I eat here once a week and it's fantastic every single time i enjoy the food and the people here.read more

We ate there yesterday on 4/10 it was sooooo Good My western burger was huge my wife's Pastrami…read moreSandwich was huge too worth stopping and trying it out if you Haven't

The food was fantastic the favor was on point. I thought my mama was in there cooking that food…read more The owner was very professional came out and spoke to his customers

Wow! I'd heard great things about Cafe DeVille. After running errands in Santa Maria we stopped…read moreoff here for a late lunch befure heading back to Shell. After sitting down the entire atmosphere felt like you were embraced in a warm hug. The staff were happy and the customers were too. It was infectious. My boyfriend loved the oatmeal stout. Food was great but I didn't take photos. If you don't like positive vibes, don't go. Just kidding! Run, don't walk!

If you're driving near Nipomo, you have to stop at this place. They offer a large menu of BBQ…read moreoptions, including the area‑famous tri‑tip sandwich. There's also a full bar where you can order local brews, plus a self‑serve condiment bar to customize your meal. The staff was friendly and quick to bring out our food. Seating is plentiful both indoors and outside, with umbrellas for shade. Parking is easy, with spots on the street and in the lot next door. The architecture and décor give the whole place a charming old‑Spanish feel. The food was incredible and will definitely bring us back. The Emmit BBQ Bacon Burger was our favorite. The thick bacon was cooked perfectly, and the onion ring added a great crunch. The patty was cooked medium‑well and packed with flavor. This is one of the best burgers we've ever had. The tri‑tip sandwich was also great. We loved its simplicity and the moist, tender meat with very little fat. The locally made bun really elevated it. They serve BBQ sauce on the side, which paired nicely with the tri‑tip. The 50/50 basket is huge--we didn't expect so much food, but we weren't complaining. The onion rings were excellent. This will be a must‑stop on every trip down to SoCal from now on.

For our leisurely drive from San Diego to San Francisco, my wife had plotted several stops of…read morecities she thought would be fun places to stop to break up our almost 8 hour drive. My wife is an amazing trip planner and she chose stops in Santa Barbara, Solvang, Santa Maria, Carmel, and Monterey. I'm a foodie and once my life pahtner told me about Santa Maria being known for their style of BBQ, I was looking forward to our stop in Santa Maria and grubbing on Santa Maria style BBQ. After checking the different BBQ restaurants on Yelp and factoring in our timeline, I selected Rancho Nipomo Deli & BBQ as the joint that we would experience Santa Maria BBQ. Tri-tip BBQ is the preferred meat choice, but Rancho Nipomo's version was okay and tasty. I enjoyed their chicken BBQ chicken and their chili beans were extremely memorable. Eating inside the restaurant was a little frustrating, but the customer service from their staff was much appreciated. Rancho Nipomo is located on the 101 freeway specifically off of Exit 175 and on Cuyama Lane. It's a short distance from the exit off of the 101, so this restaurant is a convenient stop if you're pressed for time. There were other BBQ restaurants in Santa Maria, but the other restaurants didn't open until 4pm and we didn't have the luxury of waiting around. Rancho Nipomo is located across from 805 Barbecue Brand restaurant and it's diagonal from Taqueria Los Quates. There is some parking in front of the restaurant, but it's mainly street parking. Rancho Nipomo is a spacious restaurant with plenty of indoor seating and there's plenty of covered umbrella outdoor seating. We ate inside and had to battle disruptive flies, so I recommend you eat outside. I recommend that management keep their doors closed to keep these pests out. There are large screen televisions to watch sports and there was a stage where bands play music on certain days. I liked the decor inside with a mural of Mexican cowboys, the California Republic homage above the tvs, the faux Gold Rush saloon as the backdrop of the stage, the Indian statues, and the decorative old school chandelier. The young lady behind the register provided exemplary customer service, other staff I interacted with were friendly, and I love that they honor Veterans like me with a free fountain drink. Besides Santa Maria-style BBQ, Rancho Nipomo serves Mexican food that incorporates BBQ; it serves burgers, sandwiches, and hot dogs; it serves munchies; it serves salads, and you can satisfy your sweet tooth with their desserts. I honestly did not know the city of Santa Maria had their own style of BBQ, so I was really looking forward to tasting what that style of BBQ tastes like. After perusing their menu, I decided to order their Central Coast Smokin' Combo because it had two different types of meats. This combo comes with a 1/4 BBQ Chicken, 1/2 lb Smoked Tri-Tip, Spanish Rice, West Coast Chili Beans, and two flour tortillas. It was a good amount of food because I had part of my chicken and tri-tip as leftovers, which was a yummy late night snack on our trip. I was looking forward to eating the tri-tip, but even though it ate well with the tortillas, I thought it was dry and underwhelming. The highlights for me were the chicken, the chili beans, and the rice. The chicken was cooked perfectly, it was tender, seasoned really well, and it tasted great by itself or in a tortilla. The chili beans were mind blowing, savory, addicting, and I wished there was more. Combining either BBQ meat with the chili beans and rice inside a tortilla made for a delectable bite. Make sure to grab all of their complimentary salsas to add some spice to your BBQ. My wife ordered The Cali Cheese Steak Sandwich, which comes with smoked tri-tip ends, Monterey Jack cheese, bell peppers, and grilled onion all encompassed in a fresh toasted Telera bun. Sincerely, one of the best cheese steak sandwiches I've ever eaten and I didn't eat it until I had it as a late night snack. We also ordered their fries, which were seasoned and delicious. Rancho Nipomo Deli & BBQ is a must visit if you want to indulge in Santa Maria-style BBQ. Their tri-tip was okay, but I highly recommend their BBQ chicken and their West Coast chili beans. If you're planning to order a sandwich, a Must Order is their Cali Cheese Steak sandwich.

