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Ranch 45 Local Provisions

Ranch 45 Local Provisions

512 Via De La Valle, 92014, Solana Beach, United States

Cafés • American • Breakfast • North American


"Best dinner of the year! AND we eat out every night, so saying this was the best dinner this year... that's saying something. Came here last night for a date night. We have been a few times previously. My wife wanted the surf and turf for two. So, that's what we ordered. At $60 it seemed like a bargain. It featured ribeye steak, crab cake, cauliflower, green beans, rainbow carrots and garlic mashed potatoes. It was served with sides of remoulade, bearnaise and demiglaze. First off nothing was pedestrian about this plate of food. I have no idea what kind of green beans they were. They were long, flat and wide. Kind of like a Lima beans in its shell, but tender and sweet. There was cauliflower that had bright white tops but green stems. Never seen that before. Carrots were rainbow colors. The steak was seasoned perfectly, maybe had even been brined. Tender to the point I didn't need a knife. The star of the show was the demiglaze. Literally the best I have ever had. So good that I asked the chef if he made it himself. I was disappointed to find out the answer was yes. I was hoping it was something that I could procure from some specialty shop. But no. Only a chef with extreme pride in the craft would go to all the effort to make a demiglaze like that. That same pride echoed throughout the plate. The mashed potatoes as included. Not too rich or fat laddened, yet full of flavor and a perfect accompaniment to the veggies and the steak. We ended up having an apple crisp for dessert. It came straight from the oven with a big scoop of creamy vanilla ice cream. It gilded the lily. Everything was amazing. And, I got a small amount of demiglaze to go. In the end, I found the specialty shop I was looking for. ?"

Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.

Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.

301 PierBldg 9, 90401, Santa Monica, United States

Seafood • American • Desserts • North American


"So we stopped to eat here on a whim as I do while on vacation. Was no wait to be seated and the waiter was friendly and did a great job. The place is clean for as busy it is and really quick with the food. We started with the run across America sampler it was served quick but the chicken was dry and cold was seasoned ok but chewy. The chips and artichoke dip were really bad asthe dip was dry and over cooked. Almost like it was under a heat lamp for way to long. Not enough cream cheese in it to make itreally a dip but a paste like concrete. The shrimp was good and the hush puppies were good. We got our plates I had the fishand chips. The fish on top of the fries were hot but we 're 75% batter and had no flavor at all. The fries were good and seasonedwell but we 're as cold as my ex wife 's heart. They were a little greasy as they were cooked way to long as the fish was dry andjerky like. My wife had the Jenny 's surf and surf and was sadder than when Jenny died in the movie. The salmon was dry but hada good grill marks and flavor. The shrimp that came with it was rubbery and over cooked barely eatable and the lobster buttersauce was non-existent. The only two things that I enjoyed was the drinks the lava flow drink my wife ordered was good as wellas the strawberry mango chiller I had. I would not visit this establishment again as there are way to many places in the area toget food that 's way better. They need to train the staff better and fire the back of the house manager. Letting food of thisquality leave the kitchen is an embarrassment to the brand. They truly need to audit the restaurant for quality control."