![]() ![]() There’s a beautiful full bar in one of the rooms too! There’s never a wait, it’s private, quiet and warm, the food is stunning and the service impeccable. So next time you have a hankering for LUX Italian and you’re tired of being disappointed at La Locanda, tired of the crowd at Guiseppie’s, you’ve sworn you will never eat at Cafe Roma again and want something on par with Buona Tavola, check out Genarro’s. I’ve eaten all over the menu now and nothing has failed to wow me. Well, Genarro’s is back, with the real people at the helm and it is better than ever. It was Genarro’s when I moved here many years ago and LOVED it and then he went off do other things and the restaurant went through several transitions (wasn’t it like, a Afro-Cuban place once?). The one in that old victorian house at the south end of Marsh right as you come into town. Had another RIDICULOUS dinner at GENARRO’S GRILL AND & GARDEN the other night… You know: The Forgotten Restaurant. HABIT‘s the only thing there doing any good, and it looks busy every time I go by. (How many German restaurants does a town need?!?!? ZERO, in my opinion–ranking right up there with English food) Anyway… continuing… Chipotle: closed and still empty. Beba’s Beergarten: moved and replaced with Beers and Brats or something, WHICH–I might add–is getting a little competition from some sort of *beers brats and burgers* situation opening in Hotel Monterey where 1865 was. So let’s do a little scoreboard here on that block: Muzio’s: gone. I’ve had pretty bad luck with sushi in downtown SLO. I never made it there… heard the usual smatterings of good and bad… couple friends of mine really liked it, other people were like meh. I was expecting something minimalist and streamlined and kinda Trader Joe’s on heroin and it is just totally NOT any of that. ![]() It’s all very strange and weird and NOT impressive. Do you remember Fresh & Easy? It’s like Fresh & Easy meets Dollar General. It’s just stupid, OK? I’m just gonna tell you flat out: it’s fucking stupid. I cruised through Arroyo Grande’s new ALDI a couple weeks ago and although I had heard great things and even been inside wonderful versions in Europe myself, this tour was a considerable let-down. I LOVE grocery stores–how they’re laid out, how the merchandise is marketed, packaging, the wine section, the check-out counter vibe… EVERYTHING. I will pull off the road and take wide side-steps just to walk through a grocery I have not experienced. Oh! Speaking of that area of Arroyo Grande, have you made it into ALDI yet? See, I’m a total grocery-store and supermarket junkie. Speaking of EMBER, no obvious signs of construction movement on their new Bistro next door to the flagship resty. Alphie’s Broiler in AG remains closed, even though it has new owners (think: EMBER). No visible movement at the old Pluto’s across from Black Sheep, and the liquor license has fallen down. I’m not convinced it is remaining a restaurant, but you rarely see whole kitchens tore out. Pretty serious work continues on both Margie’s Diner (becoming TACO TEMPLE) and the haunted Baja Fresh/Spencer Makenzie’s/Cowgirl Cafe location on North Higuera by Uptown Espresso and LUIS WINE BAR. Pretty shocking, and not something I endorse or will support. ![]() Got inside and seated and SURPRISE: turns out it is a BUFFET. Speaking of Marigold, popped into SHALIMAR‘s new location there to check it out and because I was in the mood for Indian food. ![]() Yay! TWO locations for their dry meat, powdered Parmesan and flavorless beans for people who have never had real food–all served gloriously in clamshell with plastic forks. OLD SAN LUIS BBQ is opening a new location in Marigold Center by Tuesday Morning. ![]()
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