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    Back Porch Bakery

    4.4 (318 reviews)
    Open 7:00 am - 2:00 pm

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    Quiet
    Outdoor seating

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    morning buns
    Mckenna M.

    Oh My God I have found what my life has been missing: MORNING BUNS! I have never known about the existence of these cinnamony bundles of joy until I visited Back Porch Bakery and thought hey cinnamon buns made with croissant dough does sound pretty good. PRETTY GOOD IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT! As someone who thinks the frosting on cinnamon buns is too sweet and croissants are too flaky/messy... this was... perfect. Has a nice crunch to it where the croissant dough did the work and has a soft chew where all the gorgeous cinnamon butter filling is. Service: fantastic, they even have morning bun samples so plus 10 points hahaha

    Country French Loaf
    Robin W.

    Best Almond Croissants on Central Coast! Those are fighting words with all the good bakeries along 101 from Ventura to Paso- but it's true!! You've got to try Back Porch Bakery for yourself! This bakery is the reason to veer off course and take the Atascadero Exit to try their legendary Almond Croissant and while you're there- pick up a few morning buns as well if they haven't run out. Tip- you can call ahead and order like I do! Ambiance is the quaint restored Carlton Hotel and the staff are always so friendly and accommodating. Do yourself a favor and treat yourself to a pastry-it will make your day!

    Pastry area
    Diane L.

    All the folks working were super friendly and helpful. The location was cute and lots of space to sit inside and also outside. They had some doggy bowls outside for water too. Loved the witty quotes of the pastry corner. I ordered a breakfast bun, a blueberry muffin and apple fritter like pastry. All of them were very delicious and not super sweet. I couldn't stop eating the breakfast bun, which was my favorite of the 3. Would come back again, whenever I'm in the area.

    Joyce Z.

    Although I've been to the Central Coast over 30 times, I've always drive by but never stopped in Atascadero. However, being a huge fan of Back Porch Bakery items that I always order for pickup at the SLO Prado location, I decided to stop at their Atascadero storefront location on the way down. It is attached/part of the hotel Carleton Hotel with tables inside, outside, and the area leading up to the hotel lobby, it didn't feel crowded even for a Sunday morning. So many options to choose but I still couldn't resist my go-to, the spinach feta croissant to eat there and to go along with those baguettes that I didn't have to pre-order 48 hours.

    The Queen of Clubs.~ SADLY IT CAME WITH NO TURKEY ON IT!!!
    D B.

    Was heading in to town today and asked my son to order a few sandwiches...I personally ordered The Queen of Clubs and unfortunately, there was NO turkey on my sandwich - how very disappointing! If it was a matter of not having turkey available, an easy ask if another meat choice was ok would have been better than to just send it on its way without it! The other 2 sandwiches were enjoyed, huge bummer for me!!

    Ham and cheese croissant, chocolate French toast muffin and apple "popover"
    Leo B.

    Running errands on Saturday morning, and stopped in to try it out. Selected the ham and cheese croissant, chocolate French toast muffin and apple popover. The croissant was a just ok, not much ham and cheese in there... the muffin was amazing however! The popover was good too. The counter folks were really pleasant and quick and it was a casual coffee house vibe inside. I will try the coffee next time. I will be back to try other baked goods - since they did have a nice looking selection.

    Ham and cheese croissant
    Angela D.

    I was looking for steel cut oatmeal and I couldn't find a place near our hotel so I stumbled upon this place. We ended up getting a ham and cheese and an almond paste croissant. The ham and cheese was cold since it was sitting in the case, but I thought it would be served warm. If I had known that it was cold, I would have opted for a plain crossiant instead. The almond croissant was good, no complaints there. All the other baked goods looked big and flakey, a sweet breakfast treat if you're in the mood for that.

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    Yum! Great staff, the smell of fresh pastries and coffee, the croissants are the best I've had since France!

