Smittie S.'s Profile

For all the hype I expected Saddle Rack to be a slightly upscale bar or bar and grill with a country theme. Uh, no. It is a space in an industrial park with concession stands cum bars. The food they serve is microwaved prepackaged items from Costco. $15 cover charge after 9:00 pm is rather steep to sit in an industrial space listening to a no name band. We left after 30 minutes.

Clean. Tidy. Nice interior decoration. Under $100 (with military discount). Free breakfast, not "Continental". Free Internet. And all with no reservation on a Saturday night.

I'll stay here again.

We went to Joebellas around mid-day. There was a short line, 3 people or so. There was one person working. She diligently handled each order.  No one had their order rushed. As a result, it was a little slow. The coffee drinks made were excellent. The barista deserved the title. She liked her trade and she was good at it.

I am a fan and I will in the future go out of my way to make my coffee stop at Joebellas. However, they do need to hire more staff so that the barista can focus on coffee.

This is one of nicest restaurants I've been to. The decor and ambiance is perfect. The wait staff is efficient, friendly and knowledge. The food is true italian, wonderfully prepared and presented. The prices are more like Italian fast food than a fine restaurant.

I live in Santa Cruz. I would drive to Paso Robles just to eat at this restaurant.

Very nice grounds and the facilities appear very nice. Unfortunately, appearance is not everything. The walls are thin enough that normal conversations in neighboring rooms can be heard well enough that you are tempted to join in.

The private jacuzzi did not work. The heater would not turn on.  I brought it to the attention of front desk and was advised to read the instructions. I'd already done that several times. I went to the front desk in person. They sent the night security guard to come and "help". He told about the frequency with which the problems that I was having occurred. We decided to go else where.

In the morning I went to the front desk to check out. We had a two day reservation and I was checking out after one night. The manager asked why and I explained the previous night's events. He offered a variety of perks if I would stay. We chose not to. The manager deducted the additional cost of the private jacuzzi and checked us out. One extra star because the manager was courteous and professional.

I cannot recommend this establishment. Next time I'll stay at the Best Western.

The best coffee in Santa Cruz. Friendly, knowledge staff. The product is awesome.

The music selection is good. Very often Jazz, real Jazz.

They need to throw out the furniture and start over. The chairs are hard, strangely curved and uncomfortable.

Be patient. Good coffee drinks take time. If there's a crowd, it might take 10 minutes to get your drink.

Extremely professional, knowledgeable, and friendly. I highly recommend Eyers Hitch Center.

I purchased a hitch and an electric brake controller elsewhere thinking I would install it myself. I completed the hitch but the electric brake control was more than I was willing to take on. I called Eyers Hitch. In less then 5 minutes I had a quote and an appointment. Showed up for the appointment, the owner (the son) inspected the parts I had added a bracket that I did not have and began installation.

The wires are neatly run in existing looms, where possible hardware is mounted using existing screws and bolts so that no new holes are drilled. Where new holes are required they are clean, neat and square.

Great place. Highly recommended.

We stayed four nights in a two bedroom suite. The rooms of the suite were stunning. The master bedroom was large enough to get lost in, even with a king size bed. The suite has two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a small living room and a kitchenette. There are three TVs in the suite. The alarm clock radios in the bedrooms have an external plug to connect your iPod. The room has Wi-Fi, four bars on my Mac PowerBook. Amenities include a smallish pool, better than continental breakfast and dinner (complimentary), a fitness room and a business center. All in all, it's not a resort but it's a damn nice place to stay.

We were there in July. Phoenix as really fricking hot in July. No one goes to Phoenix Arizona in July. Because of that, we got this stunning suite for only $120 a night. Go with all the other Lemmings in January and you pay $290 a night.

Whale City Bakery Bar & Grill is about 10 miles north of Santa Cruz on Highway 1. It is a regular stop on my Saturday morning breakfast tour in which I meet with a friend for breakfast every Saturday.

The food is always good, served surprisingly fast. The huevos rancheros is excellent. Carrolitos sausage is excellent no matter where you get it. Whale City happens to sell it. Bacon and eggs are also quite good. The potatoes they serve in place of hash browns are fair.

The big surprise this morning, and the reason they get only three stars instead of four, was the increase in price. Bacon and eggs went from a little under $7 to about $8.50.

Good food, seldom crowded, with fast, friendly service. Starting today, a little on the pricey side.

Jack's Burgers are indeed, awesome. Jack's fries leave room for improvement. My recommendation. Spurge on the burger, get one of Jack's excellent milk shakes and skip the fries.

Busy at lunch time during the week. Excellent choice for its outdoor sitting when the weather is cooperating.

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