Dining In Chico - Restaurant Guide for the Chico Area

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Key to Symbols:

= Located within walking distance of the University
= Driving recommended
= Wireless Zone
ATM - Accepts debit cards or has ATM
CC - Major credit cards accepted

$ - Entrees priced under $5
$$ - Entrees priced $5 - $10
$$$ - Entrees priced $10 - $15
$$$$ - Entrees priced $15 and up

Casual Dining

Aca Taco
133 Broadway
(530) 894-0191
Acapulco-style
$, ATM

Broadway Heights
300 Broadway (Upstairs)
(530) 899-8075
Casual California cuisine
$$, CC

Bustolini's Delicatessen
800 Broadway
(530) 892-1790
Italian deli
$$, CC

Beach Hut Deli
146 W. 2nd St.
Sandwiches, chips, and drinks.
(530) 893-0633
$$ ATM

Café Flo
365 E 6th St
California cuisine made with fresh, local ingredients
(530) 892-0356
$$, ATM

Casa Ramos   
2490 Park Ave.           
(530) 893-5050
Mexican, family restaurant
$$, CC, ATM

Chada Thai
117-B W. 2^nd Street
(530) 342-7121
Thai, vegetarian menu
$$, CC

Euro Cafe  
3217 Cohasset Rd
European choices.
(530) 895-0390
$, ATM

Five and I
648 W. 5th Street
(530) 343-4555
Country-style breakfast & lunch
$, ATM

The Golden Waffle
701 Main Street
(530) 891-1940
Country-style breakfast & lunch
$$, ATM, CC

Grilla Bites
119 W. 2nd Street
(530) 894-2691
Organic soups and sandwiches
$

Hula's Chinese BBQ  
1937 E. 20^th Street or 2450 Esplanade
(530) 342-6304
All-you-can-eat Mongolian BBQ
$$, ATM, CC

La Hacienda  
2635 Esplanade
(530) 893-8270
Mexican, family restaurant
$$

Jack's Family Restaurant
540 Main Street
(530) 343-8383
Homemade food, family style
$, ATM, CC

Jedidiah's Neighborhood Grill 
817 Main Street
(530) 893-1979
Vegetarian food
$

Logan's Roadhouse  
1900 E. 20th Street
(530) 896-1147
Steak House
$$$, CC

Mr. Pickles
215 W. 1^st Street
(530) 895-8462
Deli caf
$, ATM

Monks Wine Lounge & Bistro
128 W. 2^nd Street
(530) 343-3408
Wine by the glass, appetizers
$

Morning Thunder Cafe
352 Vallombrosa Avenue
(530) 342-9717
Great breakfast and lunch
$$

Olive Garden 
2020 Business Lane
(530) 898-8075
Italian specialties
$$, CC

Panama Bar & Grill
177 E. 2^nd Street
(530) 895-8817
Full bar, daily specials
$

Peeking Chinese Restaurant
243 W. 2^nd Street
(530) 895-3888
Casual Chinese
$$, ATM, CC

Pluto's
201 Main Street
New American style, healthy classics
(530) 343-0165
$$ ATM

Sin of Cortez 
2290 Esplanade
(530) 879-9200
Coffee & great breakfasts
$$, CC

Spiteri's Deli   
971 East Ave.
(530) 891-4797
Best kept sandwich secret
$

Tres Hombres Restaurant
100 Broadway (at 1^st Street)
(530) 342-0425
Full bar, Mexican cuisine
$$, CC

Woodstock's Pizza
166 E. 2nd Street
(530) 893-1500
Pizza
$$, ATM, CC

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Annie’s Asian Grill
243 West 9th St.
Korean barbeque, sushi
(530) 891-9044
$, ATM, CC

Applebee's Neighborhood Grill   
2030 Business Lane
(530) 343-6888
Bar and Grill
$$, CC

Brooklyn Bridge Bagel Works
117 2^nd Street
(530) 345-3443
New York style chewy bagels
$, ATM

Burger Hut  
933 Nord Avenue
(530) 891-1418
Build your own burger bar
$, ATM, CC

Café Coda
265 Humboldt Ave.
Fusion, New American, vegetarian and vegan available
(530) 566-9476
$$, CC

California Pasta
118 W. East Ave.           
(530) 343-6999
Pasta, soups and salad
$$, CC

Celestino's Pizza
101 Salem Street
(530) 896-1234
Whole or by the slice
$, ATM, CC

Chilis  
1908 E. 20^th Street
(530) 345-1687
Bar and Grill
$$$, CC

Dino’s Sports Bar
256 Main Street
Freshly prepared food and drinks.
(530) 895-3466
$$ ATM, CC

Gashouse Pizza  
2359 Esplande
(530) 345-3621
Great Pizza!
$$$, CC

The Graduate
344 W. 8^th Street
(530) 343-2790
Beer and burgers
$$, ATM, CC

Hurley's
208 Cedar St.
(530) 345-9100
California Cafe
$$, ATM, CC

Italian Cottage  
2234 Esplanade
(530) 343-7000
Casual family restaurant
$$, CC

Jamba Juice
201 Broadway
(530) 345-5355
Fresh juice & smoothies
$, ATM, CC

Kona's Subs
138 Main Street
(530) 893-4344
Sandwiches
$, ATM, CC

Madison Bear Garden
316 W. 2^nd Street at Salem
(530) 891-1639
Beer, full bar, and burgers.
$$, ATM, CC

Moxie's Cafe and Gallery
128 Broadway
(53) 345-0601
Breakfast, lunch, wine, beer
$

