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A real Mangonada, layered the way the treat demands: sweet frozen mango against salty-sour chamoy, spice on the rim, and the tamarind candy straw that
Ask about the sauce or side it comes with.
Ask what it is made with. The menu does not list the ingredients.
Ask whether it is made with butter, often mixed with vegetable oil, on shared meat gridd.
Ask whether it is made with lard or chicken stock.
Ask whether the dough contains milk or butter and whether it takes an egg wash.
Ask whether the fryer is shared with meat or fish, almost no kitchen runs a second one.
Ask whether the vegetables are finished with butter.
Ask whether it contains dairy, egg, anchovy or fish sauce.
Ask which of the rolls are vegetable, and whether the sushi rice is seasoned with dashi.
The Barn Slam is the house heavyweight — the loaded plate whose name tells you exactly what it intends to do to your appetite. It's the order for post-workout h
Ask what else goes into it besides what the menu lists.
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The Santos Burrito is the house-name breakfast burrito that anchors the category: sausage, three eggs, cheddar, tomatoes, and mushrooms in a tight, com
The Santos Sandwich takes the house Santos idea — the egg-sausage-cheese combination our breakfast burrito made famous — and rebuilds it between bread
The Coastal is the burger you order when you want the real thing without the full-plate commitment. A made-to-order patty with crisp lettuce, tomato, and melted
The sandwich board's headliner: griddled steak and sautéed mushrooms with melted cheese and house sauce on a toasted roll,. It's the order for the burger
The complete lunch in one line: a proper griddled cheeseburger with fries and a drink. This is the order for first-timers — it shows you the burger
One step up from the standard combo: the Combo Plate is the plate-format version for appetites that need more than a burger-in-paper. Everything arrive
A salad that holds its own on a burger menu: chicken grilled to order — not pre-cooked and chilled — over fresh greens with avocado and cucumber,. It's b
The Combo Deal is the whole menu in miniature: a soft drink, a burger of your choice, fries, and a slice of New York cheesecake. It's the order for the
Bacon, avocado, and swiss folded into three eggs — the California Omelette is the Golden State's breakfast id on a plate. The avocado goes in fresh, th
For the mornings that need a kick: seasoned chorizo worked through three eggs so the spice and richness reach every bite,. It's the omelette lineup's bol
The diner-counter classic, unmodified and unashamed: ham, bell peppers, onions, and cheese in three eggs,. The Denver is the omelette you measure a break
Sausage, onions, and tomatoes folded into three eggs and finished with salsa — the Spanish Omelette is the brighter, saucier corner of our omelette lin
A proper slice of New York Cheesecake: dense cream-cheese filling on a buttery graham cracker crust, no reinvention attempted because none is needed. It
French toast filled with Nutella and three kinds of berries, dusted with powdered sugar, drizzled with more Nutella, and crowned with whipped cream — of
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Means exactly what it says: oranges, squeezed, here. It costs more than fountain soda because it is not fountain soda. Alongs
A cold Monster Energy from the cooler, for the customers running on a different operating system than coffee drinkers. It's here because our early-shift
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, Made rich enough to justify the name. San Jose doesn't get many genuinely cold mornings, but for the foggy handful it does, this is the d
Ask for oat, almond or soy milk instead of dairy.
: The Mexican soda-fountain classic — sangria-flavored soft drink dressed with chamoy and spice, no alcohol involved. It drinks like th
Ask which wine they use and whether its producer marks it vegan.
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Our Milk Shake is hand-spun from real ice cream, to order, every time. That means it's dense enough to need a real straw and cold enough to pace you — t