. Excellent sports
bar for lunch, dinner, and/or enjoying the big game on Saturday
afternoon with friends. A little pricey for a chain restaurant,
but good food and excellent service are worth it. I have walked
in with a group of 12-16 without reservations (twice!) and they
are very accomodating and service was reasonable and the food,
excellent.
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| Taco Delite | Medford, OR | |
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An unassuming Taco diner. Generous portions, reasonably priced.
As mentioned by the other reviewer, Tacos is the prime reason
to visit, Burritos is another. Really, you ought to try the deep
fried Burrito. Otherwise, the service is okay, but nothing to
write home about. The menu is somewhat limited and mediocre.
The owner fancies he offers "the best french fries in town!" Decor
is typical of older fast food joints and the place has needed table
and floor cleaning every time we visit, but the price is right.
Good, but not five stars good!
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| Red Lantern | Orem, UT | |
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Good variety of Chinese foods and salads in their buffett. The
Red Lantern with the Mongolian is the one in Provo, I believe.
I saw none at the one in Orem. Price was right. Food was okay. Service
was good. Fun family dining.
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| The Lone Star Steak House | Layton, UT | |
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Outstanding steaks; huge portions. A little pricey, but loaded
with atmosphere, friendly service and juicy steaks cooked to
near perfection. Great place to impress a date!
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| Stockmen's Casino & Hotel | Elko, NV | |
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With a name like "Stockmen's" I expected a little more in their
steaks. Smoking and non-smoking tables were too close and my
asthma was aggravated. Noisy casino makes intimate chat nearly
impossible, but that's what keeps the prices so low! Steaks were
very good, but not great. Their "No Bull" steak and eggs breakfast
was very good and on special for $4.25! Fun family dining and wonderful
chainsaw wood carvings added to the atmosphere. Overall a pleasant
dining experience.
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| Josefina's Mexican Food | Susanville, CA | |
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Busy place with typical decor and the obligatory salsa and chips.
Homemade "hot" salsa was excellent but only lukewarm. Great
menu with lots of options. Huge portions and delicious. Ditto
on the sizzling platters, foods really do sizzle and smoke for
several minutes after being delivered to your table. My personal
favorite was a two chiles relleño platter; so good I salivate
just thinking about it and so large I could hardly finish (but
I did!)
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| Jeff's California Cattle Co | Redding, CA | |
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The Friday night Prime Rib Special is OUTSTANDING! But go early,
they tend to run out. Their steak and eggs breakfast is also a cut
above the rest (thin cut tri-tip steak instead of generic "breakfast
steaks"). Fun atmosphere, reasonable prices, off street parking
and lots of western hospitality. Popular place with a relatively
small dining room, so go early and ENJOY.
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| Buz's Crab Stand | Redding, CA | |
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A wonderful "Down East" atmosphere in Northern California with
Maine lobster pots hanging overhead, an eclectic array of nautical
thing-a-ma-gigs and paraphenalia on the walls and GREAT seafood.
The Fish & Chips were great. The fried clams a joy to eat and a wonderfully
varied menu loaded with other seafood options makes it hard to
decide what to order. Very popular place and limited parking,
so get there early and plan to stay and ENJOY the experience.
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| Ma & Pa's Donuts | Yreka, CA | |
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A fun local donut shop and grill. Good breakfast specials and
great donuts. Literally a Ma & Pa operation, it is not unusual
to have Pa come out and toss donut holes to diners as an enticement
to "take some to go." Menu is a fun and unique piece of local lore
and colorful local nicknames for the items on the menu. Diner
has lots of antiques on the walls and features an original bubbling
juke box. FUN family fare! Adequate off street parking just off
the North Yreka Exit from I-5.
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| Poor George's | Yreka, CA | |
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A constantly packed restaurant that is a local favorite hang
out for city police, sherrif's department and highway patrolmen.
HUGE breakfasts at unbelievably reasonable prices. Wonderful
lunch specials and a great selection of luncheon sandwiches.
Crowding can result in a wait for a table, but the wait staff is
constantly doing their best to satisfy every customer's whims
and fancies. Limited parking.
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| Peppermill Hotel & Casino | West Wendover, NV | |
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The Rain Forrest Buffet. Don't waste your time on the menu, order
the buffet - it's fabulous. Mongolian BBQ, Prime Rib and/or honey
baked ham are sliced as you stand in line, salad and desert bars
that are simply to-die-for! A wonderful family dining experience
and/or a private dining experience for two. Fabulous decorating
and great waitstaff. Peppermill (Rainbow) Casino and Hotel
room special includes a $1 off coupon for dinner - what a bargain!
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| Boston Shaft Family Restaurant | Yreka, CA | |
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The best facilities in town and above average dining. Good food
in a unique building, built literally over the Boston (mine)
Shaft from the early mining days of this gold rush town. Adequate
off street parking and easy access on and off of I-5. Private dining
tables which are not crowded together and a huge banquet table
for catered special occasions.
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| Grandma's House | Yreka, CA | |
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An Excellent menu, great food, and a uniquely wondeful setting.
Grandma's House is almost like a Gingerbread house! Delightfully
decorated with a very busy, but fascinating decor. Waitresses
dressed like little old grandmas. Limited parking. Very popular,
so there may be a wait for service. Most seating is in booths and
small tables which feel cramed into this old yellow Victorian
house. Desserts are certainly worth saving space for.
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