Though I reside in Texas now, there are some eating places (in California's Central Coast) that I miss when I was taking classes at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

I'd like to recommend Pismo Beach, CA. and their clams. Their 61st Annual Clam Festival will be on October 20/21. Pismo Beach was once called the 'Clam Captial of the World'. (Pismo Beach) was also mentioned in a Bug's Bunny cartoon 'Ali Baba Bunny'.

San Luis Obispo, CA. is also well-known for their Farmer's Market every Thursday night. I was first introduced to tri-tip here.

Nipomo, CA. has a restaurant called Jocko's where I swear on their Santa Maria style bar b que. I finished some contract work in the Fresno area and made the pilgrimage back to partake on their filet mignon extra cut, once again. Well worth the drive.

Buelton, CA. has alway been a stop off the 101 from my drives from San Luis Obispo to Los Angeles. If time permitted, it was there that I would take my fill of Anderson's famous splt pea soup.

in san diego there is a place called lucha libre, http://www.tacosmackdown.com/

they make some of my favorite mexican food in san diego and they have a really entertaining luchadore theme, complete with a very fancy 'champions booth' that you have to make a reservation to sit in.

they also have something called a TJ hotdog, its a hotdog wrapped in bacon and then covered in fajita vegetables, they have a eat as many as you can in 20 minutes contest and i think the current record is 15,,, i would be pretty impressed if anyone ever beat it

I am personally inviting you to come and have a "Motherlode" in my "old fashion" ice cream parlor located in "Historic" Placerville, Ca. Also known as "Old Hangtown" My Motherlode is nearly 5 pounds of goodness consisting of 12 scoops of ice cream, multiple toppings and sauces, whip cream, nuts, cherries!!! Plus you leave with a photo of your Motherlode in your own goldpan. I have only had 3 guys that have been able to eat it alone. Are you up for the "Challenge"???? Our address is 372 Main Street, Placerville, Ca 95667... Our phone number is 530 621 4400

Hey my name is brandon, I live in San Pedro, California. There is a spot you gotta check out. Its called the 7-10 Grille

http://www.710grille.com/

This place has been on the news for their Hot Wings. I personally cant get passed the "scorching" and that is about 1/2 way until you reach the top and there needs to be a waiver filled out before you have the hottest kind which is the "Ring Of Fire". This is a definite challenge for you!

Adam - I have two places in Cali, when you do another show there, that would be awesome to see you visit when you are there!!! First would be world famous "Pink's" Hot Dogs in L.A. and in Marina Del Rey is a hidden secret known as "Aunt Kizzy's Back Porch." http://www.auntkizzys.com/ You will not be disappointed by this eateries!!!!

Enjoy the show!

TD

PHO CHALLENGE IN SAN FRANCISCO AT THE PHO GARDEN. google it and its on yelp

At the base of Mt Whitney in Lone Pine, CA. at the start of the Mount Whitney Trail there is a wonderful little store set up in the mountains called the Mount Whitney Portal Store. They provide hikers and climbers any final outfitting needs before their climb to the highest point in the lower 48 states.

The store has a wonderful family owned atmosphere. You feel at home just hanging out in the store. Everyone is incredibly friendly and helpful and it’s been family operated since 1987.

The portal store is famous for their wonderful breakfasts. Their pancakes are the specialty. They are around 15 inches wide and 2 inches thick. They’re so large they will not fit on just 1 plate, you’ll need 2. They had to have a machine shop custom make a spatula in order to flip the pancakes. There use to be a challenge where if you could eat 3 of them you would get them free (I'm not sure if this still takes place or not). Once you start devouring the huge pancake you'll then notice that they have a delicious hint of cinnamon and vanilla flavor. This is undoubtedly the best way to start or end your climb and your day.

Go and enjoy the beautiful sights of the Inyo Forest and the incredible taste of the gigantic pancakes.

