Spectacular calamari appetizer and excellent grilled salmon in a surprisingly good casino restaurant!

Very enjoyable and beautiful Parisian-styled coffee shop located inside Casino Morongo!

While normally not a big fan of buffets, this one shines on Wednesday Nights with crab and shrimp delights! Oh, and the deserts are above buffet standards, especially the creme brûlée!

Phenomenal pad Thai served with jasmine milk tea as weekday lunch special! Waited a long time for this eatery to open - worth every minute!

Incredibly delectable Ramen with spicy miso broth and gyoza with salad lunch special! Also amazing how owners have decorated the interior of this unfortunately easy to miss location! I do hope it lasts!

Delicious Americano served in a festive and very uniquely decorated old building on the edge of the glorious downtown Redlands!

Excellent thin crust veggie pizza slice just off the 210!

Delicious cappuccinos served inside the great Vroman’s Bookstore in the heart of Pasadena!

Amazing long time favorite of mine serving fresh vegetables with wonderful flavor! Even the tofu is yummy!

Great Caribbean themed eatery with excellent pan-seared salmon and delicious sides! Also, very friendly staff and welcoming atmosphere make this a true Redlands gem!

Local gem near Fontana High! Salsa verde was amazing! Mojarra frita was great, terrific salsa bar, and mega-friendly waitresses in funky-homey setting!

Great new Rialto Mex with bright walls, super friendly staff, and a phenomenal burrito de pescado! The huevos divorciados also great! Plus, nopales in the salsa bar seals the deal!

Phenomenal little coffee roastery hidden on Yucaipa Blvd! Featuring an indoor garden box and amazing Americano!

Great atmosphere upstairs in historic rooms! Enjoyed Shrimp and Scallop Sassy entree and bruschetta app.

Very yummy chile relleno burrito smothered in their signature spicy and intoxicating spicy red sauce!

Delicious marisco themed small eatery on Rialto’s Rt. 66 with great lunch specials. I enjoyed the grilled shrimp tacos with great refríed beans and rice!

Super fun L.A. institution restaurant with good huge plates, phenomenal garlic bread, and incredible service and atmosphere!

Great Indian restaurant serving incredible lunch specials! I savored the delectable veggie curry with many perfectly matched sides!

Wonderful Christian coffeehouse located adjacent to the Real Life Church!

Incredible Indian restaurant with a ridiculously fantastic $12.95 weekend lunch buffet!!! Located in the gorgeous downtown Livermore!

Amazing coffee house and roastery located in an artsy and colorful building in the Fruitvale neighborhood of Oakland! Coffee with a social emphasis on helping the community!! I enjoyed a charcoal latte, which was sweet yet outrageously unique!

Bright and inspiring newish coffee house connected to the California building! Absolutely delightful!!

Such a fun and unique 3 hour dining experience in this 19th Century building once used as a bordello! The seafood pasta was terrific, as was the quest to locate the restaurant’s currant theme (Clue), all with amazing service from our elegant and beautiful waitress!

Terrific atmosphere in this long time Oakland coffee institution!

Part of Oakland’s very lively culinary scene, this small gem served up an amazing roasted trout with salsa verde and roasted perfectly seasoned cauliflower!