21370 Wed Sep 18 15:01:30 -0700 2002 9 1 San Francisco Bay Area 0 76650 I'm interested in finding the local sandwich shops/diners, or whatever in the Mendocino area, preferably on the cheap. I recall that the last time I went to Mendocino years ago, there was a fantastic ice cream shop on the main street, just opposite an enormously huge blackberry bush on the other side of the road. Anyone know what I'm talking about, or what this is called? Wed Sep 18 15:01:30 -0700 2002 0 Cyrus J. Farivar 1 76654 Good sandwiches , salads, breads, etc. in very informal atmosphere to be found on the main drag at the end on the right. Can't remeber the name. Something like Mendocino Coffee Company. We had a really great extravagant dinner at Stevenswoode Lodge. Awesome wine list and view with mediocre food at the Albion River Inn. Good luck on the good/cheap eats. Most everything in Mendocino Village seems like a "touristy" kind of place. Wed Sep 18 15:31:27 -0700 2002 76650 0 SLRossi 2 76658 You don't remember my ice cream place, do you? Wed Sep 18 15:43:41 -0700 2002 76654 0 Cyrus J. Farivar 1 76665 What about Mendo Burgers on Ukiah Street (near Cafe Beaujolais)? Wed Sep 18 16:39:14 -0700 2002 76650 0 svl 2 76673 What about it? Never been there...tell me about it.... Wed Sep 18 19:04:04 -0700 2002 76665 0 Cyrus J. Farivar 3 76685 Real old fashioned greasy hamburgers and real potato french fries. They do have ice cream that you scoop yourself and weigh and pay by the weight - didn't try that so don't know if it's good ice cream. Avoid the Bayview Cafe upstairs looking over the water - we were served inedible (way undercooked) scallops at lunch. Did get some good takeout food - salads and sandwiches - at the place next to the cookie and muffin store on the main street. Also, if you want to drive up to Fort Bragg, the North Coast Brewing Company has decent pub food at reasonable prices. Wed Sep 18 21:45:15 -0700 2002 76673 0 Barbara 4 76722 The Bayview is terrible. The only time to go is for breakfast and only get the basics (scrambled eggs, fried potatoes, toast). A better recommendation for cheap eats is the Mendo Market, across the street from the post office on Ukiah St. They have great sandwiches, both cold and hot, as well as rotating specials and salads. Their tuna salad is made with Ahi and is very good. They also have a really good, though small, selection of wines and cheeses. Service can be slow, though, especially if you go during the lunch rush. Tote Fete has some decent, if overpriced food. Their baguettes are really good-- nicely salted with a yeasty taste, if not quite as crusty as I prefer. A Tote Fete baguette and some Cambazola and olives from Mendo Market make a nice lunch out on the headlands somewhere. Thu Sep 19 11:21:59 -0700 2002 76685 0 RedRob 5 76846 As Herb Caine used to day, "The better the view, the worse the food." Sat Sep 21 02:08:04 -0700 2002 76722 0 Kim Cooper 1 76720 There's a Mendocino Ice Cream Company on Main Street, same side of the street as Dick's Bar (bloody marys...mmmmmmm) - all of this is opposite a field (part of the headlands) where they usually erect a tent for the Mendo Music Festival. Thu Sep 19 10:32:43 -0700 2002 76650 0 C. Vallejo 1 77150 I think you will do better for less money in Ft Bragg than in Mendocino. I really liked Mendo Burgers but my wife was less impressed- it looked like a relic from the 60's when I was last there. Wed Sep 25 11:57:18 -0700 2002 76650 0 Tom Hall