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    Pig Iron - Buttermilk Fried Chicken Sandwich

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    4.0(307 reviews)
    4.6 mi
    $$

    I like that you order your food at the register and then take it to your table. The staff lacked…read moreknowledge about the cuisine, but are very friendly and kind. - My breakfast sandwich was absolutely delicious! The brioche bun was phenomenal! My bacon, egg and aïoli sauce all brought the sandwich together. It was delectable and filling. - I don't think you need to add the arugula to the sandwich. It gets wet and kind of limp. It draws away from the overall delicious and presentation. I appreciate that all of your to-go cases are paper. Thank you for being an environmentally friendly.

    It's Pig Iron like the name says folks!! The pig iron sandwich is absolutely the best pulled pork…read moreI've had in San Luis Obispo county! Maybe it is because we are watching "Yellowstone" on TV, but I was craving the flavor of the Old West, which can still be found in many places around SLO. We returned to Pig Iron Restaurant in Templeton, where we had dined about three years ago when they very first opened up! it was kind of bare and spacious our first time there. It was great to see how they have added to the space and now have room for multiple functions! There's a huge outdoor dining patio with a coffee pick up bar. There's a an indoor dining area where you order your food at a counter. There's also the Club Car Bar with its own separate room. I remembered that Pig Iron sando was good. My husband ordered the Pig Iron. I went for two smoked chicken, Cowboy Tacos, and our friend got a burger. We topped it all off with onion rings. It's the kind of place that you order at a counter in the Merchandise room, then take a buzzer to your table. We commandeered a large booth in the fairly small dining room. It has maybe eight or 10 tables. There is are a couple lounge chairs by the fireplace, which is very cozy on a cool day. By the time our food was ready, the dining room was full. That Pig Iron pulled pork sando is worth the trip! The meat is super tender, and the sauce is piquant and not too spicy. Topped with cole slaw, it is a perfect lunchtime meal. Burger was also nicely done kind of a smashed burger. The tacos were aptly named Cowboy Tacos, as I felt that they were gringo tacos. They were bland, since they didn't have sauce on them and the chicken was in tiny chunks and not shredded. The onion rings were crispy and fun to dunk in the Ranch dressing. We hunkered down cowboy style and enjoyed our meal, talking about about outer space and the moon trip while enjoying our food in the cozy ambience of an evocative historic setting!

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    Country Touch Cafe - Supreme chili

    Country Touch Cafe

    4.3(327 reviews)
    1.2 mi
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    Went on a Sunday late morning. The restaurant was busy but my husband and I were seated quickly…read more If you have a party more than 4 people the wait time might be longer but still the waiting time will feel fast! I saw two big parties go inside after us. Food: 5/5 Served hot and delicious. My husband liked the hot cakes and the waffle! I also tried my daughter's French toast and it was super tasty! Ambiance: 5/5 definitely gives country vibes Bathroom: 3/5, only 2 stalls so waiting time might be the downside. They have baby changing stations! Service: 5/5 although it was busy, servers always checked in. The ice water they provided came with a cute lemon. I love when restaurants add simple and significant details like this!! This just shows how much they pay attention to their customers!

    I placed my order for takeout and waited while my food was being prepared. I paid for my order in…read morecash and requested that the hostess scan my code from the toast app so I could get my points. She told me that wasn't possible so, I didn't get my points. She was polite and offered me coffee as I waited. - When I opened up the container, the eggs were undercooked and there was a hair in them. I have reached out about this issue using the email on the website a couple of times with no reply. - I would like my points placed in my account manually and I would like a refund for my order. The receipt is in the email I sent. Please reply to the email.

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    One of the cute walls

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    A-Town Diner - "Bacon" cheeseburger well done...no bacon and not well done.