Went here for lunch last Friday, walked in and was greeted by a friendly worker who asked me if I…read morehad any questions. I ended up ordering a cheeseburger and fries combo. After I paid I sat down and watched a repeat of the Thursday night football game and before Carolina lost again, I was brought my meal, which was very good by the way, and some catsup and ranch condiments. The guy was friendly, as we chatted up the football game, he let me know he was a diehard 49ers fan which if you know can be hard to admit sometimes, but since I'm a fan too, I knew I was in the right place. All kidding aside, The Central Grill is a great place for a meal, the place was clean, the food was good and the staff friendly. Go get you some.

Been there a couple of times I like the nachos and the burgers are good nice clean place younger…read moregroup but they were nice clean. Had a good time but you have to just make sure about karaoke. They have a couple times a week and unfortunately, I'm just type of guy I don't like loud places, but it was fun. And the staff did a very good job serving the food and and caring do I want

Oh yes. Stumbled upon this iconic restaurant 3years ago. Looks like a biker bar / restaurant. I was…read morewrong.. sorta' Everyone is there for the steaks! Absolutely fantastic. Service is great and such a great atmosphere. Enjoyed their food 3 times now. Never been disappointed. Check them out when in SLO

I read about Jocko's in an Eater article as one of the places you must try on a road trip along…read moreCalifornia. I'm always a bit of a skeptical but an optimistic one so okay, why not give this spot a try. We came here for a super early dinner, basically right after the restaurant opened at 4 pm. We wanted to avoid the dinner rush and having to wait forever without a reservation. So we got seated very quickly. Now, the ambiance and decor is very bare bones and honestly, no frills. Nothing fancy and not a fancy, romantic date night spot but a great pragmatic date night spot or solo date spot. Our server Christian was wonderful and very prompt and attentive. We ordered the 20 oz Ribeye and shared it among a heavy eater and a light eater. The meal comes with crunchy chilled pickles, a side and a salad and also, a basket of crackers (Ritz, saltines and breadsticks), a cup of salsa that's meant to be eaten with the steak but we started eating it as a dip with the crackers. Also came with their signature beans and also garlic bread. And also ice cream at the end. When the steak came...it has that perfect crust and sear from the Santa Maria style, where the steak is cooked over an open flame. There's just nothing like a flame grilled steak. We ordered it medium rare and upon the first bite, WOW!!! Super tender and juicy and tasted so fresh, also lightly seasoned already. Nipomo is kind of in the middle of nowhere but if you find yourself driving along the 1 Highway and going either south or north, plan and make a stop here. You won't be disappointed. And overall, great value for the money considering the price you pay for the steak comes with everything.

