Restaurants in San Joaquin Valley
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Vintage Press
A cherished Visalia institution since 1966, Vintage Press is elegant, festive and upscale. Have a cocktail while you wait for excellent rack of lamb or filet mignon.
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Branding Iron
This old roadhouse has been spruced up a bit for the tour buses, but folks still love the place for its hearty steak platters and Western atmosphere. Presiding over the dining room is 'Old Blue,' a massive stuffed bull's head from a local dairy farm.
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Irene's Cafe
In the hip Tower District, Irene's is popular for its chicken-fried steaks (made with Angus beef), whopping 9oz burgers and veggie burgers. Its trendy atmosphere comes off as friendly rather than hip and the place does three meals a day.
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Echo
This lovely restaurant in the Tower District, serves dishes made with local, seasonal and often organic ingredients. The aqua-colored chairs, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, were salvaged from a funeral home in Delano.
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Grand Marie's Chicken Pie Shop
You can get tasty chicken potpies here, or you can order heaping breakfasts and other all-American fare. This Tower District haunt does three meals daily.
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La Fonda
Cheaper still is La Fonda, across from Bakersfield High School, where tasty, fresh tacos are just around US$1 (get three or four, as they're small).
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Wool Growers
Bakersfield's oldest Basque restaurant is a simple eating hall loaded with character. A fried chicken dinner will leave you full for a week.
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Colima Mexican Restaurant
This restaurant serves fajitas, mole (a sweet, chocolaty chili sauce) dinners and other specialties in a lively downtown setting.
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Java Jungle
Main Street has a couple of good coffeehouses, one being Java Jungle, where they roast their own beans.
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24th Street Cafe
Trout and eggs is a local favorite at this popular café, though expect to wait for a table.
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Cinema Cafe
For breakfast, it's hard to resist the chatty, small-town-diner scene at Cinema Cafe.
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