Old California Mining Company

I love places that have salad bar, and this is one of them. It's not a big salad bar, but there is enough to choose. The waitresses are polite the prices are ok, and the food is really good. Once, I even tried the onion liver, which i thought maybe i was going to regret it, but on the contrary, I love it.

For clarity, we had never been here before. We came in at 4:45 pm yesterday, June 30, 2023. The host on duty when we entered did not make a good first impression. He looked unprofessional for a restaurant 's front of house staff—Baggy jeans, untucked baggy t-shirt, gold chain. He grunted out How many? without saying welcome or anything. He led us to our table, tossed the menus on the table and walked away before we had even made it to the table, all without saying a word. We saw him seat several other tables in this same manner throughout our meal. It was a poor first impression for what was otherwise a fine experience.

This is the go-to restaurant when we can't decide where to go, but no one wants to cook. They have a bit of everything, including daily specials. The tri-tip chili is great, as is the smoked tri-tip dinner and tri-tip salad. Their other salads are great, and the nachos are very shareable. Lots of parking. Private rooms available and small patio.

Visiting California my girlfriends and I were looking for a place to eat that wasn 't fast-food ... it took us a while to find a mutual location but thank goodness this place popped up in our search. I do mean in the car driving type of search. The food was amazing, the service was beyond attentive and quality of both food and service was impeccable.

This is a beautiful restaurant with outside patio that is lovely. The food is great, especially the carne asada plate, and the service is quick and friendly. My only complaint is the margaritas. They are good but very little tequila in them. I had 2 as did others. They were weak and not worth the cost.