Farmer Boys

1 word - WOW! Came…read morehere 3/15. It was packed, but we got a table. Service was 10/10, super attentive, friendly, and knowledgeable - the whole staff, not just our waitress. My party was seated fairly quickly. Our waitress took all our orders by memory - we were a party of 8! I got the Chicken Marsala: Chicken, sauce, mixed veggies, mashed potatoes, and gravy. I started off with the mixed veggies - they were cooked soft, just how I like them. They were also flavorful! Not just regular ole steamed frozen veggies, they definitely were buttered and seasoned or something. Next, the mashed potatoes. I'm not a mashed potato connoisseur - matter of fact, I usually skip eating mashed potatoes when they're available. These mashed potatoes however were so flavorful! And it was not only the gravy doing all the talking, it was both the mash and the gravy. I was impressed! Lastly, the chicken Marsala. The chicken itself was cooked to perfection, moist on the inside & fully cooked - and with chicken breast, we all know how hard that is to accomplish. The sauce was incredible. I have never had any Marsala sauce as good as that. So much flavor, very savory. Altogether, the flavors worked together and worked perfectly. If only I wasn't an hour away, I would come here more often. I hope to be here again someday!

We ordered the Turkey Club and the Tri-tip sandwich. The menu stated that the club was piled with…read moreturkey, but in reality there was only 2 thin slice of turkey. Unfortunately the bread was not edible due to the taste of old grease. I simply discarded the bread and ate the 2 piece of turkey and bits of bacon. My son enjoyed the Tri-itip, but again the grilled bread tasted of old grease. He enjoyed the fries as well. The service was good and the atmosphere was pleasant, but at these prices, and the taste of old grease from the grill, I could not recommend this restaurant. The bill was $39.97 and we did not have anything to drink! Go democrats! Lol!

Seating

Cherub bites that are absolutely amazing

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Everything was good!

Baja Fresh

3.1(81 reviews)

2.9 mi

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Just a heads up, this location of Baja fresh has decided that they no longer want to serve pork as…read moreone of their proteins for any of their meals. According to the clerk that I talk to, this is the only location that is doing that so far.

Definitely not impressed with Baja Fresh. It's been YEARS since I visited BF and it'll years before…read moreI return. And I was even thinking about leaving a tip but good thing I didn't. Price: $-$$ Quality: B Service: D

Inside order bar

Catering

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Nick The Greek

4.6(63 reviews)

This place is currently having a special on Instacart you get buy one get one free on these gyro…read morebowls! Dinner for two for $15 is an amazing value! The food is exactly what you would expect, typical gyro meat, simple and delicious! The dressing that comes with it for the salad is traditional and is the perfect combination. I ordered to go for pick up so no ridiculous delivery fees for us! Service consisted of handing me my bag and a smile. Again typical of what you should expect. Ambiance is stand as it is a franchise business and they all have similar decor. This is our second time eating here this week! Short drive from our home and we welcomed this new restaurant as there is currently nothing similar within ten miles of our home. Give them a try!

The food and service is great. They have kiosk as well as a…read moreregister to order your food. Everything tastes fresh and delicious

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PROTEINHOUSE

I live in Los Banos, but I was visiting Ceres yesterday and decided to make a totally…read moreout-of-the-way stop at Protein House in Modesto. I checked out the menu online beforehand so I'd know exactly what I wanted. Their website is colorful, vibrant, and super easy to read. When I arrived, I was greeted right away with a smile by the female behind the counter. I built my own chicken bowl with the Swole protein portion, brown rice, five different fresh veggies, and added avocado (worth the extra $2.00). I also ordered the Chocolate PB Crush protein shake. They were busy with in-store customers, DoorDash, and online orders, but my food was ready in about 10 minutes. When I got my bowl, I couldn't believe how big it was. Everything tasted incredibly fresh and flavorful, and the shake was absolutely to die for. Even my two-year-old loved it - and he's a very picky eater. As an amateur bodybuilder who usually preps all of her own meals, it was such a relief to walk into a place and get a clean, macro-friendly meal without having to cook or bring my own food for the night. This place completely saved me. The environment was great, the bathrooms were clean, and the overall experience was excellent. This will always be a stop for me when I'm in town. Plus, I just found out there's a Turlock location, which is even closer to me in Los Banos - so that's a huge win. Highly recommend!