    A-Town Diner

    3.8(339 reviews)
    0.6 mi
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    We decided at the last moment today to go to the movies on a Friday night. That brought back some…read morememories. I'd seen an ad for Hail Mary and found it at the Colony in A Town. We had time for dinner so off we went. Hum whats nearby the theatre, alot of places to eat really...we'd liked the A town diner before, the menu covers it all practically so...We parked seven o'clock the dinner tush had passed and in we went. We were seated at a small booth, perfect. Drink orders taken now we needed to decide what to eat. M went with a light breakfast offering a pancake, a scrambled egg and bacon. Hum it was dinner time dear, I needed more time. The fish & chips were the special and it was Good Friday but I went big with the hot pastrami sandwich. Fries are extra so I ordered the onion rings to accompany the sammie. Pretty quick the food was out of the kitchen and on the table in front of us, wow M dove right into that 7" pancake as soon as she finished pouring on the syrup. My sandwich was a hood size on a very soft french roll a good six inches Very tasty but I always think there should be more meat than bread, there was alot of bread in that roll. Where's the beef, right... Onion rings, nothing special your average frozen beer battered Moores onion ring served late but freshly hot. We had a good meal, good service and a fair price. Was it five star, no it was a good four star, we didn't need or want anything special. Now dessert was a calling from behind that glass display when we walked in the door but tonight the stomach and the wallet forgave. We were gonna need reason for movie concessions, right? Foodguy-Martin

    We showed up here not knowing they would be closing in 15 minutes. I wanted to leave because I…read morehated when that used to happen to me, but the very friendly server insisted we stay. I ordered a full breakfast and my wife ordered an ice cream sundae. Both were delicious, and service was super quick! We'll be back...during regular hours...soon!

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    Three-Egg Omelet, "A-Town Cluck" -- Diced chicken breast, avocado, bacon and cheddar cheese. 2 thumbs up!

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    SloDoCo Donuts - 3/26/2019 opening day

    SloDoCo Donuts

    4.5(208 reviews)
    0.3 mi
    $

    I've been going to the San Luis location of SloDoCo for a while and I noticed that they had a…read morelocation here in Atascadero. I travel up here for work on occasion and it was a great place for me to purchase fresh donuts instead of the ones down in SLO specially if I wasn't down there already. Overall, The vibe here is more cozy but it is also in a busier location because of the location of the movie theater. I've driven by here hundreds of times but never realize that it was hiding in plain sight. All of my usual favorites are here. There's always a lot of the fancy looking donuts and my personal favorites are the creampuffs. These are probably one of the best creampuffs I've ever had. They're almost like larger donut holes with cream in there. They're just wonderful. I've always wanted to try some of the drinks that they have here but I've always only purchased the donuts and creampuffs here. The last time I was here, the team was very friendly and helpful and they were able to get me in and out of there in a matter of minutes. There is tons of parking here and it's plaza. if you get lucky, there are spots right outside on the street for easy access.

    Upon walking in we were met with a large amount of customers in front of us but the wait was not a…read moreproblem with all of the options to choose from. I needed roughly 5-10 mins to look over all of the options before making my selections. There is a front case with all of the specialty donuts and a whole back wall with the classics donuts. To say I was overwhelmed would be an understatement. As a group of 4 we decided to order several donuts to share. We ordered the blueberry cake, pecan pie raised, mashed potato raised, lavender with sprinkles raised, pumpkin cheesecake, espresso filled, pumpkin brûlée bites, and a jalapeño ham and cheese croissant. The donuts are very beautifully decorated and the time that was spent decorating them shows. The customer service was patient, kind and very helpful. Some of the funky donuts such as the mashed potato raised donut is actually vanilla flavored and thankfully the person helping us was patient enough to tell us all of the flavors. All of the donuts were delicious. No complaints what so ever. As for the prices, they were listed above and everything is a fair price for speciality donuts. Additionally, they offered a very generous 25% discount for military. Inside there were seating options surrounding a fire place, bar style seating, and some options outdoors.

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    Exterior and patio seating area

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    Snazzy new interior

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