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It Might Look A Little Crazy But This Wacky California Restaurant Is An Absolute Must-Visit
Sometimes the best things in life are the ones that make you do a triple-take and question whether you’ve had enough coffee this morning. Joe’s Giant Orange in Shasta Lake, California, is one of those glorious anomalies that makes you wonder if someone lost a bet or won the lottery and decided to celebrate by painting an entire restaurant the color of a construction vest.
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Redding restaurant owner in rehabilitation for lung and heart transplant
Action News Now Christine Stoddard reports on Vicente Castro, a 48-year-old Redding restaurant owner who received a double lung and heart transplant. He's now recovering from the surgery.
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Couple builds I-5 pizza dynasty from Redding to Mount Shasta
A couple who opened a restaurant 40 years ago are at the top of a pizza dynasty that spans 60 miles along Interstate 5 in Northern California. Jean and Gary Rogers opened the Pizza Factory restaurant in Dunsmuir in May 1986 — less than four years after they married. In those four decades, they’ve employed roughly 500 people and inspired young entrepreneurs to open their own restaurants in the franchise. “Some had never had a job before. We gave them a safe place and taught them skills they could use later in life," Jean Rogers said. If it weren't for the Rogers’ mentoring, Carlos and Alicia Pizano wouldn’t have bought the Shasta Lake Pizza Factory from Greg Rogers, Gary’s brother. Nor would they have opened their second location in Redding, Alicia Pizano said. Looking back, she was destined to join the I-5 Pizza Factory hop, Pizano said laughing. Shasta County Pizza Factory owners credit Dunsmuir couple's mentoring for their success A Siskiyou County native, Alicia Pizano grew up eating from the Pizza Factory menu at the franchise’ Weed and Dunsmuir locations. Her future husband, Carlos, and his brother, Mario, worked for the Rogers in Dunsmuir at that time. However, Alicia
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Redding restaurateur VJ Castro recovering at Stanford after heart, lung transplant
REDDING, Calif. — Many in Redding may not recognize Vicente “VJ” Castro by name, but chances are they’ve tasted his work. Now, after a life-threatening health crisis, Castro’s family is asking for support as he begins a long recovery. Castro is at Stanford Medical Center,...
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Redding restaurant owner in rehabilitation for lung and heart transplant
REDDING, Calif. - A 48-year-old Redding restaurant owner received a double lung and heart transplant in April after waiting 4 years for a donor match. Vicente Castro, who co-owns DJ's Smash Burger in Redding, underwent the rare surgery at Stanford after doctors found a local donor. "My dad is the...
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El Pollo Loco opens soon, food truck corner gets spot south of Redding
The farthest north El Pollo Loco in California is gearing up for opening day. I recently visited the Mexican restaurant in Redding’s Churn Creek Marketplace and spoke with the general manger and the chain’s area manager and regional director of operations. They told me Redding's El Pollo Loco will open in mid-May with what the industry calls a "soft opening." A grand opening is planned for late June or early July. “El Pollo Loco is more known in Southern California so coming up north here is exciting,” said Charles Steward, area manager who oversees 10 locations in the greater Fresno market. Hilbers Inc. was the general contractor and started work on the new restaurant in December, and when I visited crews were putting the finishing touches on the five-month buildout. Steward is in Redding to help open the new restaurant. Also in town is Elvia Morales, El Pollo Loco’s regional director of operations who oversees 44 locations in Southern California. When he’s out and about in Redding, Steward often has his El Pollo Loco shirt on, and sometimes people will ask him about the name. “They will say, ‘What’s that? And how’s the food?’ “ he added. “It’s exciting. It’s
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What's that happening at old Red Lobster in Redding?
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This Quirky Restaurant In California Looks Totally Bizarre But The Food Is Absolutely Incredible
You know that moment when you’re driving along and you see something so wonderfully weird that you actually do a double-take and wonder if you’ve accidentally entered a cartoon?. That’s exactly what happens when you spot Joe’s Giant Orange in Shasta Lake, California, a restaurant that looks like...
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All about Redding Public Market's new restaurant. Cider bar now open
With the Redding Public Market meeting expectations, developers behind the popular downtown destination have plans to open a sit-down restaurant. There is a California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control application on the outside door near the common seating area shared by Heads or Tails Cocktail Bar and Bread Butchers & Cold Brews. The notice states that Front Door Hospitality LLC is the applicant doing business as Lazzarino’s. It’s a type 47 on-sale general eating place application, which would allow beer, wine and hard liquor to be served. Front Door Hospitality also owns the liquor license for Heads or Tails Cocktail Bar. K2 Development’s Allen Knott and Daniel Knott are Front Door’s managing partners, and K2 also is the developer behind the Public Market. Daniel Knott told me that they are still working out the details for the restaurant. So, while the name Lazzarino’s suggests it will be an Italian menu, Knott said that might not be the case. K2’s Erin Ross, who manages the Redding Public Market, echoed Knott. “We are excited to be in the concept and design phase for this new establishment flanking the south Market Center patio. While we do anticipate this concept to feature sit-down dining
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One Sip Of The Brownie Milkshake At This California Drive-Up And You’ll Be Hooked For Life
The best decisions you’ll ever make often happen in parking lots, and Dude’s Drive Inn in Redding is about to prove that theory correct. This vintage drive-up has been serving happiness in a cup since the 1960s, and their brownie milkshake is the kind of thing that ruins you for all other desserts.
