The Annex Kitchen is an Italian-Inspired restaurant influenced by the seasonal offerings of farmers throughout Central California. The cuisine seeks to reflect the rustic, ingredient focused cooking of regional Italy. The focus of the menu revolves around housemade pastas, grilled meats and vegetables from a wood burning hearth, and pizzas baked in the...

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Beef-A-Roo is a fast casual restaurant that began in 1967 and focuses on - you guessed it - beef. I ordered the Mushroom Swiss Beef - Served on a sesame seed bun, topped with Swiss cheese, mushrooms, and onion rings. With this flavor combo, I usually need something acidic to cut all the...

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Base Camp Eatery, which is essentially a food court, at Yosemite Valley Lodge offers a Starbucks coffee bar, and serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. Because they do offer three meals a day, there is a pretty wide variety in the grab and go options that they have available. i'm talking pancakes to hamburgers...

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The Mountain Room is located in the Yosemite Lodge at the national park and boasts striking views of the 2,424 foot high Yosemite Falls. The menu features steaks, seafood and pastas. The chef’s specialties include local, organic & seasonal preparations including fish and seafood. I enjoyed a steak with rainbow-colored cauliflower, demi-glace and...

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Most times when I travel, I plot out the very best restaurants I can find along the way. Sometimes, though, the best finds are the unexpected ones. That happens to be the case with Yummy Thai in Merced, California, which I stumbled upon while searching out a quick lunch spot. Yummy Thai serves...

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