Nobby's Burgers  
1444 Park Avenue (at 14^th Street)
(530) 342-2285
Great burgers!
$

Outback Steakhouse  
1990 E. 20th Street
(530) 891-1098
Fine foods & spirits
$$, CC

Pita Pit
240 Broadway
Fresh, healthy choices.
(530) 899-2847
$ ATM, CC, delivery

Pommes Frites
138 Broadway
(530) 893-9622
Belgian style French fries
$

Sharon's Cookhouse
1228 Dayton Road
(530) 342-0452
Real Southern-style BBQ
$$

Smokin' Moe's BBQ
131 Broadway
(530) 891-6677
Southern-style BBQ
$$, ATM, CC

Sultan's Bistro
5^th Street at Broadway
(530) 345-7455
Salads, gyros
$$

Teaz Me Tea Bar & Asian Cafe
250 Vallombrosa Ave
(530) 895-8100
Tea, light lunch, & more.
$, CC

Upper Crust Bakery & Gallery
130 Main Street (at 1^st Street)
(530) 895-3866
Coffee, pastries, light lunch
$, ATM, CC

Coffee, Dessert, & Candy

Baskin Robbins   
668 Mangrove Ave.
(530)895-0731
Coffee and ice cream
$, CC

Cafe Mondo   
951 Nord Avenue
(530) 895-0878
Coffee and icecream
$$

Coldstone Creamery
146 Broadway
(530) 891-3331
Ice cream mix-ins
$

Jon & Bon's Yogurt
300 Broadway (downstairs)
(530) 899-9580
Frozen yogurt
$

Moxie's Cafe & Gallery
128 Broadway
(530) 345-0601
Coffee, music, and art
$

Peet's Coffee
145 Main Street
(530) 894-6716
Coffee and light pastries
$

Old Town Rootbeer Company
126 W. Second Street
All the sodas you could ever think of
(530) 343-8912
$, ATM

Starbuck's Coffee
246 Broadway
(530) 343-7469
Coffee & baked goods
$

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Bidwell Perk  
664 E. 1st Ave
(530) 899-1500
Great coffee and atmosphere
$, ATM, CC

Coco Caffé  
1722 Mangrove Ave.
Coffee, tea, espresso, sandwiches, and more.
(530) 342-2626
$, ATM, CC

Cafe Paulo  
642 W. 5th Street
(530) 343-0704
Espresso and baked goods
$, CC

Has Beans
501 Main Street
(530) 894-3033
Internet cafe & art
$, ATM, CC

Market Cafe  
1387 East 8th Street
(530) 898-9474
Coffee, light lunch, beer on tap
$

The Naked Lounge
118 W. 2^nd Street
(530) 895-0676
Great coffee and tea
$, CC

Shubert's Ice Cream & Candy
178 E. 7^th Street
(530) 342-7163
Home-made ice cream
$, CC
 

Fine Dining

5th Street Steakhouse
345 W. 5^th Street at Normal
(530) 891-6328
full bar, dinner house
$$$$, CC

Albatross 
3312 Esplanade
(530) 345-6037
Seafood & Pasta
$$$, CC

Black Crow Grill & Taproom
209 Salem Street at 2^nd Street
(530) 892-1391
full bar, dinner house
$$$, CC

Christian Michael's
192 E. 3^rd Street
(530) 894-4005
Californian & Mediterranean
$$$, CC

Cocodine  
2485 Notre Dame Blvd., Suite #250
(530) 891-1800
Thai cuisine.
$$, CC

Gen Kai  
2201 Pillsbury Road
(530) 345-7226
Traditional Japanese, great sushi!
$$, CC

Jedediah's 
817 Main St.
(530) 342-3390
California cuisine
$$$, CC

Johnnie's Restaurant
(Inside Hotel Diamond)
220 West 4th Street
(530) 895-1515
$$$, CC

Raw Bar & Sushi
346 W. 3rd Street
(530) 897-0626
California style sushi & more
$$$, CC

Sierra Nevada Brewery  
1075 E. 20^th Street
(530) 345-2739
Great beer, full dinners
$$, CC

Spice Creek Cafe
230 W. 3^rd Street
(530) 891-9951
$$$

Turandot   
1851 Esplanade
(530) 893-1156
Beijing & Manchurian cuisine
$$$, CC

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33 Steaks, Booze, & Jazz
305 Main Street
(530) 342-2420
Live jazz and dining with a 1930s flair
$$, CC

Basque Norte  
3355 Esplanade
(530) 891-5204
Basque, family style
$$$, CC

Cafe Malvina
234 3^rd Street
(530) 895-1614
Italian food
$$, CC

Chan Pheng's 
1140 Mangrove Avenue
(530) 894-6888
Hunan & Szechuan
$$

Franky's
506 Ivy Street
(530) 898-9948
Italian dinner house, full bar
$$, CC

House of Bamboo
163 E. 2nd St.
(530) 893-8811
Southeast Asian
$$$, CC

Nash's Restaurant  
1717 Esplanade (at 7^th Ave.)
(530) 898-8112
Steak and seafood, Aussie-style
$$$, CC

Red Tavern   
1250 Esplanade (at 3^rd Avenue)
(530) 894-3463
Formal California cuisine
$$$$, CC

Ristorante Pulcinella
142 Broadway
(530) 894-5014
Southern Italian Cuisine
$$$, CC

Sicilian Cafe   
1020 Main Street
(530) 345-2233
Sicilian food   
$$$, CC