One breakfast in Monterey

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Parker Lusseau

Past reports:

A week in Monterey

Since there’s little or no info on Monterey on either FTC or HO, I had to rely largely on years-old CH posts for recommendations. It ended up working out pretty well. We went to Sea Harvest a couple of times – a combo fish market and restaurant just up from Cannery Row. Excellent fresh salmon and sand dabs, ordinary preps. We also revisited Fandango in Pacific Grove (ordering the same fish) – fancier preps and somewhat pricier. S.O. liked the sand dabs best there – my salmon was a smallis…

2 days in Monterey (report)

Is Monterey known for being a touristy hellhole? This was my first trip here, and the place didn’t make a great impression. Is the place also known for horrible food? Went to Sandbar and Grill. Didn’t get the sand dabs; it seemed like virtually every other table had them. I was deeply disturbed when the entrees came out a few mins after ordering. My french curry had salmon and scallops. The curry tasted a lot like a non-oily version of the curry I’ve had at HK-style cafes. One piece of scal…