We were traveling for a youth basketball tournament nearby and the team decided to have lunch…read morehere. Felt a bit bad for the staff it was apparent they are not used to having such a crowd all at once. I think it was literally just our 2 bball teams that took up the whole restaurant for a late lunch. I think there was only 1 person working front of house and 1 in the back. The food came out quite slow. I guess good and bad in that we knew they were freshly cooking each order, but it ended up taking over an hour for our food. I gotta say though, the food was quite good and large portions. I had the BBQ chicken sandwich with side salad. It's apparently a new item. It was quite good both the chicken and the salad. My kid had the chicken and shrimp basket. Good ol fashioned fried foods. My wife and other kid had the pesto chicken pasta and the shrimp Alfredo pasta. Also quite yum. And too large for either of them were able to finish. So leftovers for dinner! Overall would def recommend. Just don't bring 2 whole basketball teams with you.

What a surprise! We stopped for a late lunch after Saturday adventures and had fabulous sandwiches…read more Salads were crisp and fresh and they added tomatoes when I asked. Ranch dressing was not too thin or thick and flavorful. The sandwiches had a generous amount of meat in them. We wanted to try the ice cream bar but it was not open yet. They have a big and creative menu and live music in the evenings.

Ordered a crispy chicken sandwich which is a Fried boneless chicken breast (fried chicken) lettuce,…read moretomatoes, provolone cheese, mayo, grilled brioche. I substituted cheddar cheese for provolone cheese and no mayonnaise. Then, because I like spice it was dipped in Buffalo sauce. To me a much tastier sandwich and I had it my way.

Came her for a tasty burger but instead got a pre-maid frozen patty. I DO NOT recommend it. When I…read moreasked the waitress if these weren't homemade but frozen she looked at me strait in the face and lied. I'm from Texas and huge meat eater, I already knew. She didn't ask me if I wanted something else instead. I ate it because I was starving but it was pretty gross.

This place is always good! Back for the burgers and the fried mushrooms! We love toms! The ruthless…read moreburger is my go to! Has a freakin chili relleno on it!

FOOD: coming from LA the portion was so trash mainly fries lol and the smallest layer of meat since…read moreI got to Santa Maria there's has yet to be some good food here and sad to say another restaurant disappointment their fries were nice and crispy I give them that the green sauce is nice but the portion are straight trash the flavor is good but ruined by what ever seasoning the put over the food once done. SERVICE: let's start by them trying to get my card information over the phone, then they said never mind it's fine,??? Ok , so I ask how long should I wait for it to be ready they said 10-15 minutes then I went after said time and waited another 15 minutes for the food lol AMBIANCE: but BY GOD I LOVE THE AMBIANCE I LOVE THE OLD SCHOOL VIBE THEY HAVE POTENTIAL. TO THE OWNER: PLEASE LOCK TF IN this restaurant has potential but your management needs work

The pastrami on roll was delicious nice and thin not too fatty and bread was spongy Corn dog was as…read moreexpected as well I forgot to take a photo of the grilled cheese but that was good as well i do wish they grilled it a bit more to fully melt the cheese and get a bit more of a toast on the bread but other than that food was delicious and the pastrami was supper filling. I do like that there is seating behind the building was clean and spacious a little windy but thats just part of the ambiance jajaja

LOVE LOVE LOVE Bills. Every time I'm in town this is one of my first stops. The Billy burgers are…read moresuch a classic. Bun, meat, cheese, pickles, onion, and Billy sauce! The workers are always so patient with me as I usually do a huge order haha. I love the remodeling for the outside patio and benches in the front. With summer around the corner, I cannot wait to have a vanilla dipped cone!

Chorizo tacos are amazing! Fries are absolutely delicious crunchy and amazing. Great customer…read moreservice! Ben was great and gave us the run down with the menu. Will definitely be back for more food! Try this place out!

Hi, would someone please send me an email at [redacted]. I would like to discuss my experience…read moreyesterday in private. Thanks. Edit: Michelle sent me an email very shortly after my message. I really appreciate the fast response. The food was really good overall.