Last two times have been a huge let down. Again, I am a huge protein house fan and have been to…read moreprobably 10 different of their locations through out AZ, CA, Vegas, KS etc. This franchise is a let down now. I always order my bowl with no sauce and it came SLATHERED in sauce. Next time, paid extra for sweet potatoes and didn't get any. The bowl was SWIMMING in oil and I only ordered white rice and chicken, nothing that should have had oil. I've never seen so much oil in my life, I could seriously swirl it around at the bottom....

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Mr. Pickle's Sandwich Shop

3.7(121 reviews)

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To the gals who were working Wednesday between 12-2- you're gals are superstars. They went above…read moreand beyond with recommendations, conversations and just over all friendliness. The gal made my favorite sandwich into a wrap for the drive home, and I was so happy with her recommendation. The place was clean and the gals were amazing.

Food was below average for Mr pickles. Was ready when I got there early. But I asked for the hot t…read morewith the cranberry and all I got was a teaspoon full. Couldn't even taste it. Also paid for the jalapeños and got like 7. Everything else was pretty light. Wife's sandwich was okay just not much toppings. Was here 2.12 at 645pm

Cashier

The burnt small piece of bacon

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So busy being rude that they arent paying attention. I said no onions, there's onions.

Thaiburi

4.0(130 reviews)

First time trying Thaiburi which is located next to the Vallarta Market on Pelandale…read more Came here on a Sunday afternoon with the place having several customers seated along with steady to go orders being picked up. Decor is very minimalistic but clean in appeaeance. Menu had numerous photos of dishes they offer to give customers an idea of what it looks like and its description. We ordered Chicken satay as an appetizer. It was a good portion of char grilled chicken breast along with white toast and their peanut sauce and cucumber relish. 5 stars Pad Thai with beef- presentation was good. The taste was fine but something about it, didn't make me overwhelmingly eat a lot of it. My wife liked it so I'll give it 4 stars. Pineapple fried rice with chicken- good portion size (we had leftovers). Has a sweetness to it but was expected. 4 stars BBQ Pork - another good portion size that was on a bed of lettuce and served with sticky rice in a foil along with some hot chili sauce. This was my fav because of the char grilled taste and spiciness. 5 stars Wife got a cup of Tom Yum soup with prawns. She liked it with its sour taste to it. 5 stars For dessert, they ran out of the fried banana so tried their sticky rice with vanilla ice cream (Thaibury Khao Tum Mut- Very tasty with coconut milk tasting sticky rice. Good price and portion. 5 stars Overall, great meal and we had lots of leftovers. If I was to remove one item it would be the pineapple rice and stick with plain rice to enjoy the flavors.

I debated writing this because I hate to leave bad reviews, but this is probably not a place I…read morewould go again to eat in or order take out. But as someone who has worked as a server and in operations for big restaurant groups, the entire place needs some retraining. Food: Overall we had 1 good dish - their pad-eggplant. Noodle dishes were clumpy. Rice = HORRIBLE. Dry and not fresh. Their salads were not great, and overall the quality does not equate to the price. Service: This place cannot handle a large table. Anything over 3 people is probably a stretch for them. We had a reservation for Mother's Day, and when we came in there were only 2 tables who were at the end of their meal already. They paid and left. Tables were coming in, but we were able to place our order prior to it getting busy. The restaurant is pretty full now, all the tables that come after us are eating or have eaten, and have paid and left. We had a few appetizers and nothing. I ask the servers why this is, and my answer is that they are processing other orders, processing to-go orders, and then the chef wants to make our dishes all at the same time. Our food never comes at the same time. There's anywhere from 10 mins in between each plate, meaning majority of the time we were eating 1-2 bites then just waiting. Stir fry dishes given without serving spoons or rice, tom yum soup given without bowls. Near the end of the meal, we are still sitting there waiting for the remaining dishes and nothing. We asked for the dishes - looks like they forgot. We just ask them to cancel it and then get us the check. One time I asked for the soup bowls, she said yes and left. Then went to help with delivery pickup and to seat people. Completely forgot until I asked her again. Another time I asked for some additional plates, the other server said she would get it and then left and completely forgot, I had to ask again. We asked for egg on the side since my niece is allergic and never got the egg. I had to ask for that and my other niece ended up eating the plain egg with rice because she was hungry. There was an issue between the front of house and back of house and until they can get that figured out, they should turn off their ordering system. If they are a sit down restaurant, they need to ensure they can prioritize the folks they are charging an automatic 20% service fee from. It sucked because we went to celebrate my mom and we all ended up leaving hungry and annoyed.

