🚀 go-pugleaf

On Tue, 3 Feb 2004, Simon Belmont wrote:

> "Adrav" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
> > Hwy 5 is not the route to take if you're interested in food. If
> > you want to make it a day's trip, I suggest  you drive up #101.
>
> Thanks for the advice. I only considered Hwy 5 because it was
> the route Yahoo maps spat out. Also, I've heard others talk of
> portions of Hwy 5 being scenic so I thought the route was OK.
>
> I'm surprised there aren't any precious mom&pop places there.
>
> I am glad that I asked beforehand instead of just "winging it"....
>
> I suppose my original question of good eateries between  L.A.
> and the B.A.still remains...only now the route by which I travel
> is a flexible one. Thanks again for providing the needed insight.
>
>
> >Your first stop could be La Super Rica in Santa Barbara
>
> I might assume this is a Mexican joint. Considering the number
> of such places (and good ones too) in Texas, I gotta ask about
> La Super Rica's claim to fame / specialty / oh wow food items.

If you take dull I-5, there's little more to say than what others have
already said -- I concur with most of it (including finding the Harris
Ranch coffee shop a decent lunch stop, but nothing exceptional).  But
if you take 101, there are many more possibilities.  If you're doing a
full day trip, you could even choose to take Hwy 1 along the scenic
Big Sur coast (slow, but spectacular).  It would be a lot easier to
respond to you on restaurants if you first map out a route and schedule,
so you'll know roughly where you'll be at meal times.
-- 

                                                             Al Eisner
                                                     San Mateo Co., CA