Blue Goose has various fruits and veggies, but specializes in mandarins. There are fresh mandarins…read morewhen in season, but my favorite things are the glass jars of frozen mandarin juice (typically available year round.). Thaw to drink or use in recipes and marinade. Our favorite thing is to thaw the juice only slightly and eat it with a spoon. It is like the best sweet, tart and vividly flavored Icee in the world. The shop also has canned jellies, nuts, candies, gifts and decor from various local businesses and craftspersonds. Check out the freezer section for homemade pies to bake at house. The apple pie is phenomenal. Great staff, who are welcoming, knowledgeable and friendly. Great staff, selection and

Blue Goose Produce is open the whole calendar year. It's located on Taylor Rd in downtown Loomis,…read moreso it's one of the most convenient locations to sample and buy seasonal Mandarin Oranges. As of 11/19/25, which is early season, you can buy a 4 lb bag for $10. While I was there, one farmer was sorting the oranges out by size. Apparently, the medium ones are the most popular. You could buy small ones for $1.50 per pound. Mandarins were attractive and juicy. Update: It's the sweetest and easiest to peel of the three different bags I bought on 11/19/25. Blue Goose Produce is associated with Westview Growers. If I remember correctly, there are 1500 mandarin orange trees in their orchards, so you can buy mandarins there until April! Farmers are friendly and informative to chat with. In October 2025, I believe I spoke with the owner Mark about the Blue Goose decor. One antiquities specialist soon found him a large metallic goose after he requested it. He painted it dark blue himself. This goose gets outfit changes to match the holiday! His family has been collecting blue goose decor over many years, which you can find throughout the store. I learned that a female goose can just be called a goose. A male goose is a gander, and Gander Taphouse is in the same plaza. Yesterday I learned that mandarin oranges taste better a day or longer after they have been picked. It takes time for them to sweeten. You can find a variety of local farm goods here, such as honey, scented candles, Earth & Vine products, local Newcastle Mandarin Ranch products, and Petaluma Creamery cheeses. You can buy pies here. I might call ahead to ask about available flavors. You can find limited produce here. I've bought a large tomato, finger grapes, and a ruby grapefruit here. Fuyu and Hachiya Persimmons are currently in season and look beautiful. Prices resemble that of a farmers market. If you like to support local farms, please stop by Blue Goose Produce.

If you've never been to High Hand, what are you even doing with your life?!? So this place overall…read moreis just amazing. Not only is there a lovely nursery (High Hand Nursery) with gorgeous plants, there is also a cafe (High Hand Cafe), a market place area with different shops, a brewery and this awesome High Hand Olive Oil Company. Located in the market place building, is this wonderful little shop where olive oil tasting is encouraged! There are sooo many flavors of olive oil such as garlic, lemon, orange, rosemary.... The list goes on and on! They also have a huge selection of balsamics as well. Again, every flavor you can possibly think of! Since I came here right before Christmas, the oils and balsamics made perfect gifts for the cooks I know in my life. Fun place to hang out for a couple of hours for sure! Highly recommend checking this place out!

This place is great!!!! Staff very knowledgeable about the olive oil and balsamic vinegars. I had…read morenever seen or tried white balsamic vinegar before, and they had about every flavor of it and dark balsamic vinegar I could think of!!! And you can sample!!! Very clean and appealing, not loud like the rest of the building beyond its walls. I'm making a shopping and Christmas gift list for the next time I visit!

Held Friday mornings, a fabulous way to start the day. Located in the Taylor's parking lot, think…read morethey plan to keep it open till October.

So may Loomis options! I plan on returning to buy more Mandarins. Fresh is the best! With the…read morebeautiful weather we have been having, it is a nice place to enjoy the outdoors

Solid dinner and drink location in Loomis along the main street. If you were looking to hit up High…read moreHand but the parking or crowds were a bit too much, this is a great location to settle in for dinner as well. The BBQ was decent, although I wish the brisket had more moist cuts and larger portions. Garlic bread was great, and the dirty grilled cheese were solid choices. We had our kids with us, and the servers and staff were so helpful and kind despite their controlled chaos. We really appreciated them for that. Prices are reasonable and manageable, even for our family of 4. Parking is available adjacent in the lots behind the restaurant. Casual/Tahoe-esque vibe with cozy, woody/cabin feel that's great for dinner and catching up with friends and family. Beers and drinks were great! Selection was on point and the cocktails were creative and delicious as well. Recommended.

