Dining In Chico
Photos from the Botany 2006 Conference

Casual Dining
Coffee, Desserts, & Candy
Fine Dining

Key to Symbols:

= Driving recommended
$ - Entrees priced under $5
$$ - Entrees priced $5 - $10
$$$ - Entrees priced $10 - $15
$$$$ - Entrees priced $15 and up
ATM - Accepts debit cards or has ATM
CC - Major credit cards accepted

Casual Dining

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

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

Bunz
208 Cedar St.
(530)345-9100
Sports Bar
$$, ATM, CC
 

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

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
 

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
$
 

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 
265 Humboldt Avenue
(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
$, CC, ATM
 

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
 

Spice Creek Cafe
230 W. 3^rd Street
(530) 345-2955
$$
 

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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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
 

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
 

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
 

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

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
$$
 

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
$
 

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

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

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

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

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

Chico Brewhouse 
250 Cohasset Road
(530) 894-2149
Californian & pub cuisines
$$$, 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
 

Hemingway's  
250 Cohasset Road
(530) 345-7330
Fine dining, steaks, & seafood
$$$, CC
 

JP's Fish Chips & Fine Wine  
817 Main St.
(530) 342-3390
Steakhouse & large wine list
$$$, CC
 

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

Redwood Forest Restaurant
121 W. 3^rd Street
(530) 343-4315
Casual, wine tasting
$$$, CC
 

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

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
 

Grayatip Thai  
2574 Esplanade
(530) 899-1055
Thai food
$$
 

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

Kramore Inn  
1903 Park Avenue
(530) 343-3701
Crepes dinner and lunch
$$, 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 Caf
1020 Main Street
(530) 345-2233
Sicilian food   
$$$, CC