January 2010

One of my favorite stops driving from Los Angeles north is Margie's Diner margie'sin San Luis Obispo. When I first started stopping there, the only Margie's Diner was in San Luis Opispo, in a former Howard Johnsons. Now there are three more in Salinas, Paso Robles and Morro Bay. Margie's is a family business, and the owners were often at the cash register. It's typical diner food in terms of the menu, but it's good food made with fresh local ingredients and served by people who want you to enjoy your meal, and come back. The breakfasts feature homemade buttermilk biscuits and sausage gravy and cinnamon rolls, fresh local eggs, fresh squeezed orange juice (or mimosas) and fresh ground Columbian coffee. The problem with breakfast at Margie's is that, well the food is really good and the portions are huge, so I want to take a nap after.

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