This is one of my favorite places to eat, so I still rate it high, but tonight I was pretty…read moredisappointed in my choice. I usually go for the dirty grilled cheese, always comes out great (tons of meat), looking and tasting delicious. Tonight I made a different choice, thought I'd try a bit healthier option with the meat sampler chicken. Now usually when I have been to bbq spots you get like 1/2 chicken so I was VERY shocked when the smallest piece of sliced chicken breast came out on a little side plate. Was a strange presentation and immediately had me disappointed in my choice. In fairness, the chicken tasted nice, was pretty dry though and barely warm, but good flavor at least (needed sauce so wasn't so dry). It was maybe 4-5 ounces of chicken which seems a bit skimpy for the price. My side salad with blue cheese dressing was good as usual. They should really consider at least more chicken and better plating though! Got my usual, very berry refresher, maybe a new bartender tonight? Wasn't as good as usual, but everyone has an off night. Overall though, love this place, still gave a good rating and of course will be back.

Jasmine was a creative genius in presentation and food selection for our 80's Themed party! She was…read moreefficient, professional, and most of all her finger foods for about 40 were totally rad. Our guests couldn't stop complimenting on how ultra bitchin' the food tasted! It had been quite awhile since our last catered party and we didn't know what to expect (our last caterer from several years ago had gone out of business). We decided about 2/3 of the way through our party planning that we wanted to take the main food menu off our plate (pun intended). We made the absolute right choice and will look for Simmer and Salt again next time. Highly recommend!

I just went to a party catered by Simmer and Salt and…read more.. Food was delicious Presentation was gorgeous and creative S&S team at the party were friendly I'll look into their services. Thank you!

Stopped by for some beer and snacks, great store, well laid out and I got everything I needed along…read morewith excellent customer service. Nice spot, good people

Sadly Dan and his wife sold it. No more fresh made deli sandwhiches and potato salad. Pre made 7/11…read moresandwhiches and unfriendly person at counter

TLDR: Order the caramelized herb and bacon breakfast sandwich and prepare for your brain chemistry…read moreto change... Expanded: From the thoughtfully curated menu of fall flavors to the new upgrades to the space - there is a lot to appreciate this fall. GG team has outdone themselves! Swirling leaves and fall trees set the cozy mood right as you enter. You can still enjoy classic favorites (for me, the turkey pesto) but there are also new menu items that have rocked my world. I'm not even a lemonade person but the warming spices and bright berry notes in the Autumn Berry lemonade have me in a chokehold. The chocolate caramel cheesecake bar has also made its way into my dreams... GG has also added a 4th table, so there is now more seating than ever. You can also now get your food served up in a basket, facilitating a more comfy and inviting feel for dining in. All in all, when you visit, you still feel at home. Transported to a cozy little slice of fall paradise. If you're new or a regular, there are many new items to try, boutique items to admire and more fun times to be had. Highly suggest you come by... it will secure itself as a top local haunt this fall 26'

The turkey pesto sandwich has been a top favorite. This little cafe is nestled between Panda…read moreExpress and Jimboys off of Sierra College and is not one to miss. Friendly staff and a cute interior my only complaint is that is closes so early! We can't get that turkey pesto fix past 4PM. Overall, good experience.

A Sunday Costco run with my friend, who LOVES shopping here! I expected it to be busy, and parking…read morecan definitely be a challenge if you're hoping to find a spot close to the entrance. Once inside, there's a little bit of everything: groceries, household essentials, clothing, electronics, and plenty of things you didn't know you needed until they ended up in your cart, lol! I was mostly there for my usual purchases: salmon and tuna. The generous cuts always catch my eye, and the tuna steaks have that gorgeous, rich ruby-red color. They are ginormous! The salmon tastes fresh and is absolutely delicious when prepared just right, and not do I have a family who love to eat salmon! These are two items I always look forward to bringing home! As we walked around, we came across quite a few sample stations throughout the store. My favorite today was the Dubliner cheese: aged, flavorful, and slightly sweet. The woman handing out samples was in a wonderful mood and fun to chat with, which made the stop even better. Around the corner, we tried an orange chicken sample with a little kick. The flavor was tasty, but the texture was too soggy for me, so that was an easy pass. Self-checkout was a little awkward. There wasn't a handheld scanner available, so scanning the pumpkin pie (huge for only $5.99) I picked up for my client meant tipping it at an angle that felt almost upside down! Everything also had to go onto the scale beside the scanner after being scanned. Another shopper started putting her bananas on my side, so apparently I wasn't the only one a little confused by the setup. After checking out, we stopped at the food court. There were several options I hadn't tried before, and quite a few caught my attention. The sundaes looked badass, the chicken bake looked yummers, and the turkey melt looked like it could hit the spot. Of course, you can't go wrong with a hot dog. Who doesn't love a big, juicy one? LOL! I ordered a chicken bake and a turkey melt, while my friend got the hot dog. No, I didn't eat both by myself! I just wanted some variety! The chicken bake was pretty awesome, with chunks of white-meat chicken and a creamy white sauce baked inside of bread. I shared both items with my friend, who had never tried either one. She gave the chicken bake a 10/10! I'm a dipper, so I would've loved something to dip it into, but it still earned a solid 9/10 from me. The turkey melt was thick, filling, and pretty tasty, too. And for my drink, can you guess what I chose? Agua!!!! Even after this visit, I'm still more partial to Sam's Club. It's probably because I'm more used to how they operate, but they seem to make shopping more convenient for the customer. For example, I can purchase a drink cup right at the register there. Here, I can buy the cup at the register, but then I have to stand in another line to actually get the cup. it's inconvenient when there are quite a few people in line waiting for their items. Plus, Sams Club self checkout has scanner guns and an awesome scanner as your walk out of the store making checking out with an associate fast! On our way out, Mark checked our receipt. I really enjoyed his sense of humor--it was a fun way to wrap up our Costco trip!