Below is a link to the picture of my climbing buddy and me about to start on our delicious meal.

http://i17.photobucket.com/alb...pRower2/IMG_0911.jpg

You gotta get Adam to do the PHO'king challenge!!!! Okay okay maybe it's just called the PHO Garden Challenge. Gotta get some more culture in this show.

Your probably asking... what the PHO is PHO??? PHO is vietnamese food that consist of noodles with different types of meat in soup.

Here's from their website:

For all of you pho lovers. Your opportunity has arrived. The biggest bowl of Pho you could ever get your hands on.! Do you think you have what it takes to beat the Pho Garden Challenge? Three large bowls of "Pho Garden (Xe Lua)" in one massive bowl. Containing 2 pounds of noodles and 2 pounds of combination beef with tripe.

It's on us if you can finish this huge bowl of pho within 60 minutes!

Plus we hang an 8x10in personal photo of you on our wall of Pho Garden Champions. The meal cost $22 if unfinished within the alloted time. No substitutions of any food products may be made. Challengers must eat all noodles and combination beef with tripe to successfully beat the Pho Garden Challenge. Please view our Rules & Waiver of Liability Form for more details.

Here's the website with plenty of photos!

http://phogardensf.com/page.php?Page=home

Pho Garden Vietnamese Restaurant
Address:‎
2109 Clement St
San Francisco, CA 94121-2016
(415) 379-8677

Lots of Broken yolk fans here. I actually finished this beast in 57 minutes and let me tell you the 12egg omlete challenege in Seattle fails in comparison to the Broken Yolks...

here is a link to my yelp experiance and pics of the challenge are in my profile. Read Damon W. review

http://www.yelp.com/biz/broken...xfZ-CY_O4og/src:self

Love ya Adam!

I just saw a blurb about Adam doing a challenge where he is going to take on a four lb burger.
I can do you one better there is a place in Tracy, Ca where they have a 3lb, 6lb, & a 9lb burger it is caled Wallies. ARE YOU UP FOR THE CHALLENGE?

Pho Garden, San Francisco

Can you finish the biggest bowl of Pho you could ever get your hands on.! Do you think you have what it takes to beat the Pho Garden Challenge? Three large bowls of "Pho Garden (Xe Lua)" in one massive bowl. Containing 2 pounds of noodles and 2 pounds of combination beef with tripe.

If you can finish this huge bowl of pho within 60 minutes, they will hang an 8x10in personal photo of you on our wall of Pho Garden Champions. The meal cost $22 if unfinished within the alloted time.

here's the link for more details:
http://phogardensf.com/page.php?Page=team

quote:

PHO GARDEN

I second the vote for Pho Garden in San Francisco. One ginormous bowl filled with 3lbs of meat and 3 lbs of noodle, topped off with super yummy broth that's simmered for like a week! One hour to eat it!! Easy yo!

http://phogardensf.com/page.php?Page=home

I'd like to suggest Adam take the Pho Garden challenge. They are located in the outer Richmond area of SF.

2109 Clement Street
San Francisco, CA 94121

http://phogardensf.com/page.php?Page=team

From their website:

For all of you pho lovers. Your opportunity has arrived. The biggest bowl of Pho you could ever get your hands on.! Do you think you have what it takes to beat the Pho Garden Challenge? Three large bowls of "Pho Garden (Xe Lua)" in one massive bowl. Containing 2 pounds of noodles and 2 pounds of combination beef with tripe.

hey Adam, why dont u try to do a challenge at Pho garden in San Francisco. it is a big bow of Pho with 2 pound of meat and 2 pound of uncook noodle in 1 hour. and 2 pound of uncook noodle equal about 5 pould of cook noodle. it just open from last year, and 25 people try it so far, only 1 success. i believe u can be the second one. check it out at www.phogardensf.com or check the review at http://www.yelp.com/search?fin...=San+Francisco%2C+CA. hope to c u done it soon.

We really needed to have the Pho Garden mentioned six times (now, seven)? I think they got it.