| Over the years living in Santa Barbara and the | | | | number of national and local beers on tap for |
| California central coast, I've had the privilege of eating | | | | reasonable prices, as low as $2.50 per pint for the |
| at McClintock's restaurant, which has locations in Santa | | | | twenty one and over crowd that fills the restaurant in |
| Barbara and Paso Robles, among others. | | | | the evenings. |
| McClintock's is a classic restaurant in the central coast | | | | On the Tuesday afternoon that my brother in law and |
| of California, but this trip took me into wine country in | | | | I found the restaurant they were running a special for |
| the Paso Robles region. This specific restaurant is | | | | a slab of ribs for $9. Sounds like a good deal, don't you |
| located in downtown Paso Robles, which has been | | | | think? |
| completely remade in the years following the 2003 | | | | So did we and we gave it a try. I started with a crisp |
| earthquake which both decimated much of the area, | | | | garden salad with blue cheese dressing, the typical |
| but also encouraged a rapid re-development as well. | | | | standard salad. It was a decent beginning to the meal, |
| The result of that re-development effort has been a | | | | if only an incredibly standard one. |
| downtown which has vibrant restaurants, wine tasting | | | | After a short time the ribs came out. They had been |
| rooms and new businesses. | | | | smoked with a dry rub marinade and had a very |
| McClintock's is one of the restaurants which has a nice | | | | sweet and smokey BBQ sauce as a side dish. |
| location just off the European style central square | | | | Additionally they came with an incredibly large side of |
| which includes a library, city hall and many other | | | | French fries which were very well prepared and a |
| businesses as well as a large public grass area. It has | | | | side of baked beans which were both flavorful and |
| a number of booths as well as a long wooden bar | | | | well prepared as well. |
| combined with plenty of televisions and decorations on | | | | Overall it was a great meal, especially when you |
| the walls including the standard bar fair such as elk | | | | consider the price. This was certainly not bar food, but |
| heads and the like. Additionally because of the bar | | | | the kind of BBQ that you'd expect to find in the middle |
| type atmosphere in the restaurant they offer a | | | | of wine country. |