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Maxwell’s Eatery in downtown Redding to close April 30, adding to recent shutdowns
REDDING, Calif. — Another downtown Redding restaurant is preparing to close, adding to a growing list of recent shutdowns in the area. Maxwell’s Eatery announced it will close at the end of the month on April 30, about a week after Riddick’s Bar on Hartnell had its final day.
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Craft coffee shop closes on Butte Street to open a new Redding spot
After serving up lattes, homemade sandwiches, salads and made-from-scratch pastries for nearly a dozen years, Redding's Caffé Pagato is preparing to close its longtime location on the corner of Butte and Continental streets. The breakfast and lunch spot's decision to shutter 1031 Butte St. to the public is in part fallout of increasing tariffs on coffee imports and rising costs that generally are hitting all kinds of small businesses, general manager Makayla Yaeger said. The cafe's located on the ground floor of the Davis professional building, home to the California Department of Transportation’s Redding offices. Post-pandemic, there are now fewer employees on site who can be potential cafe customers, said Yaeger. The Butte Street location will close on April 30. But there is also an upside to the changes coming to Caffé Pagato: It's opening a new location inside the Shasta Community Health Center on Placer Street in July. The new site joins a second cafe the company has operated in the lobby of Mercy Medical Center Redding for several years. And on the government service side, Caffé Pagato's foods and drinks have been sold from a small counter set up inside the first-floor lobby of Redding City Hall. The
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People Drive For Miles To Get The Massive Sticky Buns At This California Roadside Restaurant
There’s a bright red building off Interstate 5 in Dunsmuir that’s causing otherwise rational people to make questionable life choices. YAKS on the 5 is the kind of place where sticky buns have achieved celebrity status, and honestly, they’ve earned every bit of their fame. These aren’t...
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After 14 years of neglect, demolition starts on ex-Bert Ernie's bar
Demolition of the former Bert & Ernie’s, a notorious bar in Redding, started Wednesday, April 15. The property was sold in February to the Shasta Association of Realtors, who plan to turn the property into a parking lot after the building is demolished. The real estate group purchased the property for $60,100. The bar closed in 2012, and the building has been vacant ever since. Neighboring businesses lost patience long ago with the lack of action toward the former property owner as the property became a health and safety hazard. Demolition work is expected to last three days. Eddie Axner Construction is doing the work. This article originally appeared on Redding Record Searchlight: After 14 years of neglect, demolition starts on ex-Bert Ernie's bar
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Tri-tip barbecue sandwich part of Redding market's 50 year history
Pick a Friday to grab lunch at Kent’s Meats and Groceries and you’ll see why some online diners rate the place one of the best and biggest ongoing barbecues in Redding. Kent’s celebrates TGiF by serving tri-tip sandwiches and roasts, chicken and ribs grilled on the store’s two massive custom-made barbecues. The market cooks up roughly 1,500-1,800 pounds of meat weekly, said Tyler Ritcheson, grandson of original Kent’s Meats owners Kent and Kathy Pfrimmer. Kent’s first launched the barbecue about 35 years ago, Ritcheson said. At first “we just used small barbecues.” Then word got out. The Pfrimmer family ordered the stores 7-by-10-foot barbecues to keep up with demand. Now Kent’s staff grills 750-800 pounds of tri-tip roasts each week, along with 300-400 pounds chicken halves and 400-500 pounds of ribs, he said, much of which goes out the door the same day. Customers can take home a whole barbecued tri-tip roast ($14.99 per pound), ribs ($9.99 per pound) and chicken ($6 per half). But Kent's tri-tip sandwich ($12.99) is the store deli’s most popular sandwich, Ritcheson said. About half the beef Kent’s sells comes from Fresno area ranches. Staff butchers sides of beef on site. Named after his grandmother,
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Demolition begins on abandoned Bert and Ernie’s building in Redding
REDDING, Calif. — After years of sitting abandoned, the old Bert and Ernie's building in Redding is being demolished, ending what neighbors described as a long-running eyesore and fire hazard on Industrial Street. The once-notorious bar, known for frequent fights, had become a problem property after years of trash,...
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Demolition of ex-Bert & Ernie's bar in Redding
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Local bartenders to compete in upcoming Shake Off to raise funds for food pantries
REDDING, Calif. — The Kiwanis Club of Redding-Sundial is bringing back its Shake Off Cocktail Competition for a second year, featuring local bartenders and mixologists competing to create the evening's best cocktail. The event will take place on April 29 at the Sacramento River House in Anderson. According to...
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Everything’s Bigger At This California Roadside Restaurant, Especially The Sticky Buns
You know that moment when you’re driving up Interstate 5 and your stomach starts staging a full-scale rebellion, demanding you pull over immediately?. YAKS on the 5 in Dunsmuir is exactly where you want to surrender to those demands, and trust me, your taste buds will thank you for listening.