Harris Ranch

Harris Ranch

The Harris Ranch Restaurant is a Valley institution. You can view a bird's eye video of the complex here: https://www.harrisranch.com/

One of the first "farm to table" restaurants in the Valley, it is the dining end of the Harris Ranch, over 17,000 acres, producing mainly beef but other livestock as well, plus 35 products totals, including a range of vegetables and fruit. Your meal will be made from fresh ingredients. It will also be prepared by highly trained chefs, whom you can read about here: https://www.harrisranch.com/meet-the-chefs/ 

The Harris Ranch Restaurant is directly off of Highway 198 at the intersection of I-5. Its stress address is 24505 West Dorris Avenue, Coalinga, CA, about one hour southwest from Fresno.

Cowhide Couch (along lavish hallways and lounges)

A "Country Store" when you enter sells a range of products (beef, nuts, baked goods, sweets, dried fruits, tourist items, etc.)

Fresh Meat for Sale (on-site store)

Lots of sweets for sale in the store

Freshly baked cookies (on site store)

Products for sale (in foyers and on-site store) include wine, yams, pistachios, and nuts (plain, chocolate covered, yogurt covered, etc.)

In addition to the family-style restaurant Ranch Kitchen, there is a Horseshoe Bar (limited menu)

... also a Prime Steakhouse (limited 'steak centric' menu)

Table in the Ranch Kitchen Restaurant

Salad (freshly toasted croutons and grated cheese)

Beef Liver and Onions, with bacon, served atop mashed potatoes and grilled vegetables

14 ounce Prime Rib (well marbled, flavorful), served atop mashed potatoes and grilled vegetables

Sauces for the Prime Rib

Express BBQ (across the street in gas station parking lot)

Hours of four eateries:
Ranch Kitchen
Friday & Saturday: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Sunday – Thursday: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Prime Steakhouse
Friday & Saturday: 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Sunday – Thursday: 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Horseshoe Bar
Friday & Saturday: 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. (serving food until 10 p.m.)
Sunday – Thursday: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Express BBQ
9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily

Our two meals came to $56.90, plus $5.11 in tax (total $62.01)

Punjabi Dhabha

Punjabi Dhabha

Punjabi Dhabha is an Indian restaurant located at the Fifth Wheel Truck Stop at 3767 S Golden State Blvd off of Highway 99 just south of Fresno.
A Punjabi dhabha (or "dhaba") is a roadside restaurant in the Indian subcontinent. They are on highways, generally serve local cuisine, and also serve as truck stops.
Punjabi Dhabha's customers are mostly truck drivers of Punjabi descent. For this reason, the food and setting will be authentic Punjabi, and not fusion or Americanized cuisine. While you eat, television sets on the walls will be running Indian shows.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Punjabi-Dhaba/482944828407814

Mural on Outside Wall

Punjabi Dhabha is at Fifth Wheel Truck Stop

Truck Stop Services Include a Laundry

Front Counter

Long Tables

Corner Booth

Manago Lassi

Desi Murgh  (Chicken Curry) with Rice, Raita (Yogurt and Grains), Onion Chili Cucumber Salad, and Vegetable Curry

Samosa Chana (Crispy Fried Samosa topped with Chana Masala Sauce and Yogurt)

Garlic Naan

Mattar Paneer (Cheese and Peas in Onion and Tomato Sauce)

Chai Tea (to go)

The total for two meals, plus two drinks, was $30.81 (including tax). Punjabi Dhabha is open Monday through Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. They are closed on Sunday.

Murray Family Farms - Road Trip

Murray Family Farms


Murray Family Farms in Bakersfield, California is a combination pick-your-own farm and farmer's market and restaurant. The restaurant includes "Cal Okie" specialties, particularly fry pies. What makes fry pies "Okie"? The buttermilk biscuit dough. The dough is stuffed with savory and sweet fillings (from peach to chicken pie), then fried in a skillet. Other "Okie" specialties include items like "Jelly Doughnut" fudge (quite good) and "Chow Chow," a tangy pickled relish made from fresh vegetables. Outside the markets sits a Tom Joad-style battered pick up truck.

Murray Family Farms also has an animal garden and special events such as "Easter at the Farm" and seasonal fests (e.g., Berry Fest, Cherry Fest). The website lets you know what is in season:
https://www.murrayfamilyfarms.org/

Also available are Murray Family Farm are local products such as honey, in many local flavors such as Cactus Flower honey, Sage Bloom honey, or Avocado honey.

Murray Farms is located 18 miles east of Bakersfield at 6700 General Beale Road at California 58, at thc base of Tehachapi Pass. Route 58 is the road to the Mojave Desert from the San Joaquin Valley.

Prices and Events

Regular Pies and Cookies

Many Dried Fruit and Nut Products

Good Road Food 

One of many sweet Okie Fry Pies

... and more savory Okie Pies

Baked Okie Pie (savory variety: Chicken Pot Pie)

Sweet Okie Fry Pie (Peach)

Fresh Peaches

Fresh Berries

Hats for the Bakersfield Sun

Lots of honey

"Okie" Specialties such as Chow Chow
(A relish made with cabbage, onions, and peppers)

Fountain and outdoor seating

Themed table top outdoor seating

One of many displays in the Farmer's Market

Hay Bale Seating

Tom Joad-style Pick Up Truck

We bought one Baker Okie Pie (chicken pot pie) for $6.99 and one Sweet Fry Pie (peach) for $3.00. With tax, the total was $11.49.

Murray Family Farms store and gas station is open 24 hours a day. The farm is open for activities seven days a week (just like a farm), from 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. with the last hayride leaving at 5:30.

Bravo Farms

Bravo Farms

Interesting Outdoor Artifacts

Bravo Farms has three locations: Kettleman City, Traver, and Tulare. All three are good family-friendly pit stops. We stopped at the Bravo Farms in Traver (Highway 99 between Visalia and Kingsburg). The shop offers an assortment of regional products--nuts, dried fruits, ice cream (Rosa's), honey and jams, fudge and candies, veggie chips and dried veggie snacks--but the leader item are the cheese from the Vintage Cheese Company (samples available). The Vintage Cheese Company Plant is part of Bravo Farms, and customers can often watch the cheeses being made.

Bravo Farms also has a wine bar and "Wild Jacks," a Tex-Mex restaurant that also has an outside barbecue stand and picnic area. There is a petting zoo for kids, play areas, and interesting outside artifacts. The shop also sells novelty gifts.

https://www.bravofarms.com/traver/

Bravo Farms Entrance through the Cheese Factory

Fudge, fudge, fudge ...

... and more fudge

Vintage Cheese Company Cheeses

Cheese chunks and dried meats

Cheese making area (customers can watch)

Honey

Candies

Wine Tasting Bar

Novelty Items

Tree House

Gold Mining

Mining Rough for Gold Mining

Shooting Gallery

Play and Picnic Areas

Wild Jacks

Jumbo Smoker

Side of BBQ Beans

Tri Tip Sandwich

More of the picnic area

Petting Zoo

... more Petting Zoo animals

We bought a Garlic Jack Cheese (small) for $5.10 and some Pumpkin Fudge for $5.95 (excluding tax) in the store.
At Wild Jack's, we bought a Tri Tip Sandwich with a side order of beans for $11.05.