This morning, I got in the car and headed out towards Lompoc California, as I had some testing in the vicinity. I made pretty good time (around 2.5 hours, with brief stops). Being in Lompoc for a few days, I got to go out and hunt dinner on my own. As I have a preference for finding local joints vs. chains, I decided to try The Lompoc Restaurant at 925 N H Street. It was housed in an obviously converted old IHOP (the roof is a dead giveaway), and claims to specialize in steaks.
How was the food? Reasonably good. I had a tri-tip steak, which came as three medallions of meat, with garlic mashed potatoes and nicely cooked veggies, together with a tasty tortilla soup. Everything seems obviously hand made, and it appeared that my waitress was one of the owners. Next time in the area I may try some of the other menu items.
Tomorrow night, as I don’t have to worry about being back in time for Heroes, I’ll probably drive out to Solvang for some yummy danish food. What good is being in the area if I can’t have my red cabbage and pork loin? Alas, Mollekron is no more. Any recommendations?
