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El Mercadito

4.7 (3 reviews)
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15 years ago

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10 years ago

Quaint and Excellent. Hole in the wall family grocery/restaurant. Great service and excellent food! Fantastic prices!!

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Chan's Thai Cuisine - Spring Rolls

Chan's Thai Cuisine

4.4(46 reviews)
0.5 mi

Excellent Thai food! It was a bit hard to find because it is located in the Visalia brewing bar…read more Just keep going past the bar and it is a window where you order. The two people working there were so nice and helpful. Food took a while but please be patient, it is so worth it. We got the pad see ew, pad Thai, and Laos papaya salad. So so delicious! I could not stop eating the papaya salad even though it was way too spicy for me. The pad see ew is one of the best I have ever had. The noodles were perfectly chewy and soft with a great flavor from the wok. I am so sad I'm just visiting because this would've definitely been my regular Thai place.

It took me a minute to realize this spot is actually located inside Visalia Brewing Company. Once…read moreyou walk in, there's a small window to the kitchen where you order at the counter, grab a number, and wait for your food. Everything appears to be made fresh to order, so it took a little while for my meal to come out -- but the wait was definitely worth it. The Pad Thai was delicious, with the perfect balance of sweetness and salt. A squeeze of lime added a nice zest, though honestly, it was flavorful enough on its own. The Thai iced tea was a bit light on milk for my taste, but still enjoyable. Since it's inside VBC, you can grab a beer while you wait -- which would've been nice -- but I was on my lunch break and had to head back to work. Downtown Visalia only has street parking, so finding a spot can be a bit challenging. Overall, a solid lunch spot, especially if you're not in a rush.

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Elderwood - Eggs Benedict and crab cakes

Elderwood

4.0(568 reviews)
0.4 mi
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I made plans to come and see my friend and we talked about doing a little Galantines dinner since I…read morelive in a different state so she gave me three different options and I chose here, the menu looked great and the location seemed prime so we made reservations back In February to come on Thursday March 5th, 2026 at 7:30pm. Elderwood is located in the darling hotel in downtown Visalia on the rooftop, it's a small beautiful location with indoor and outdoor seating, we decided to sit outside the weather was nice but there was a bit of a breeze we asked of a heater could be brought closer to us in which it did when we were done with our dinner. My friend and I dressed up nice only to find people wearing sweatshirts sweats, jeans and whatever else they found in their closet next time I know I can just come as I am, but hey we dressed up to feel good and look out best and we did! Our server wasn't very attentive she only had one other table outside and didn't seem to engaged we started by splitting a Caesar salad and ordered a lemon drop martini, we sat and chatted then she took our entree order in which we both ordered the roasted chicken. The food came and it was absolutely delicious incredible flavor the chicken wasn't dry, we continued to catch up the server came by when we half way through our meal to check on us, we did have another drink with our dinner, the lemon drops were fantastic. Overall location was prime food and drinks were excellent and service was mediocre at best but again why do I even have my hopes up for? I need to go in expecting less so when it actually is average at best I won't be disappointed like I am, like I said in this economy if I'm willing to spend my money at least act like to you care to help is that too much to ask?

To start, there was no silver wear at our table and we only got silverware by asking after our…read moreappetizer arrived, we received our napkins just as our meal arrived (our poor server was searching for a while then had to tend to other tables then after the second ask was able to track some down). We got the spicy shrimp appetizer,12 oz New York strip, the lobster with mash potato's and Mac and cheese. Food was okay, price tag was steep for the quality. Especially considering, the "from the grill" section did not come with a side had to be ordered separate and food came out lukewarm but flavor was good (except the mash potato's they were bland). Drinks were good. Additional note: having bathroom lights that are on sensors, don't work well for people in stalls. Having to sit in a dark restroom while using the facilities is not an enjoyable experience. Two stars because the overall vibe is decent and drinks are good. Food is just ok for a luxury price and staff is not set up for success.

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