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Family road tripping in Monterey/Pacific Grove/Cambria/Santa Barbara - Looking to finalize our food itinerary!

jacolis | Nov 20, 201602:08 PM     16

Hi all,

Doing some research for a trip driving down Highway 1 from SFO to LAX. Need to fill in a few gaps with dining suggestions for our itinerary below. We are a family of four with two adventurous kids. Coming from central Canada am especially interested in options we don't have like fresh seafood and good Mexican food. Looking for reasonably-priced restaurants (i.e., not fine dining) but tasty food!

SANTA CRUZ (driving from SFO to PG)
- lunch stop - intrigued by lunch at Pono Hawaiian (cannot find poke here!)
- stop for fried artichoke at the Choke Coach in Castroville

PACIFIC GROVE/MONTEREY (2 nights)
- need a lunch spot after our visit to the Monterey Aquarium - can't decide between Schooner's Coastal Kitchen/Sea Harvest/Monterey's Fish House.
- already picked Pepper's in PG for dinner
- one other dinner thinking about the Monterey Farmer's Market (Tuesday evenings from 4-7?)
- looking for a picnic lunch to bring to Pt. Lobos park - does Earthbound Farm sell prepared foods?

CAMBRIA (2 nights)
- need 2 dinner spots (staying at Moonstone Landing) - any suggestions? Indigo Moon? Or take out from somewhere? Kids are a bit impatient so didn't want something with a long wait (like Sea Chest)
- planning on lunch at Sebastien's after visting Hearst Castle

SANTA BARBARA (2 nights)
- need 1 lunch spot and two dinner spots
- Is La Super Rica worth it or overated? What about Cajun Kitchen Cafe near Courthouse for lunch? No idea for dinner.. SB seems very pricey.

Thanks in advance!

La Super-Rica Taqueria
Indigo Moon
Sea Chest Restaurant
Monterey's Fish House
Peppers Mexicali Cafe
Sea Harvest Restaurant & Fish Market
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