Alright, time for an update!…read more Costco still remains a daunting, unfriendly and very troubling place for me. It's American mass consumerism at its prime and worst. I need to go when the fewest people are there, otherwise it feels like a horror movie... all those people running around with multiple carts overfilled with stuff, some actually frantic. Besides who really needs six jars of super sized mayonnaise unless you have a family of twelve or more? However, there are some redeeming factors to shopping here, and possibly getting a good deal. This still remains the ONLY Costco in the area I'll visit for otherwise being run over by a crazed shopper with a full pallet of merchandise. So. Some great finds- We got two new good quality camping chairs for the outdoor concerts we attend at a rock bottom price! Woo hoo! Then I found a large container, yet still manageable, of my favorite snack treat, Aussie Bites, at a great price. Please don't buy them out!!! The maple syrup is good quality and less expensive than anywhere. The paper goods can also be a very good deal. Just have a big storage space for a gazillion rolls of toilet paper. They were unfortunately out, or no longer carrying, two other favorites, the top sirloin hamburgers and the Korean dumplings (an easy and quick, delicious treat). I recommend perusing the aisles as one never knows what really interesting product or bargain is lurking in the depths of this monster store. Oh, and if you want a ginormous TV that will never fit anywhere or a casket, just in case, they have those too. Plus, it's fun to count how many giant SUVs are parked in compact parking spaces to be as close to the front door as possible! After all, there's enough walking inside! You do need a membership to enter.

Guys serving were totally cool. I had the maple chipotle sliders, my partner had the Korean loaded…read moretots and after every bite we couldn't stop exclaiming with joy and nodding our heads. Phenomenal! Highly recommend - if they are where you are- DO NOT HESITATE - GET SOME FN GRUB!

We enjoyed their fare at Casque Winery in Loomis. They were prompt and helpful with the menu. The…read moreHawaiian tacos were so flavorful, as was the brat sandwich on a pretzel roll. The rib eye slider was also tasty. The tots were the perfect accompaniment to everything. The order taker suggested the tots, the brat and the tacos as the local faves and she wasn't wrong. We'd visit this food truck again.

The farmer at Mandarin Hill Orchards was friendly to chat with. He taught me that you need to give…read morefreshly picked mandarins a day to sweeten, which has to do with the interaction between the acids and sugar in the fruit. You can ask to sample a mandarin while you're there. He let me choose one from any crate. Currently, you can buy 5 lb for $10. The 10 lb bag for $22 isn't as good a deal, maybe because you are purchasing the cardboard box? You can also buy crates for $50, which is the best value. I think a crate contains 40 lb. This has been the only farm I have seen so far that allows you to purchase so huge a quantity, especially so early in the season. Mandarins are juicy. You may be able to buy other farm produce here, like persimmons and nuts. The Fuyu persimmons looked so perfect and beautiful that I bought a big bag for $10. You can pay by credit card. Mandarin Hill Orchards is off English Colony Way, part of the Mandarin Trail. Happy Dayz Vineyard is located on the same grounds. I like that you can see and drive through the scenic mandarin orange orchard when you shop here. Even the railroad crossing you have to drive over is pretty. This was the best mandarin farm experience and stop so far.

Great Mandarins. The guy explained the differences between the types he was selling. Quite tasty…read moreand we bought a bag. And a really nice drive too.