Sign inside

Crab Rangoon

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Fresh Rolls Shrimp

Poke Bowl- Pelandale

3.9(143 reviews)

Huge portions! Poke…read moreBowl Pelandale has quickly become one of my go-to spots in Modesto. They offer a large variety of proteins and toppings in their poke bowls as well as hot appetizers like gyoza, rangoons, egg rolls, and tempura. I typically order a Large Bowl with five toppings to split with my mom. We get the creamy shrimp, spicy scallops, octopus, and double salmon. The bowls are absolutely huge. I'd say the bowls are about three inches deep, and it's not just rice filling them! They are very generous with their toppings and don't shy away from loading them up with the seaweed salad and imitation crab too. They offer a bunch of sauces and mayo dressings that add a bunch of flavor. I also really enjoy their Kani Salad! It is a large portion that packs a lot of flavor. I always order ahead and the mean is finished before I arrive! I would say though that they are not the most consistent. Sometimes the octopus pieces are super hard and it grosses me out. One time they put ahi tuna in my bowl instead of the salmon. A few times they didn't include the sauce topping on my bowls. The interior of the restaurant is not the cleanest. There were some areas, especially around the drink fountain that look like the haven't been deep cleaned for a while. Regardless, none of these are major issues that would turn me away from eating there again.

I've order (door dash) from here at least a handful of times for lunch and I really want to like…read morethis establishment because portions are generous and flavor is somewhat decent. Unfortunately on two different orders, I've found a piece of hair in my food. The last order has done it for me and this establishment. I understand that mistakes can happen, but this is a food safety concern that shouldn't be overlooked. Cleanliness and proper food handling are extremely important when serving customers. I hope management takes this seriously and reinforces hygiene standards with staff to prevent this from happening again.

Great selections of proteins to choose from

Large Bowl (5 Scoops)

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Large Poke Bowl (5 scoops)

Brothers

4.7(350 reviews)

7.5 mi

Fun atmosphere carrying out the "Brothers" theme (ie Bash Brothers, Twins, Step Brothers etc)…read more Great menu we had a customer sized Grilled Cheese & The Livin's Easy Salad. Plus great local beer selection. Service was great! Love supporting a locally owner restaurant. Can't wait to go back!

The service was really good. Everyone was friendly, energetic, and very helpful. That was the best…read morepart of eating here. They were just good people who enjoyed what they did and that was awesome. The only annoying thing was it took three tries to get someone to bring a container so we could take one of the sandwich wraps home. The restaurant was clean, spacious, well lit, and cheerful. I appreciated the theme of the movie posters on the wall. That was clever. The food on the other hand was just ok. The fries lacked flavor on their own and could use salt or something. If it wasn't for the garlic on the one fries and whatever it was my wife had on hers those fries would have had no flavor at all. The wrap could have used more dressing, otherwise it was really bland. I had the burger with the egg on it. I forget the name. It had the same problem. Just a lack of flavor. The egg was overcooked. It would have been better if it was sunny side up so the yolk could run. I think it had bacon on it and cheese but I didn't taste either of those. The entire burger was just unremarkable sadly. Would I eat here again? Probably not. If I want a good place to go hang out with friends who work then sure. The staff was great. I just wish the food measures up to how cool they were.

Dining area

The baby J and garlic fries.

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Front of the restaurant

Panera Bread

2.4(117 reviews)

1.5 mi

Excellent visit today…read more Sandwich was tasty and soup was flavorful with lots of chicken. They didn't skimp today. The price is right

The drive thru is not convenient at all. Instead of having people with orders that take long move…read moreto a parking spot, they just make everyone wait and you can't get out. I stopped going in the morning because even if I got there in plenty of time, I've had to wait and then be late for work. The food is good but expensive.

Hearty Fireside Chili & Rustic Baked Potato Soup

Kickin' Grilled Cheese & Creamy Tomato Soup Value Duet

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New Sandwiches

Sourdough & Co.

3.6(59 reviews)

2.6 mi

Francisco and yesme were an incredible help, they were nice and inviting as well! Also the food was…read morevery good

I feel really bad about taking a Star, but the wait was too long and my husband's order wasn't…read moreright. The employees were friendly and working very hard to get many people served and complete a big to go order.