Allan S. wrote: >Steak & BBQ places featuring tri-tip cuts are really popular around >SLO. If you can possibly be there on a Thursday, do it! Thursday >night is farmer's market, and Higuera ave (the main drag) downtown is >packed with people. Unfortunately, I'll miss it this time, but I'll keep that in mind for the next trip >The Apple Farm on Monterey Ave. is a tourist trap, but serves >consistently good breakfasts. It's a place where students have their >parents take them when visiting from out of town. :-) Yep. Although I'm far from being a college student, SLO's where my folks (Thousand Oaks) compromise with me (~Silicon Valley) for a get together. "Come on, we'll meet you half way". ;-> >The Assembly Line on.. Higuera? has great BBQ, especially the Ribs. This sounds interesting. I'm always looking for good BBQ (unavailable on the Penninsula). [...] [I'll keep these others in mind] >For beer & hanging out, I'd suggest SLO Brew, Mothers, or Spikes' >place. SLO Brew does their own beer. Spikes' is a round-the-world >sort of bar & grill. Mothers is a fun place on Saturday nights. :-) I've had SLO from the bottle -- not bad -- might be interesting to have the real thing from the source. Thanks for the tips. I've also noticed the "Eating on Hwy 101" thread and will follow the tips there as well. jd
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